Muscat, Oct 14 (ONA) --- The Ministry of Tourism, in cooperation

with the Ministry of Manpower and several tourism institutions

organized the first career opportunities exhibition in the tourism sector

in Muscat Intercontinental Hotel today.

          The exhibition comes within the framework of the efforts that aim

at boosting the employment opportunities for the national manpower

and enabling them to work in the tourism sector. It also comes in

support of the efforts of the competent authorities on the employment

of the national manpower, the initiative of the National Program for

Enhancing Economic Diversification (Tanfeedh) related to the creation

of employment opportunities for young people in the institutions and

facilities of the tourism sector.

        As many as 621 jobs opportunities were offered by 40 institutions

and establishments operating in the tourism sector in the Sultanate,

most notably Oman Air, which presented about 200 jobs. As more as

1,800 young men and women from the tourism qualifications and

competencies required for the jobs offered by these institutions and

establishments competed for such opportunities. The Public Authority

for Manpower Register (PAMR) has sent text messages to those

jobseekers.

         Maithaa bint Saif al-Mahrouqi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of

Tourism, Hamad bin Khamis al-Amri, Undersecretary of the Ministry of

Manpower for Labour Affairs and officials toured the exhibition where

they met jobseekers. They reviewed the opportunities offered by the

institutions participating in the exhibition and were briefed by HR

officials and specialists about employment in hotel establishments and

travel tourism and companies and airlines, in addition to the available

job opportunities.

        As many as 16,487 male and female citizens work in the tourism

sector. The Ministry of Tourism is seeking to increase the Omanisation

rates in tourism and hotel establishments operating in the Sultanate, in

cooperation with the competent authorities through joint coordination

and finding solutions to employ national cadres in the tourism sector,

according to the set mechanisms.

--- Ends/MN/KH