Permits for Training Institutes

This is an overview of the application process to obtain an Educational Services Permit for your training institute.

What do I need to know?

1. To set up a training institute in Dubai, log in to the Invest in Dubai platform.
2. To set up a training institute in a Dubai free zone, log in to the e-Service portal and provide the following:

Service Fees: AED 15,000 - 25,000 (depends on the number of training programs)
Time frame: –5 - 10 working days for a complete submission. Submissions that are incomplete or contain errors might take longer.

Do not hesitate to contact our team if you have any questions.
 
Complete the process with the concerned commercial authority to obtain an Initial Approval to secure a name for your institute, check its availability with the commercial authority and obtain a Trade Name Reservation certificate from them. Provide a list of the courses and course descriptions your institution will offer.

Please log in to the e-Service portal to renew your annual permit.

• The service fee is AED 15,000 – 25,000 (depending on the number of training programs).
• This process takes 3 working days. Do not hesitate to contact our team if you have any questions.

This is an overview of the process to amend your Educational Permit using the e-Service Portal.

Add Courses

1. Course List
2. Service fee: adding course is AED 100 and adding a training program is AED 2,500.
3. Timeframe: 16 working days

Change Name

1. Trade Name reservation certificate reference number from the relevant commercial authority has to be in place
2. Service fee: AED 100
3. Timeframe: 6 working days

Change Manager

• Commercial authority’s initial approval reference number only.
• Service fee: AED 100
• Timeframe: 6 working days

Change Share Holder

1. Initial Approval reference number from relevant commercial authority.
2. Service fee: AED 100
3. Timeframe: 6 working days

Change Location

• Request to be submitted in the e-services portal outlining the details of the proposed location.
• Service fee: AED 100
• Timeframe: 6 working days

Contact

 Do not hesitate to contact our team if you have any questions.

This is an overview of the process to cancel your Training Institute Permit using the e-Service Portal.

1. Submit the reasons for closure on the e-Service portal.
2. Service fee: No service fee
3. Timeframe: 2 working days

Do not hesitate to contact our team if you require any further clarification.

To apply for advertisement approval, please refer to our “Guidelines for Advertising and Marketing”. Applications are submitted via the e-Services Portal.

• Time frame 2 working days
• Service fee: AED 100.