Together with the Public Authority for Applied Education and Training, the Public Authority for Manpower will soon conduct a test for skilled technical workers as a condition for issuing a work permit. In a press release, PAM said that this is in accordance with the directives of First Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister, Sheikh Talal Al-Khaled, as he is eager to begin implementing the professional system project for smart recruitment, which is part of the development plan.

According to the press release, PAAET and PAM are preparing a memorandum of understanding, which will be signed early next week, regarding the holding of practical and technical tests for skilled workers in Kuwait as a condition of issuing a work permit. As stated in the statement, the MoU will include the introduction of these tests in stages, based on the standards and conditions that will be determined by the memorandum between the two parties regarding what professions will be subjected to the tests or not, particularly since these tests will help develop Kuwait's labor market by raising the technical proficiency of Kuwaiti workers.

In the statement, it was stated that the first professions to undergo tests and obtain work permits would be in the contracting sector, in order to boost efficiency and protect Kuwaiti families from fraud. In the near future, PAM will draft a mechanism for issuing a skill classification so that there will be levels of employment based on skill and experience.