Oman Daily Observer, 22 July 2025: As part of efforts to regulate the labour market and ensure that professions are practiced according to approved professional standards, the Ministry of Labour has announced that there will be a mandatory requirement to obtain a Professional Practice License for all designated professions in the logistics sector, from 1 September 2025.

These will include truck driver, tractor-trailer driver, water tank driver, waste transport driver, food delivery person and food delivery supervisor.

The requirement will apply to both Omani and expatriate drivers and across various sectors.

The professional practice licenses will be available from the sectoral skills unit for the logistics sector. Applications should be submitted via the skills unit’s website. No work permit will be issued or renewed for these occupations after the deadline without this certification.

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