Tamkeen supports 19 enterprises at Career Expo 2012

Press release

Published November 7th, 2012 - 04:31 GMT

Al Bawaba

Tamkeen, strategic partner and member of Career Expo 2012’s organising committee, enabled 19 enterprises in Bahrain to participate in the fair which opened yesterday (Nov 6^th) at the Bahrain International Exhibition and Conference Centre under the patronage of His Excellency the Deputy Prime Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa. The benefiting enterprises included universities, training institutes, and leading companies from the private sector.

In addition, Tamkeen’s own stand at the event attracted thousands of fresh graduates and job seekers eager to benefit from the wide range of human capital development programmes Tamkeen provides to develop Bahrain’s human capital and making Bahrainis the employees of choice. Tamkeen’s staff was on hand to engage the visitors and guide them to the suitable programmes.

Commenting on the participation, Senior Manager Human Capital Development at Tamkeen said, “A world of opportunity awaits young Bahrainis through Tamkeen. We have over 100 programmes which are dedicated to enhancing the capabilities of Bahrainis in a wide range of sectors and skills areas. We urge all Bahrainis to visit our stand and discover how we can enable them to achieve their potential.”

More than 53,000 Bahrainis and enterprises have benefited from Tamkeen’s 180 programmes to date.

Background Information

Tamkeen

Tamkeen is a public authority established in August 2006, tasked with supporting Bahrain’s private sector and positioning it as the key driver of economic growth and development. Tamkeen is one of the cornerstones of Bahrain’s national reform initiatives and Bahrain’s Economic Vision 2030.

Tamkeen has two primary objectives - firstly, foster the development and growth of enterprises, and second provide support to enhance the productivity and training of the national workforce. To achieve these objectives -Tamkeen’s 2018-2020 strategy focuses on Diversifying offerings, Accelerate delivery and Sustaining Impact.