{"id":12084,"date":"2022-12-26T21:17:40","date_gmt":"2022-12-26T21:17:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/omfa.om\/?page_id=12084"},"modified":"2023-02-08T18:16:39","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T18:16:39","slug":"sectors-skills-unit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/omfa.om\/en\/sectors-skills-unit\/","title":{"rendered":"Sectors Skills Unit"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"12084\" class=\"elementor elementor-12084\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8f0b431 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8f0b431\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column 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Unit<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"industrium-content-wrapper-2\"><div class=\"content-slider-item-text\"><p>A skills based knowledge system to accommodate the increasing technical needs of the Manufacturing Industry and ensure all employees have the skills required to work efficiently in their company.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slide-image-column\"><div class=\"additional-image tilt-effect\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-item slider-item elementor-repeater-item-e2d61de content-position-center image-vertical-position-middle aside-area-position-pagination\"><div class=\"elementor-section elementor-section-boxed\"><div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\"><div class=\"elementor-row \"><div class=\"slide-content-column\"><div class=\"industrium-content-wrapper-1\"><div class=\"industrium-heading content-slider-item-heading\"><span class=\"industrium-heading-content\">When Started?<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"industrium-content-wrapper-2\"><div class=\"content-slider-item-text\"><p>OMFA intensified its presence in the industry and obtained a license to operate a Sector Skills Unit for the Manufacturing Industry in the year 2019.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slide-image-column\"><div class=\"additional-image tilt-effect\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>                    <\/div>                                          \n                            \n                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1eacc35 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1eacc35\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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elementor-element elementor-element-68218c7 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"68218c7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f73208\" data-id=\"2f73208\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e12fef elementor-widget elementor-widget-industrium_heading\" data-id=\"3e12fef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"industrium_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"industrium-heading-widget\"><h3 class=\"industrium-heading\"><span class=\"industrium-heading-content\">The Manufacturing Sector Skills Unit's purpose is<\/span><\/h3><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c3c49f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3c3c49f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-498a677 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"498a677\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c2135e\" data-id=\"2c2135e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96746f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-industrium_heading\" data-id=\"96746f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"industrium_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"industrium-heading-widget\"><p class=\"industrium-heading\"><span class=\"industrium-heading-content\">To build a skills based knowledge system to accommodate the increasing technical needs of the Manufacturing Industry and ensure all employees have the skills required to work efficiently in their company.\u00a0The required skills are developed by combining resources in the manufacturing industry for research and identifying the needs of the industry.\u00a0 Micro and macro level skills are developed to ensure employees have the general skills to work in the industry, with further sector skills units developed for further site specific technical training.\u00a0\u00a0Ultimately, the overall goal of the Manufacturing Sector Skills Unit is to upgrade the skills for Omani citizens for the improvement of the Omani Economy.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2fc9ea3\" data-id=\"2fc9ea3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-700b1ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"700b1ce\" 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4cb9847 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4cb9847\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-47d843c\" data-id=\"47d843c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26d78a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-industrium_heading\" data-id=\"26d78a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"industrium_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"industrium-heading-widget\"><h3 class=\"industrium-heading\"><span class=\"industrium-heading-content\">BENEFITS OF SECTOR SKILLS UNIT ESTABLISHMENTS<\/span><\/h3><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ae6e0d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4ae6e0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef55fa9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef55fa9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Benefits to the Economy:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Competency-based skill system for the development of the human resources in Oman in line with Oman vision 2040.<\/li><li>Enhanced employability of the Omani youth.<\/li><li>Increased productivity of the industry.<\/li><li>Improved knowledge base and increasing Omanization.<\/li><li>Recognition of prior learning (informal and non-formal) and certification for the existing workforce.<\/li><li>Formalizing the vocational education and training system and bringing uniformity to general education.<\/li><li>Forecasting skills needs.<\/li><li>Creating jobs for nationals.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Benefits to the Industry:<\/strong><\/p><p>\u27a4 Availability of competitive and readily employable human resources in the labor market.<\/p><p>\u27a4 Improved productivity and business growth.<\/p><p>\u27a4 Availability of the NOS provides a structure for\u00a0 :<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Improved recruitment and selection process.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Performance management systems or benchmarking and assessment of employees.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Training and development of human resources.<\/p><p>\u27a4 Qualitative and quantitative research data, obtained from Labor Market Information Analysis (LMIA) and other activities can be used for :<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Advocacy and planning for further research and development activities.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Creating required infrastructure with regards to training and human resource development in the 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