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Dubai Launches Two-Year Real Estate Diploma to Grow Emirati Workforce

Officials say the qualification creates direct pathways to licences plus jobs via partnerships with top developers.

Overview

  • The Dubai Land Department, in partnership with the Higher Colleges of Technology, introduced a 90‑hour, two‑year programme designed to train 40 participants per cohort.
  • Agreements with Emaar, Sobha, Aldar, Omniyat, Azizi, Danube and Ellington will provide practical training opportunities and potential hiring routes.
  • Officials project about 800 additional Emiratis will join the sector, lifting employment from roughly 2,200 to about 3,000.
  • Graduates will be eligible to pursue further studies or apply for professional real estate licences under approved requirements.
  • Enrollment and start dates were not disclosed, and the launch follows a record 2025 market with more than 270,000 transactions worth Dh917 billion, alongside prior DLD efforts that placed 1,800 Emiratis and grew the broker base to 2,028, including 426 women.