His Excellency Milojko Spajić, Prime Minister of Montenegro, attended an event organised by the Labour Fund “Tamkeen” to explore the Kingdom of Bahrain’s pioneering efforts in training highly competitive local talent for the labor market, as part of Bahrain’s comprehensive development, which began over 25 years ago with the accession of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa to the throne, supported by His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister.
The event included an exhibition showcasing Bahrain’s achievements in preparing a highly competitive national workforce that leverages innovation and creativity across various sectors, particularly in technology. It highlighted success stories of Bahrainis from specialised Tech-training programs supported by Tamkeen in partnership with several reputable training organisations, including General Assembly, Reboot 01, and Amazon Web Services (AWS).
Hamad bin Faisal Al Malki, Minister of Cabinet Affairs and Tamkeen Deputy Chairman, underscored Tamkeen’s commitment to advancing the directives of His Highness Shaikh Isa bin Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Isa bin Salman Education Charitable Trust and Chairman of Tamkeen’s Board of Directors, to launch programmes and initiatives that drive national development, while expanding strategic partnerships to secure sustainable prosperity for the Kingdom and its people.
An MoU was signed between Tamkeen and Montenegro’s Ministry of Education, Science, and Innovation, to facilitates knowledge exchange on initiatives aimed at enhancing private sector productivity through technology and innovation, and skills-building programs. Minister Al Malki signed on behalf of Bahrain, while HE Milojko Spajić, Prime Minister of Montenegro, signed on behalf of the Minister of Education, Science, and Innovation of Montenegro.
Maha Abdulhameed Mofeez, Chief Executive of Tamkeen, emphasised that these strategic partnerships aim to equip national talent with the most in-demand skills in the labour market. This comes as a testament to Tamkeen’s ongoing commitment to hone the skills of Bahrainis which increases their competitiveness both locally and internationally and draws promising career development opportunities. In addition, this also opens new horizons for local talent to adopt and launch innovative and thriving business models.
Mofeez noted that these programs have delivered positive, tangible results, with the majority of graduates securing promising job opportunities or career development prospects within nine months of completing the training programmes. Additionally, these programmes encourage creative individuals to launch their own tech enterprises that create a positive impact on the entrepreneurial ecosystem.
She added that Tamkeen’s programmes and initiatives have contributed to training more than 6,000 Bahrainis in the private sector in the Information Technology field through various partnerships and training programs within the last three years, and the figure is expected to double in the upcoming period.
The event comes in alignment with Tamkeen’s 2024 strategic priorities, focused on increasing the economic participation through employment opportunities for new market entrants, expanding career development opportunities available to the Bahraini workforce, and further developing the private sector by supporting enterprises to drive impact and sustainable development in the economy.
BNA(R)
