Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, attended on Tuesday, the graduation ceremony of 632 male and female Emirati Nationals, who make up the third batch of graduates from the Abu Dhabi Vocational Education and Training Institute (ADVETI), and the first batch of graduates from the Secondary Technical School (STS), the two branches affiliated to the Abu Dhabi Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (ACTVET).
Also present at the ceremony, which was held at the Applied Technology complex in Mohammed bin Zayed city in Abu Dhabi, were Major General Nasser Lakhrebani Al Nuaimi, Secretary General of the Office of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior; Colonel Saud Al Saadi, Director of the Secretariat of His Highness, the Minister of Interior; and Adveti's deputy director general Dr Mubarak Al Shamsi, along with a number of officials, students’ parents and industrial partners.
Addressing the graduates after handing them over their certificates, Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, emphasized the country’s leadership commitment to develop the skills of its national cadres. He also urged the graduates to pursue further scientific research and achievements, in order to attain the highest and most advanced levels.
His Highness added that human resources are the main pillar of progress and development in any country, noting that the Institute’s graduates will now contribute to enrich the labor market’s both public and private sectors. “You are this country’s future; and you have the ability and skills to make a good start towards achieving creativity and excellence in the various fields of work,” he said. Moreover, His Highness congratulated the graduates, wishing them further success in the service of the nation.
HH also lauded Adveti's tremendous development, praising the quantum leap it achieved in producing skilled national cadres, specialized in the various disciplines required in the country’s evolving labor market.
For his part, Dr. Mubarak Saeed Al Shamsi, Deputy Director General of Abu Dhabi Vocational Education and Training Institute (ADVETI) commended the significant support provided by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi; Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, to empower the Institute of further developing technical education across the various Emirates in the country, for the good of both the nation and its citizens. Moreover, Al Shamsi expressed his thanks and appreciation to Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, for attending the ceremony. “This reflects the higher leadership’s keenness to encourage Emiratis to acquire technical and vocational disciplines, so as to meet the labor market’s need for vital disciplines, which are instrumental for the development plans in the country,” he added.
Dr. Al Shamsi noted that most graduates have already obtained distinguished jobs in several institutions and industrial companies in the state. Moreover, he stressed the increasing demand among the various industrial enterprises to recruit graduates who specialized in the technical and vocational disciplines provided by the Abu Dhabi Vocational Education and Training Institute (ADVETI) in its various academic institutions and secondary schools, expressing confidence in the outstanding future that awaits the Institute’s graduates.
Dr. Adel Al Ameri, Adveti’s CEO inaugurated the ceremony with a speech, expressing heartfelt thanks and appreciation to the wise leadership, led by His Highness, the Head of State, (may God protect him). He praised His Highness’s initiatives and p