Al-Huwail Confirms Al-Jarida's Report... Reinstatement of 'Cooperative Supervisory' Exams
The Minister of Social Affairs and Labour confirmed the reinstatement of supervisory job exams in cooperative societies to ensure equal opportunity following the power outage.
Translated by Qiyas from الجريدة — Original source
Confirming the report published by Al-Jarida in its issue of last Tuesday, titled (“The Ministry of Social Affairs to Reconduct Cooperative Supervisory Exams”), which stated that the Ministry of Social Affairs is moving to reconduct the cooperative supervisory job exams held last Saturday, whose results sparked widespread controversy following the near-mass failure of citizen applicants, the Minister of Social Affairs, Family, and Childhood, Dr. Amthal Al-Huwaili, announced the retesting of applicants for cooperative supervisory positions in accordance with clear and transparent regulations that ensure equality and equal opportunity for all applicants.
Al-Huwaili told KUNA that “the specialized investigation committee concerning the exam submitted its report after reviewing observations and complaints related to the procedures accompanying its administration, recommending the retest in light of technical issues that accompanied the exam, foremost among them being power outages.” She added that coordination had been made with the Gulf University for Science and Technology to conduct a new test for all applicants.
She further stated that “the new exam will be conducted under clear and transparent regulations, ensuring that questions are linked to the announced academic material and the nature of the positions being tested, and will be administered with audio and visual monitoring to enhance the integrity of the examination process and guarantee equal opportunity among applicants.”
She emphasized the Ministry’s commitment to safeguarding the rights of all parties, commending the cooperation and coordination between the Ministry and the Gulf University for Science and Technology.
