18 July 2005
Technical education tops the government priorities to offer efficient local manpower to the labour market, the Minister of Education, Dr Majid bin Ali Al Nuaimi, told the Chamber of Deputies yesterday. He was answering a question by Dr Saadi Mohammed on the ministry's efforts to enhance technical education.
Most of the technical graduates have completed Scottish qualifications to be accepted by major universities. The advanced technical education is a new era in vocational training as the graduates can join the labour market without additional training. The ministry's technical activities aim to enhance Bahrainisation in factories and industrial organisations and offer the Kingdom competent technicians. The opening of the Shaikh Khalifa Institute of Technology stresses the importance of information technology in teaching and vocational training to provide higher skills for the local manpower. The ministry sends annually 20 outstanding graduates to complete higher education at James Watt University. After completing their studies, they are recruited as teachers at technical schools or in the ministry's departments. "Human resources development is the focus of the ministry's educational and enrichment programmes," Dr Al Nuaimi, said, adding that more services and development would be included to enhance students' skills. He highlighted the importance of education to ensure overall sustainable development.
"We have been keen to improve technical education because it is connected to the labour market's current and future demands." Dr Al Nuaimi said that through the enhancement of curricula, enrichment programmes and vocational training the ministry had succeeded in offering competent manpower to the labour market. The Centre for Excellence for Vocational Training has started offering training programmes to technical teachers to enhance skills. It has also started offering training programmes to private sector employees, including Gulf Air staff. The centre will start offering training to GCC citizens soon. "The new national diplomas in communication and air-conditioning are a turning point in vocational training in the Kingdom," Dr Al Nuaimi said. "Our technical education and programmes are more developed compared with those in the region," he said. He said technical education students had been motivated to express opinions about the curricula, training and teaching methods as part of efforts to involve them in the development process.
Technical education tops the government priorities to offer efficient local manpower to the labour market, the Minister of Education, Dr Majid bin Ali Al Nuaimi, told the Chamber of Deputies yesterday. He was answering a question by Dr Saadi Mohammed on the ministry's efforts to enhance technical education.
Most of the technical graduates have completed Scottish qualifications to be accepted by major universities. The advanced technical education is a new era in vocational training as the graduates can join the labour market without additional training. The ministry's technical activities aim to enhance Bahrainisation in factories and industrial organisations and offer the Kingdom competent technicians. The opening of the Shaikh Khalifa Institute of Technology stresses the importance of information technology in teaching and vocational training to provide higher skills for the local manpower. The ministry sends annually 20 outstanding graduates to complete higher education at James Watt University. After completing their studies, they are recruited as teachers at technical schools or in the ministry's departments. "Human resources development is the focus of the ministry's educational and enrichment programmes," Dr Al Nuaimi, said, adding that more services and development would be included to enhance students' skills. He highlighted the importance of education to ensure overall sustainable development.
"We have been keen to improve technical education because it is connected to the labour market's current and future demands." Dr Al Nuaimi said that through the enhancement of curricula, enrichment programmes and vocational training the ministry had succeeded in offering competent manpower to the labour market. The Centre for Excellence for Vocational Training has started offering training programmes to technical teachers to enhance skills. It has also started offering training programmes to private sector employees, including Gulf Air staff. The centre will start offering training to GCC citizens soon. "The new national diplomas in communication and air-conditioning are a turning point in vocational training in the Kingdom," Dr Al Nuaimi said. "Our technical education and programmes are more developed compared with those in the region," he said. He said technical education students had been motivated to express opinions about the curricula, training and teaching methods as part of efforts to involve them in the development process.
© Bahrain Tribune 2005
