Frequently Asked Questions

We can recruit and train Omani candidates for your company.

The company should write a letter to the Ministry of Manpower detailing:
      - the number of candidates required for recruitment and training
      - recruitment criteria
      - job responsibilities
      - monthly salary
The institute will assist the company with the above.

The institute and the Ministry of Manpower will shortlist candidates from their databases for you to interview and select candidates.

The interviews are conducted in the Ministry of Manpower.

A training contract will be signed between the candidate, the company, the institute and the Ministry of Manpower
before the training starts.

The training period ranges from 6-8 months and includes off-job training in the institute and on-job training
in the company.

The Ministry of Manpower will pay for the training of the candidates.

No, a monthly stipend is paid to the candidates by the institute.

The company has to register the candidates under social insurance at the start of the training and during the training period pay for both parties (the company and the candidate).

The candidates are included in the Omanisation figures of the company.

After the first month of training the candidate will be held responsible for breaking the training contract and will be liable to pay the training cost to the Ministry of Manpower.

The company can request the Ministry of Manpower to terminate the training contract of the candidate under training due to specific issues like poor attendance and timekeeping.

If the candidate is terminated without a valid reason the company will be held responsible for breaking the training contract and will be liable to pay the training cost to the Ministry of Manpower.

The candidate signs an employment contract with the company on completion of the training as per the terms and conditions agreed on signing the training contract.

The company will be held responsible for breaking the training contract and will be liable to pay the training cost
to the Ministry of Manpower.

You can come to the institute and register with us for training. Bring the following with you:
      - a copy of your school certificates
      - a copy of your ID card
      - a copy of your manpower card
      - 4 passport size photographs

Once you are interviewed and selected by one of the many prestigious private sector companies that we work with
and you have signed the training contract.

You sign the training contract with the company that has selected you, the institute and the Ministry of Manpower
before the training starts.

The training period ranges from 6-8 months and includes off-job training in the institute and on-job training
in the company.

The training period is specified by the Ministry of Manpower and gives you the time needed to acquire the skills
to carry out your job efficiently.

The Ministry of Manpower pays for your training.

You will get a stipend of RO 70 per month.

No, the candidates have to arrange and pay for their own transportation.

You are allowed to leave the training within the first month of the training only.

You will be held responsible for breaking the training contract and will be liable to pay the training cost to the Ministry.

The company/institute can request the Ministry of Manpower to terminate your training contract due to specific issues like poor attendance, timekeeping, attitude and performance. You will be held responsible for breaking the training contract and will be liable to pay the training cost to the Ministry.

No, you are bound by the training contract signed at the commencement of the training.

Stipend will be deducted for any unauthorized absence from the institute or the company.

Being absent due to illness/death in the family/permission taken from the institute or company and supported with relevant documentation is considered authorized absence.

Absence from the institute or the company without any information or without taking any permission from the institute or the company is considered unauthorized absence.

On-job training will take place from Saturday until Thursday (as per the working days of the company).

On-job training will take be for 8 hours per day (as per the working hours of the company).

On-job training shifts will be as per the working shifts of the company.

Yes, regular tests will be conducted throughout the training.

A certificate from the institute stamped by the Ministry of Manpower will be given to you on successful completion
of the training programme.

The certificate will be given to you after it is stamped and released by the Ministry of Manpower.

No, the company has the right to allocate you to any branch/outlet within the Sultanate of Oman.

You will be held responsible for breaking the training contract and will be liable to pay the training cost to the Ministry of Manpower.

As per the training contract signed at the start of the training you must work with the same company for one year
after the completion of the training and signing of the employment contract.