Tamkeen, Bahrain’s labour fund, has announced a plan to train 1,200 Bahrainis in coding and other emerging technology skills in collaboration with two leading institutes.

 

Tamkeen has established a strategic collaboration with the world’s leading technology training academy, General Assembly, and the Bahrain Institute of Banking & Finance (BIBF), to launch the training programs over a period of two years. 

 

This collaboration will bring to the Kingdom General Assembly’s wealth of global experience in technology training while building on Tamkeen’s commitment to increase the tech talent supply as well as making Bahrainis competitive both locally and internationally, said a statement.

 

Aim to upskill/reskill Bahrain talent

These programs aim to upskill and reskill Bahraini talent, with courses covering several critical technology verticals such as software engineering, data science, data analytics and visualisation, UI/UX, product development, Java development and DevOPs. 

 

To ensure that participants get a fully rounded and enriching experience, the courses will be project-based and delivered by a line-up of highly experienced practitioners from multi-national companies. This initiative will ensure that the right ecosystem is in place to grow tech startups while also increasing the Kingdom’s competitiveness and positioning Bahrain as a regional investment hub, it said.  

 

Tamkeen encourages employment

Husain Mohamed Rajab, Chief Executive of Tamkeen, said: “Tamkeen plays a very important role in Bahrain’s national economic recovery plan by encouraging and incentivizing employment, training, and investment across the economy, especially in high potential sectors. 

 

“Building on our strategic direction to drive sustainable economic impact, we collaborated with General Assembly to enable Bahrainis to grow, compete and thrive in a rapidly evolving digital economy while taking into consideration market feedback and needs. We are confident that Bahraini talent are committed and passionate, with great potential to grow and succeed in the technology opportunities locally and internationally.”

 

Strategic move to be tech hub

Commenting on this collaboration, Ella Balagula, the President and General Manager of Enterprise at General Assembly, said: “We are very impressed with the Kingdom’s economic plans and Tamkeen’s strategic direction which focuses on growth and impact. With Bahrain well on its way to becoming a regional tech and innovation hub, we are very excited to be part of the growing tech ecosystem in the Kingdom. We are also looking forward to working with Tamkeen to provide the market with the necessary skills to grow within the industry.” 

 

Dr Ahmed AlShaikh, the BIBF Director, said: “We are committed to the training and development of professionals in Bahrain to provide the market with the required tech talent. We look forward to working with Tamkeen and General Assembly to offer Bahrainis with quality training opportunities. This initiative will open the door for Bahrainis to get specialised education in technology and explore new career paths that are more rewarding and sustainable.”

 

General Assembly is an expert

General Assembly is the world's leading Tech academy with an award-winning curriculum, expert instructors from top businesses like Google, Amazon, AirBnB, and IBM, as well as over 25,000 employees of Fortune 500 companies trained in over 20 countries. with several successful partnerships globally and a proven track record of successful career progression and placement rates for their graduates GA is the ideal partner to collaborate with to bring world-class tech training to Bahrain. 

This collaboration is part of a line-up of 15 new programs launched by Tamkeen recently along with a comprehensive transformation plan that focuses on driving high impact for the national economy. These programs will contribute to achieving Tamkeen’s objective of making Bahrainis the preferred choice for employment in the private sector. Bahrainis will be able to access these training opportunities through Tamkeen’s human capital development programs: Train Me, Train and Place, and Train and Grow. Tamkeen will soon announce the start dates for these courses through their channels, the statement said. – TradeArabia News Service