The aim of the Employee Relations & Man Power Planning Section it to create job opportunities for UAE citizens and therefore reducing the unemployment rate, we also recruit people with special needs, enhancing their skills and productivity to recognize their role in the community.  We benefit from employing recent university graduates in particular from within the UAE and enhance their skills to reach their full potential.  At present the section has adopted Emiratization to meet these objectives.  ADWEA and its group companies appeal to competent candidates to fill technical vacancies through advertisement in local and Arabic newspapers.

 A major part of the CSR is the recruitment, development and training of UAE Nationals with-in ADWEA.  This is a very important commitment, by ADWEA, to ensure we meet our pre-set Emiratization targets over the coming years.

ADWEA policy is to ensure that UAE Nationals are given every opportunity and assistance to develop their careers in a structured and controlled manner, in order to progress to positions of higher responsibility.  Every National is assigned to a Target Position when they first enter ADWEA. They are then placed on a structured development program towards the target position; they are assessed at regular intervals until they meet the standards expected for the job.

We offer technical & managerial training through the Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Academy, as well as opportunities abroad.  ADWEA Group Support & Training Team has developed a relationship with international universities, such as  READING UNIVERSITY. The Academy is composed of three Departments:

• Business schools
• Leadership and Personal Development School
• Engineering School

During 2009, 126 Training Courses will be provided, distributed as follows:

• Business schools 35 course
• Leadership & Personal Development School 35 course
• Engineering School 56 course

Courses take place in be allocated at different cities throughout the UAE to satisfy ADWEA requirements and activities. Employees attending these courses will be awarded a Training Certificates, issued by international universities.

ADWEA & its Group Companies grant allowances and benefits that keep up with economic variations and competitive companies; we also encourage an open door policy with higher management encouraging employees to express their opinions.

ADWEA is aware of the need to encourage UAE locals to continue their studies and obtain higher education degrees, particularly in the field of engineering.   We also provide attractive opportunities for successful students that wish to work in the water and electricity sector.

In order to meet this objective and encourage students to continue their education, ADWEA offers a number of scholarships for both UAE nationals and expatriates who have excelled in high school in the following specializations:

Electrical Engineering 

• Mechanical  Engineering 
• Chemical Engineering 
• Civil Engineering 
• Other specialization designed by ADWEA

The Scholarship program was started in the year 2000 when ADWEA sponsored 60 secondary school students to study engineering at the Higher College of Technology and UAE University. At present there are 400 scholarship students attending the Higher College of Technology, UAE University, American University of Sharjah, Zayed University and many other universities in the UAE and abroad.

MOTIVATION

The requirements and skills of new employees have changed significantly in the last year within the ADWEA group of companies.  There is a greater requirement for skills required to operate effectively in a commercial environment, such as business/financial management, customer care and service skills. At the same time, on the technical side, employers have focused on developing multi-skilled engineers, on ‘up-skilling’ as layers of management have disappeared, and on developing and acquiring advanced engineering skills required, as new technologies are introduced.
The ADWEA Academy through its partners - Cranfield University, University of Reading (Henley Business School and ICMA Centre) aim to provide learning, development solutions and the best practices that are renowned within the industry from some of the world's leading organizations.