With remarks and suggestions considered to develop Tamkeen's programmes
Tamkeen visited a number of local Ramadan Majlises in an initiative to capitalize on the sense of community provided by Majlis visits, a traditional practice in Bahraini society during the holy month. This comes as part of Tamkeen's belief in the importance of engaging with the public to exchange views and expertise.
Another benefit of such visits is to introduce Tamkeen's wide spectrum of Private Sector Support and Human Capital Development programmes and to gauge public perception and feedback for future reference and action.
Tamkeen's team discussed a number of topics related to its training programmes and business support initiatives the enhancement of Tamkeen's role in supporting emerging enterprises, business incubators, and business financing programmes.
Through these visits, Tamkeen aims to tackle the community's needs through bridging all gaps with the Bahraini community.
Among the Majlises visited were Majlis of Dr. Isa Jasim AlMutawa; Majlis of Mr. Jihad Bukamal & Bros; Majlis of the Deceased AbdulKarim Ahmed AlAnsari; Majlis of Ahmed Ibraim Bahzad; Majlis of Shaikh Jasim Al-M'omen & Bros; and Majlis of Shaikh AbdulAmeer Al Jamri's sons. All attendees lauded Tamkeen's efforts in developing the Bahraini individual's skills and competencies and private sector support.
Further visits are planned during the holy month of Ramadan to increase community involvement in Tamkeen's outcomes and to raise awareness about the different support schemes that the public can benefit from. Visitors are keen to record all remarks and consider suggestions to give Tamkeen's programmes a further boost moving forward.
Discussions included suggestions for new training programmes, supporting school graduates and providing employment opportunities. The importance of supporting start-up businesses were focused on as well as the provision of funding aids enabling further success to such businesses with high productivity levels.
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About Tamkeen:
Tamkeen is a semi-autonomous yet independent authority which formulates strategic and operational plans to enhance the overall prosperity of Bahrain by investing in Bahraini employability, job creation and social support. Tamkeen is funded by the fees collected by the LMRA.
Tamkeen's main objectives are to support Bahrainis to become the employees of choice, and to support high quality private sector job creation
To achieve these objectives, Tamkeen will invest in the cost and quality competitiveness of Bahrainis (e.g., reduction of cost of employing Bahrainis relative to expatriates, investment in skill and work ethic development programs of Bahrainis); in tackling employment barriers on both employer and labour market entrants' sides through a combination of financial incentives and capability building, and in supporting the private sector's adjustment to new cost structures by providing access to capital to alleviate short term cash constraints or improve productivity, and in know-how initiatives that support improvements in productivity and decreased reliance on expatriate labour through spreading management and technical knowledge.
Tamkeen has invested more than BD 140 million in more than 70 projects targeting 50,000 Bahrainis and 9,000 enterprises. Programmes are continuously being devised as per Tamkeen's strategy and the numbers of beneficiaries are continuously increasing.
For more information on our programmes and initiatives, please contact:
Marketing Communications
Tamkeen
Kingdom of Bahrain
Tel: 17383326/17383327
Fax: 17382352
Email: info@tamkeen.bh
Website: www.tamkeen.bh
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