A survey of qualified workers’ applications to installations [Archives:2004/778/Business & Economy]

Mahyoub Al-Kamaly
A survey of qualified applicant workers in the sector of installations reveals that a great proportion are from youth between 15-39 of age constitute a percentage of 82.6% and from 40 years old and more constitute 17.4%.
Results of the survey prepared by a program on information system and labour market in cooperation with the central apparatus for statistics, the development program and the social fund for development reported that those holding certificates of vocational training centers form 6.7% and 11% from those holding the technical and vocational secondary school, 25.3% from holders of diploma after secondary school stage and 56.9% from those holding university degrees. It also revealed that a large proportion of females holding university qualifications rate 71.2%.
The survey has also revealed that those specialized in human, social and educational sciences form 42% and in professional and technical specialties form 13.9%, in applied sciences 10.7%, medical health sciences 7.8% and pure sciences-natural and biology 5.7%.
The highest proportion of the survey is concentrating in specialist professions by 39.4%, technicians and assistant professionals by 28.5%, clerks by 11.4%, legislatures, senior officials and managers by 9.4%, and craftsmen by 2.2% and operation and factory assembly workers by 2.7%, while the remainder percentage is distributed on other jobs.
Results of the survey also reveal indicators pertaining to opportunities of training and qualification the workers acquired from employers that show their number amounting to 17280 workers forming 35.2% of the total workers and concerning females by 26.2% and males by 36.8%.
Distribution of trainees indicates that 65.5% of them are holders of various qualifications received training at an official institute and center and 34.4% of them have been trained during their work.
About bureaucratic skills, the skills of foreign languages and administration, operating computers and leading skills form an average of 63.8% of trained workers who acquired knowledge for the improvement of work performance.
Distribution of workers according to the survey indicates that those who do not work in the field of study and specialty are of a rate higher than those of holder of certificate received from centers of vocational training centers by around 19.8% and the university qualifications by 18.4%, diploma after the secondary school by 16.9%, technical secondary schools by 14.9% out of the total number of those working in the field of their study.
The survey has also revealed the relationship between the qualification, specialty and job as having an effect on the level of the monthly income of employees. Those working in fields incompatible with their specialties are in positions included among groups of less income, while those performing jobs compatible with their specialties are among those of higher income. The survey also revealed the difficulties facing employees while at the beginning of practicing their profession; the more important of which the difficulty of dealing operating tools an equipment, such as electrical, mechanical and computers and accountancy jobs. The survey recommended the necessity of increasing opportunities of training for employees holding qualifications and develops their skills in a manner commensurate to requirements of labour markets.
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