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Employment of 1,729 jobseekers in government sector in 2022 Q2

Published: 06 Jul 2022 - 08:08 am | Last Updated: 06 Jul 2022 - 08:08 am

QNA

Doha: The Civil Service and Government Development Bureau issued the statistical bulletin on the numbers of those who were employed in the government sector during the second quarter of 2022 from candidates of the National Employment Platform (Kawader), based on the pursuit of the principle of transparency in publishing, displaying and sharing statistical data to the public.

The statistical data revealed that 1,729 job seekers were employed; 67 percent of females, and 33 percent of males. The statistical data showed that the most employers of job seekers on the platform were the Ministry of Education and Higher Education with 129 employees, followed by Hamad Medical Corporation with 86 employees, and the Ministry of Justice with 81 employees.

The statistical data showed that the three institutions that provided the most job opportunities through the Kawader platform were the Primary Health Care Corporation with 392 job opportunities, followed by the Supreme Judicial Council with 288, and then Hamad Medical Corporation, which provided 176 job opportunities.

The disciplines of education, computer engineering, management and economics (accounting and finance) are the most demanded in the labor market, based on the opportunities available through the National Employment Platform (Kawader).

The statistical data showed the number of job seekers who were employed during the first half of 2022, as the number of those employed reached 3,028 job seekers, indicating the availability of 2,990 job opportunities for various academic qualifications through the platform.

The bulletin included initiatives targeting job seekers, most notably the rapid recruitment campaign in which 13 government institutions participated in an average of 20 campaigns, in addition to organizing Career Day for Persons with Disabilities, and implementing the list system to give the job seeker priority in applying for jobs, with continuous improvements on the Kawader platform with the aim of facilitating recruitment procedures.