The Ministry of Labor and Social Development signs memoranda of understanding with training centers to qualify national competencies online
23-07-2020
As part of the Ministry of Labour and Social Development’s continued drive to deliver high‑quality training that meets labour‑market requirements, three memoranda of understanding were signed today, Thursday, with Origin Training Centre, The Nine Training Centre and the Leadership and Influence Centre. The agreements, executed at the Ministry’s headquarters in Zayed Town in the presence of senior officials from all parties, will provide distance‑learning programmes that equip registered job seekers with the skills demanded by private‑sector employers, without imposing any fees or obligations on the trainees. The Undersecretary of the Ministry, Sabah Salem Al Dossari, signed on behalf of the Ministry, while the centres were represented respectively by Dr Ahmed Mohammed Al Banna, Shaikha Noura bint Khalifa Al Khalifa and Dr Magdy Farouk Obaid. The memoranda form part of the national strategy to prepare Bahraini talent for immediate employment by accelerating virtual training initiatives that align with employers’ evolving needs. Al Dossari confirmed that additional agreements with specialised institutions are in preparation, all designed to broaden the professional and personal capabilities of job seekers under the Ministry’s training‑and‑employment programmes. He emphasised that launching remote courses during the current exceptional period not only sustains training delivery but also leverages modern technology to open new horizons consistent with rapid labour‑market changes, thereby supporting government directives to integrate citizens into private‑sector establishments swiftly and effectively. Representatives of the three centres expressed their appreciation for the Ministry’s steadfast support, noting that such partnerships enable private training providers to surmount challenges, enhance service quality and contribute meaningfully to the development of national competencies. They reiterated their full commitment to cooperating with all stakeholders and to mobilising national efforts that advance vocational training across the Kingdom of Bahrain.