Labor Ministry, Polytechnic & Tamkeen cooperation to prepare qualified national talent for labor market

Manama, July 16 (BNA): Labor Minister Jamil bin Muhammad Ali Humaidan and Polytechnic CEO Dr. Kiran Kathin discussed the programs offered by the university to train job seekers and provide them with the necessary vocational skills required by employment. market to contribute to increasing their employment opportunities in private sector institutions.

This is in line with national efforts to support national initiatives to improve the skills of job seekers, provide them with vocational training to bridge the gap between educational outputs and the actual needs of the labor market, and accelerate the employment of citizens and make them. The first choice in the labor market, in addition to launching more initiatives.

The meeting was attended by Wael bin Nasser Al-Mubarak, Minister of Municipalities and Agriculture and Bahrain Polytechnic, and Maha Abdul Hameed Mafeez, CEO of Tamkeen.

The Minister and CEO of the Polytechnic discussed the implementation of joint national training programs, including transformational training programs designed for job seekers who hold degrees in specializations that are not in demand in the labor market. It offers many disciplines required by the market, including renewable energy systems, graphic design, digital transformation in business practices and information analysis, auto mechanics, digital energy systems, engineering graphics and information systems.

Humaidan stressed that this cooperation aims to introduce new programs to develop the capabilities of Bahrainis and their competitiveness in the labor market, noting that these programs target promising and attractive sectors for job seekers.

The minister thanked Polytechnic and Tamkeen for their cooperation in developing training programs to train and employ citizens.

For his part, Minister Al-Mubarak said that Bahrain Polytechnic’s strategy seeks to meet the challenges of the labor market by offering a variety of initiatives that meet the requirements of the labor market.

The CEO gave an overview of projects and initiatives to support vocational plans and programs that contribute to improving the skills and capabilities of job seekers.

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