The Labour Fund (Tamkeen) announced its partnership with the global online training platform Pluralsight in a first-of-its-kind initiative to offer virtual training for Bahrainis. Through this initiative, the platform will offer 1,000 candidates access to its extensive library of more than 7,000 courses. This aligns with Tamkeen’s ongoing efforts to enhance the tech skills of Bahrainis employed in the private sector, preparing them for future jobs, enabling them to grow in their careers, and improving their competitiveness in the labour market.
This initiative will provide Bahrainis employed in the ICT sector with a wide range of training courses across various specialities, skill assessments, and practical labs to help participants gain relevant tech skills through the platform. Furthermore, participants will gain access to personalized learning paths tailored for them, ensuring that they achieve their learning objectives effectively.
Pluralsight is a world-renowned online platform offering courses and educational videos on multiple tech skills. It helps individuals and enterprises to upskill their talent in tech specialities such as software development, data science, cloud computing, cybersecurity and more.
On this occasion, Her Excellency Maha Abdulhameed Mofeez, Chief Executive of the Labour Fund (Tamkeen), commended Bahrain’s highly skilled workforce, which is a source of pride for the Kingdom, highlighting Tamkeen’s ongoing efforts to support this workforce by providing promising opportunities that will help them achieve success and career growth. She stated:
Bahrain is known for being a hub for qualified tech talent capable of effectively contributing to the digital transformation journey of any enterprises they work in. Our role in Tamkeen is to foster this talent and provide ample opportunities for Bahrainis to keep gaining skills in demand and stay abreast of rapid technological advancements globally.
She added:
Our commitment to enhancing the tech skills of our national talent aligns seamlessly with our strategic priorities due to the vital role of the ICT sector in our national economic development.
This initiative aligns with Tamkeen’s 2024 strategic priorities for economic impact and the private sector, which are based on three pillars: increasing economic participation through new employment opportunities for new entrants, expanding career development opportunities for the Bahraini workforce, and further developing the private sector by supporting enterprises and increasing productivity and technology adoption.
Erin Gajdalo, CEO of Pluralsight, added:
We’re honoured to have the opportunity to partner with Tamkeen and provide critical tech education to the Bahraini workforce. This represents an exciting opportunity for Bahraini citizens to upskill and helps further Pluralsight’s goal of expanding access to life-changing technology skills globally. We look forward to working with Tamkeen and helping Bahrain build a workforce that drives digital transformation and economic success.
Since its inception in 2006, The Labour Fund (Tamkeen) has made it its mission to enable the private sector to drive economic growth in the Kingdom by offering initiatives and assistance to enterprises and individuals. In line with the Kingdom’s collective efforts and comprehensive vision of creating a thriving business-friendly ecosystem with a highly skilled Bahraini workforce, the organization invested BHD 2 billion in direct and indirect support to improve funding opportunities for the private sector, particularly SMEs, as well as to support Bahraini individuals’ training and employment. These opportunities allow the private sector and the national workforce to strengthen and expand Bahrain’s economy.
