The Shura Council held its ordinary weekly session Monday at Tamim bin Hamad Hall at the Council's premises under the chairmanship of its Speaker HE Hassan bin Abdullah al-Ghanim.
The Council hosted HE the President of the Civil Service and Government Development Bureau (CGB) Abdulaziz bin Nasser bin Mubarak al-Khalifa along with a number of CGB experts to present the strategic plan for recruitment in the government sector, the plans to train and qualify Qataris for the labour market, replacement and nationalisation, and development of government services.
At the outset of the session, HE al-Ghanim stressed the important role played by the CGB in qualifying Qatari citizens, and its efforts in implementing nationalisation and replacement policies, which stems from the centrality of the human element as a fundamental pillar of development, and as an important resource that must be developed and preserved in line with the Qatar National Vision 2030.
Afterwards, the Council listened to the presentation made by the President of CGB, in which he discussed the efforts made to provide sustainable competitive services and to realise the potential of human resources through excellence and innovation.
During the presentation, HE al-Khalifa touched on CGB's specialisations, its efforts in managing and developing human resources, and its role in the recruitment through the "Kawader" platform, by posting job opportunities in 54 government and semi-government entities and the private sector.
He pointed out that the CGB succeeded during the past year in securing jobs for 4,576 citizens (1,476 males and 3,100 females) in the government sector.
He added that the bureau is continuously developing the "Kawader" platform, to provide support to jobseekers by providing courses on preparing CVs and for passing interviews. More than 1,900 jobseekers have benefited from this during 2023.
He highlighted the Bureau's efforts to improve the government work system and develop and qualify cadres, reviewing human resources policies and plans in implementing replacement and nationalisation policies in accordance with the directives of the wise leadership.
He added that the implementation of the relevant plans passes through two paths, the first through immediate replacement via the "Kawader" platform, or through practical training, and the second path is through future replacement through government scholarship programmes.
He pointed out that the first track of the plan is by targeting any job held by a non-Qatari, according to the replacement and nationalisation guide issued by the Bureau, to ensure appropriate replacement without disrupting the workflow.
He said that various government agencies succeeded in replacing 712 of the targeted jobs during 2023.
Regarding the "Knowledge Transfer" initiative, he said that it is the first-of-its-kind at the state level and aims to develop national talent and the capabilities of government sector employees whose experience does not exceed five years to allow them to build a network of professional relationships and to acquire cognitive, behavioral skills in the fields of studies, data analysis, strategic planning, design concept development, project management and effective communication.
Regarding the "Tamheen" programme, launched by the CGB in co-operation with the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, he said that it aims to attract citizens towards the teaching profession by qualifying non-educational university graduates and preparing them to fill teaching positions
HE al-Khalifa said the initiative seeks to develop national expertise in various fields based on the needs required in the government sector through a six-month development programme of functional practice and work within consulting companies on existing strategic projects, which contributes to raising the efficiency and performance of employees in particular and the government sector in general.
Regarding the strategic plans in the field of training and qualification, he pointed to the Bureau's efforts to achieve the highest levels of organisational and administrative development and modernisation, as well as to enhance human resources in government agencies and to advance them in a way that increases efficiency, effectiveness and achieves optimal use.
HE al-Khalifa highlighted the achievements of the Institute of Public Administration of the CGB in training and empowering Qatari employees, by providing them with the necessary functional skills that enable them to carry out their tasks effectively.
The institute provided 1,415 training programmes in various fields during 2023 that benefited more than 32,000 government employees, he added.
He also spoke about the efforts of the CGB in developing organisational structures, government services, building capabilities and government leaders, pointing out in this regard the launch of the "Mahara" programme in co-operation with a number of parties to qualify jobseekers and to train them extensively to fill jobs in the technical, technological, administrative and media fields.
HE President of the CGB Abdulaziz bin Nasser bin Mubarak al-Khalifa also touched on the "Taqat" initiative launched by the Bureau to optimally handle the challenges faced by institutions regarding efficiency of operating employees by re-establishing, qualifying and training them to occupy new jobs that add value to the government.
President of the CGB also gave a brief presentation on the Bureau's efforts in proposing and reviewing work systems in government authorities with the aim of improving the work environment, such as activating part-time work, launching flexible work systems on an experimental basis to reduce the working hours of female employees of government agencies during vacations, as well as implementing a questionnaire to measure government sector employees' satisfaction with the work environment, to ensure the preparation of plans developed in accordance with employees' points of view.
The presentation also included a comprehensive explanation of the "Ada'a" system launched by the Bureau to develop employees' performance and to motivate them to demonstrate their talents and abilities by involving all employees in implementing the employer's goals by linking individual performance to institutional performance.
He also spoke about the launch of the "Eskan Portal" which is designed to facilitate and accelerate procedures regarding housing, in addition to implementing standardisation and auditing policies to ensure that administrative buildings and residences comply with the highest standards of security and safety and optimal use of spaces.
The CGB, in cooperation with various government agencies, succeeded fully or partially in digitizing a large percentage of government services to better facilitate its procedures, His Excellency underscored.
HE President of CGB Abdulaziz bin Nasser bin Mubarak Al Khalifa also touched on the unified platform for managing and unifying customer experience "Sharek", as well as the Qatar Government Excellence Award that aims to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the government sector and the services provided to customers.
