Tamkeen announces plan to train 1200 Bahrainis in coding and other emerging technology skills in collaboration with the world’s leading technology academy “General Assembly” and BIBF

Tamkeen announces plan to train 1200 Bahrainis in coding and other emerging technology skills in collaboration with the world’s leading technology academy “General Assembly” and BIBF

Tamkeen (Labour Fund) established a strategic collaboration with the world’s leading technology training academy, General Assembly, and the Bahrain Institute of Banking & Finance (BIBF), to launch training programs that will provide specialized tech training for around 1,200 Bahraini nationals over a period of two years. This collaboration will bring to the Kingdom General Assembly’s wealth of global experience in technology training while building on Tamkeen’s commitment to increase the tech talent supply as well as making Bahrainis competitive both locally and internationally. These programs aim to upskill and reskill Bahraini talent, with courses covering several critical technology verticals such as software engineering, Data Science, Data Analytics and visualization, UI/UX, Product Development, Java Development and DevOPs. To ensure that participants get a fully rounded and enriching experience, the courses will be project-based and delivered by a line-up of highly experienced practitioners from multi-national companies. This initiative will ensure that the right ecosystem is in place to grow tech startups while also increasing the Kingdom’s competitiveness and positioning Bahrain as a regional investment hub. H.E. Husain Mohamed Rajab, Chief Executive of Tamkeen said “Tamkeen plays a very important role in Bahrain’s national economic recovery plan by encouraging and incentivizing employment, training,