IT training in Bahrain

Bahrain's Minister of Labor, Dr. Majeed Al Alawi, reiterated his ministry's bid to fight unemployment. The minister made this comment during a press conference on Tuesday to announce the launch of the second stage of training program dubbed "future path". This program is carried out by Microsoft in partnership with Bahrain Training Institute (BTI), Bahrain Internet Society, and Import Investment Co. and aimed at providing IT training some 1,000 Bahrainis annually. According to <i>BNA</i>, BTI covered half of the program cost, and Microsoft contributed US$ 90.000 for this project.