KUWAIT: The Public Authority for Manpower refused to renew work permits of 4,809 expat engineers who did not pass the professional efficiency test, while it is waiting for the evaluation committee's decision regarding 1,591 others. Official spokesperson of the authority Aseel Al-Mazyad said no transfers will be made for technical and educational jobs without passing the efficiency test, which is a precondition for transfer, according to professional standards and academic qualifications. Mazyad said the authority held several workshops for 1,380 applicants for disabled teaching jobs in private schools and rehab centers - 627 teachers passed and 753 failed. - Al-Rai

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