09:00 12:30 Workshop Day A: Effectively recruiting and retaining Nationals in the private sector - bridging the gap from strategy to action

Successfully putting bright ideas to work

Overview:

Explore real-life situations where job-seeker ambitions do not match the reality of private sector employment.

Be part of an innovative space where participants’ experience is channeled into real-life solutions to bridge this disconnect and widen the opportunities for private sector employment of Nationals.

At this workshop you will learn:

• A new perspective on the barriers to private sector employment
• Ways to refocus the aspirations of job-seekers on your company’s needs
• How to engage high-calibre Nationals in your organisation

Upon leaving you will be able to:

• Apply new recruitment strategies aimed at the youth market
• Overcome uncertainty and implement the action Nationalisation needs now

Your expert workshop leaders:

Al Anood Al Kaabi Communication Coordinator, Tawteen UAE	Alia Qahtan Project Coordinator, Tawteen UAE
Khawla Hammad Communications & Marketing Associate, Tawteen UAE	Saoud Karmastaji Project Coordinator Learning, Tawteen UAE

Launched in 2007, as an initiative of the Emirates Foundation, Tawteen helps young Emiratis unlock their potential and build career pathways to private sector employment. To achieve this, Tawteen offers long-term economic and social benefits through a number of specifically designed development initiatives which inspire and empower young people.

13:30 17:00 Workshop Day A: Effective succession planning strategies to secure talent and develop Nationals into future leaders

Overview:

Creating a clear succession plan that demonstrates areas of growth and competency building is a critical step in retaining National talent. Nationalisation programmes are not just about filling positions; they are about ensuring success within the position both for the individual and the business.

By attending this workshop you will be able to:

• Understand how to create effective strategies to develop successors for key leadership and technical positions
• Evaluate your assessment strategies – do they inform discussions and decisions and enable effective tracking of growth?
• Develop practical approaches to handling an individual’s development toward a future role; specifically considering how best to manage expectations

This workshop will be highly interactive, involving a variety of learning techniques including mini-lectures, group discussions and individual work.

Your expert workshop leaders:

Nanette Fairley
CEO
Innovative HR Solutions, UAE

Nanette Fairley began her career as an organisational change specialist with Andersen Consulting (now Accenture), working in the USA, the Asia Pacific region and Australia. She then moved into the aviation industry taking up an HR management role with the Emirates Group in Dubai. Since founding Innovative HR Solutions, Nanette has specialised in the design and implementation of assessment and development tools supporting development planning, succession planning and talent management initiatives. She is qualified with a Humanities degree in Organisational Psychology and an MBA, both from Australian universities.

Gavin Clayton
Director – Human Capital Solutions
Innovative HR Solutions, UAE

Gavin Clayton is a Chartered Occupational Psychologist with over fourteen years experience as an internal and external consultant to a range of private and public sector organisations. His primary contribution during his experience within the Justice sector was to improve the way the organisation managed its human capital. This was achieved through the design and implementation of integrated HR systems to select, develop and manage the performance of all staff and managers in the organisation. He is currently engaged in research for a PhD to assess the role of tacit knowledge in assuring the competence of crisis negotiators, which has involved designing a bespoke situational judgement test and evaluating its impact on performance in a safety critical role.

09:00 12:30 Workshop Day B: The key to improving employee retention strategies – a critical factor of running a successful Nationalisation programme

Overview:

Most companies these days find it increasingly hard to retain their National talent force. This interactive workshop will explore new strategies to secure your top talent.

By attending this workshop you will take away strategies to:

• Implement new solutions that engage your National workforce
• Develop and design long-term effective retention strategies (pay / compensation / working hours / Training & Development (T&D))
• Overcome talent poaching that can lead to a decrease in retention

Your expert workshop leader:

H. Amin Carter
Senior Retention Advisor
ADCO, UAE

H. “Amin” Carter presently serves as the Senior Retention Policy Advisor for Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Oil Operations (ADCO). He has been living in the UAE for the past four years and prior to that worked and lived in the United States. He has served as an HR management consultant as well as worked in the public and private sector. A few of his major areas of expertise are as follows: Organisational Development, Organisational Behavior, Strategic Planning, Employee and Family Value Proposition, Change and Transition Management, Cultural Diversity, Effective Interpersonal and Cross Cultural Communication, Quality Customer Service, Total Quality Management (TQM), Energy Management, Program Performance and Evaluation, Public Policy, and HR Management. He has served as an executive director of two corporations with maximum budget authority of $40 million. He holds certifications in ISO 9000 and 14001, housing management, energy management, and community action. He has earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and a Master of Public Administration.

13:30 17:00 Workshop Day B: Sustainable employee engagement and empowering company culture

Overview:

How do you know if your employees are actually satisfied, happy, motivated or even engaged in their day-to-day roles? Do they talk about your organisation outside of the office – what do they say? This workshop will show you how to create an engaging, interactive environment that Nationals will find hard to leave.

By attending this workshop you will be able to:

• Build a company culture that engages all employees
• Look at programmes to empower your employees and to make them loyal advocates of the organisation
• Understand where there may be current problems and explore how you can eradicate them

Paul Michael Gledhill after having worked in the travel industry in some of the worlds most exotic locations, returned to the UK to continue his training career and development studies. He worked for the UK Government as a business and training advisor and achieved several awards from TDLB (Training and Development lead body) and Lincoln and Durham Business Schools for Business and Training Counseling. As a professional trainer and an excellent presenter with a keen interest in emerging technologies, Paul started looking into the booming e-Learning industry. Paul is currently Director and Co-founder Partner of Xpert Learning, an e-Learning service and solutions provider based in Dubai and founded in April 2003. Xpert Learning works with leading corporate, government and educational establishments throughout the Middle East. He has implemented learning and development programmes for Fed-Ex, Siemens, ABN AMRO, Nestle, Dubai Duty Free, Emirates National Bank of Dubai Unilever GUST University, Etihad Airways, Roche, Ministry of Bahrain, Dubai Chamber of Commerce and many others to help them optimise learning efficiency through the use of innovative learning techniques and technologies. In 2010 Paul became a member of the Board of Directors for the Middle East e-Learning Association (MEEA). Paul is a provider of research centric consulting solutions that assist organisations to define, operate and optimise their strategic learning initiatives

Riham Khoury
Head of Academia and Government Solutions, Xpert Learning
UAE

09:00 16:30 Workshop Day C: The fundamentals of developing a comprehensive Nationalisation programme framework

Overview:

Talented Nationals are in great demand and it is difficult to hold onto them without a strong and effective Nationalisation programme. This one day workshop will ensure that you have the framework in place to develop a Nationalisation strategy that delivers results.

By attending this workshop you will understand:

• What makes a successful Nationalisation programme
• How to effectively attract and recruit the right Nationals for your organisation
• Training, career development and performance management strategies
• The key to gaining support from senior management

Your expert workshop leader:

Dr Ingo Forstenlechner
Asst Prof- HR Management
United Arab Emirates University, UAE