Tamkeen Holds Workshop for Academic and Career Mentors

Tamkeen organised an interactive workshop for academic and career mentors from the Ministry of Education’s Directorate of Public Education and Directorate of Technical and Vocational Training to exchange professional knowledge and expertise. The Workshop participants discussed best practices and modern mentoring techniques as well as means to enhance strategic partnership between Tamkeen and the two Directorates.

A presentation was delivered to the audience on Tamkeen’s role in providing individuals and enterprises with opportunities to grow and develop. Tamkeen’s Customer Engagement and Support Department highlighted Tamkeen’s various professional mentoring initiatives as well as established cooperation with the Ministry.

Tamkeen’s Chief Executive, Dr. Ebrahim Janahi said, “This workshop is the outcome of a continuous cooperation between Tamkeen and the Ministry of Education,” he said. Furthermore, he added that Tamkeen and the Ministry had agreed to periodically hold such workshops, emphasising the role of academic and career mentors in preparing and guiding students to meet the needs of the labour market.

During the workshop, effective mentorship and career guidance methods were reviewed in addition to discussions on ways to further enhance these methods. Participants were also briefed on the Kingdom’s economic outlook and their contribution to the national economy, and provided facts on the labour market and employability in the Kingdom of Bahrain.

Tamkeen current and upcoming initiatives continue to focus on providing customised solutions that revolve around the needs of each sector in general and businesses and individuals in particular to reach an optimal level of progress within the private sector. This support is applied to all of Tamkeen’s major programmes which include: Enterprise Support, Finance Scheme and the Professional Certification Support. Tamkeen’s goal is to support Bahrainis to realise their career and business goals through the creation of a supportive environment.