MUSCAT: Oman has carried out a brand new skilled accreditation system, requiring overseas employees in regulated professions to confirm their educational {and professional} credentials earlier than entry.
This initiative goals to manage the labor market, fight certificates fraud, and improve workforce requirements, with strict sanctions for violations.
Oman has tightened pre-entry guidelines for overseas employees by linking entry permits to verified educational {and professional} credentials, as reported by native media and cited by Gulf Information.
The transfer requires candidates in regulated professions to finish qualification checks earlier than arrival, whereas authorities warned of strict motion towards cast certificates.
The modifications took impact underneath a brand new skilled accreditation system.
The coverage goals to manage the labor market, curb credential fraud and lift workforce requirements throughout key sectors.
Officers mentioned the system connects work follow licenses with verified {qualifications} and permits entry solely after approvals are in place.
Zaher bin Abdullah Al Sheikh, Director of the Division of Skilled Requirements on the Ministry of Labour, mentioned the measures goal higher oversight and high quality management. He mentioned the system focuses on regulated roles resembling engineering, logistics and accounting.
Stricter checks earlier than entry
Beneath the method, candidates should have their {qualifications} assessed and permitted by accredited sectoral expertise items earlier than journey. Authorities difficulty a piece follow license solely after verification, and so they grant entry permits as soon as the license is permitted.
The ministry mentioned it detected circumstances involving cast skilled classification certificates and work follow licenses. It mentioned such acts violate Omani regulation and positioned duty on each employees and corporations to acquire licenses solely from approved our bodies and confirm their authenticity.
Sanctions for violations embrace fines, cancellation of licenses, deportation and court docket referrals. Employers who facilitate or overlook breaches additionally face legal responsibility.
The reforms type a part of broader labor market modifications to strengthen skilled requirements, enhance transparency, defend employers and assist workforce nationalisation.
