Human Resources Committee
Committee Objectives
1. Increase awareness in our business community of professional
HR practices
2.Provide a forum for discussion of best practices in Human Resources
3. Provide support to AmCham members in matters relating to Human
Resources
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Committee Work Plan
The activities for this term will cover two main areas a "Main Theme" comprising a series of events; and general HR-related seminars (3-4 seminars/topics)
A. Main Theme
Bridging the generations' expectations, competencies and talent gap in the Egyptian market
Introduction
One of the main challenges that have been facing employers in Egypt in general and HR functions in specific is the lack of "Talent Pool" that enables them to sustain their growth plans.
We are witnessing the following:
- Employers whose business are growing and providing thousands of job opportunities cannot find the right caliber despite the fact that a lot of them are employers willing to develop young people if they have the right attitude
- Unprecedented investments in training from the government, NGOs and private sector , so basically there is no lack of financial resources supporting youth development
- Educators who are aware of the gap and try to bridge it with almost an agreement on the skills needed to fill this gap
Despite all the above findings, the following is still witnessed:
Graduates are complaining from "Lack of Job Opportunities"!
So where is the missing link?
The HR Committee decided to look at this challenge from a more holistic approach through a series of events with the objective of understanding and bridging the new generations' expectations, competencies and talent gap in the Egyptian workforce.
Audience
- Employers (with a focus on employers who hire large number of people)
- New Generations:
- Undergraduates (from different public and private universities)
- Fresh Graduates (1 – 3 years of experience)
- Graduates (7 – 8 years of experience to share their success stories)
- Educators (universities)
- Recruiters
- Sponsors of HR & Training Programs / Owners of HR Initiatives & Youth Development Programs (NGOs, Governmental Agencies)
In every group, active and potential players who have the will to approach this challenge will be invited to participate and share their concerns as well as their initiatives and success stories.
Objectives
- Creating a forum where different stakeholders meet and have direct communication / cooperation to address this challenge
- Share concerns and best practices
Format
A series of events / workshops during the next few months, where:
- First Event: will be addressing "The Missing Link"
Setting the scene for understanding the different perspectives, challenges and setting recommendations for actions
- Interim Events: each one will have a specific focus within the overall theme
- NGOs / Government Players
- Educators
- Employers
- Closing Event – Wrapping Up
- Findings, action plan and next steps
Need for Collaboration
The AmCham HR Committee will collaborate with other AmCham related committees, Educators (private and public universities), NGOs, Governmental Agencies and others.
B. General HR-related seminars:
- Labor Disputes and the new Labor Law (joint activity with Legal Affairs committee)
- Impact of Global Financial Crisis on both local and International business (case study) and the HR role in taking proactive control measures
- Discussing the new Social Insurance Law and its implications (once a formal draft is in place)
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Contacts
Chairman: Seif Sadek Hosny, Mantrac
Co-Chair: Ahmed El Daly, Dale Carnegie Training Egypt (Westwood Group)
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