The UAE Media Council and the Emirati Talent Competitiveness Council (ETCC) have launched the ‘Media Apprenticeship’ programme.
The programme aims to build a new generation of qualified Emirati media experts capable of keeping pace with the dynamic global media industry and contributing to the UAE's vision of building a diversified and sustainable media economy.
Targeting Emirati media graduates, final-year media students, and current media professionals seeking to enhance their skills.
The UAE has implemented a long-term residence visa system for five or ten years that is automatically renewed when conditions are met for certain categories that include investors, entrepreneurs and specialized talents. This new system allows residents of the UAE, foreign expatriates and their families wishing to come to work, live and study in the country, the possibility of enjoying long-term residency without the need for a sponsor, with 100% ownership within the emirates, contrary to the custom that requires the presence of a local partner with a share not less than 51% of the business and investment projects within the emirate. To grant a residence for people from the cultural and creative fields, a recommendation from the Ministry of Culture and Youth is required.