Live In-Person
27 - 29 October 2021
Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC)
Aligning Tawdheef with the UAE Vision 2021
"The Government of Abu Dhabi announced a long-term plan for the transformation of the emirate's economy. The plan includes a greater focus on knowledge-based industries in the future. Inclusive of this strategy is the development of highly skilled, highly productive workforce.”
Tawdheef 2021 – now in its 15th year – is the UAE’s leading Emiratisation platform serving the purpose of supporting the Government mandate in boosting the share of UAE Nationals in the workforce in the public and private sectors by matching the HR requirements of cross-industries organisation with the qualified Emirati talents.
Tawdheef’s strategies are aligned to support some of the key-priorities of the UAE 2021 Vision, with a specific focus on boosting the number of UAE nationals in the workforce and supporting their career development.
Youth Preparedness
Supporting the country’s knowledge-base - economy by closing the gap between the industries’ skill requirements and the preparedness of the Emirati youth. UAE’s industry thought-leaders’ direct engagements with the Emirati students at Tawdheef through workshops on global future Jobs.
Emiratisation
Year-round digital strategies supporting the Emiratisation efforts of cross industries businesses with a pool of over 70,000 qualified jobseekers. Face to face meetings and interviews at the annual Tawdheef exhibition.
Entrepreneurship
Tawdheef’s sub-event Pioneer is entirely focused on supporting the UAE Nationals into entrepreneurship. UAE businesses are encouraged to invite the aspiring Emirati entrepreneurs and SMEs to present solutions to some of their industry’s critical challenges.
Year-Round Thought-Leadership & Engagements
Tawdheef 2021 also introduces additional strategic engagements to support some of the critical elements of the nation’s priorities, with particular focus on fostering Innovation and Entrepreneurship, as well as the Preparedness of the Emirati youth as per the future jobs that lay the foundation for enhancing the country’s knowledge-based economy.
Tawdheef Expo
Exclusively dedicated to the UAE nationals, for the past 15 years, this three-day exhibition has been hosting cross-industries organizations in the public and private sector, and 18,000+ Emirati job seekers.
Tawdheef Connect
A year-round informative online community portal that connects and engages the UAE nationals and the partnering organizations in the public and private sector.
Youth Preparedness & Knowledge Economy Summit
An exclusive C-level – by invitation only – this summit is dedicated to fostering networking and conversations on best practices in Emiratization, development of the Emirati youth, as well as collaboration and partnership between Academia, leading cross-industries organizations, and key-Government entities.
Supporting UAE nationals into entrepreneurship
Inviting our Tawdheef exhibiting organisations to also share their industry challenges and / or outsource their ad-hoc projects to the Emirati owned SMEs and aspiring entrepreneurs, as a way of supporting nation-wide innovation and self-employment.
Tawdheef exhibition 2020 brought together more than 15,000 visitors. A number of institutions in the governmental and private sectors participated in the exhibition this year including the Edge Group of Companies, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), Etihad Airways, Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation, Siemens in addition to Al Masoud Company, and many others.
Tawdheef is a Highly Regarded Event with a Focus on:
Employment
For Emirati Jobseekers
Tawdheef will provide UAE nationals with thousands of job and networking opportunities to meet directly with recruiters and hiring managers from leading private, government and semi-government establishments to search for the right organization, grow in your career or find a job that suits your talents, abilities and aspirations.
Career Development
For Emirati Professionals & Graduates
The event offers a wide range of advanced study, training courses and postgraduate programmes from the finest of universities, vocational training institutes and professional colleges for both Emirati fresh graduates and professionals seeking to improve and nurture their professional skills.
Youth Preparedness & Education
For Emirati High School Students
For the first time, the exhibition will also welcome Emirati high school students (Grades 11 - 12) during the third day of the event, to gain a better understanding about the nature of diverse industries, the career prospects that each offer, as well as gain an informative guidance from the exhibiting organizations on how to best academically prepare themselves through higher-education.
Top Reasons to Visit Tawdheef
- Develop your skills and knowledge with a wide range of advanced studies, postgraduate programmes and training courses
- Gain career guidance from top professionals
- Build relationships with top recruiters and HR managers
- Enhance your industry knowledge and required skills
- Search for a new job
- Attend various seminars and workshops
Keeping you safe
Placing your safety at the heart of our events.
Tawdheef will be organised in accordance with Informa's AllSecure health and safety standard.
Informa AllSecure is our approach to enhanced health & safety standards at our events following COVID-19.
Informa has collaborated with association partners including UFI, AEO and SISO, peers including Reed Exhibitions and Clarion, venues, suppliers, contractors and health, government and local authorities to develop industry-wide AllSecure standards that raise the bar on safe, hygienic, productive and high-quality organised event experiences.
Informa AllSecure is how these standards are being adopted in our business. It means that when exhibitors, speakers, sponsors and attendees come to our events, they can connect, learn, know more and do more business, effectively, safely and with confidence.
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