Job for every Bahraini graduate on the horizon!

TDT | Manama                                                     

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com

It's good tidings for Bahraini job hunters. Fresh graduates here will no longer have to face the daunting task of going around under the scorching sun to knock open closed doors. Just wait for lawmakers here to pass a new proposal into law, and jobs will be a reality.

If approved today, corporates here will be required to ensure a ratio of one trainee for every fifty workers in their facilities.

The Council was supposed to elaborate on this law last week but postponed it until Sunday’s session.

Lawmakers say the proposal will reshape the landscape of employment opportunities for the aspiring graduates of Bahrain.

The rationale behind this move stems from the recognition that in the rapidly evolving business landscape, employability has become a more significant concern than rising unemployment, attrition, or other macroeconomic factors affecting businesses.

Specifics such as the number of trained graduates, nomination conditions, benefits, programme follow-up, and the state’s financial contribution are to be determined by the Labour Ministry.

This transformative proposal is embedded in a supplementary report from the Services Committee, introducing an amendment to Law No. (17) of 2007 on vocational training.

Proposed by committee members Ejlaal Isa Bubshait, Dr. Hani Ali Al Sa’ati, Dr. Jameela Mohammed Redha Al Salman, Dr. Mohammed Ali Hassan, and Sadeq Eid Al Rahma, the committee endorses considering the proposal as law.

The proposal highlights the prevalence of unemployment among graduates, citing the absence of mandatory vocational training in the private sector.

Recognising this challenge, lawmakers say they deem it necessary to intervene, proposing a comprehensive legal framework that mandates employers to actively engage in fulfilling their social responsibilities.

Lawmakers emphasise that such a law would not only contribute to raising awareness among foreign university graduates about the importance of working in the private sector but also help the Ministry of Labour’s efforts to boost graduate employment and manage unemployment rates.

The proposal places the Ministry in charge of overseeing employer training programmes for graduates, covering various facets.

The suggested law underscores the need for collaboration with business owners to implement necessary amendments and determine financial benefits, funding sources, and the state’s contribution to training costs for the benefit of the trainees.

Specifically, the proposal dictates that employers with 50 or more workers must annually provide on-the-job training for university graduates nominated by the Ministry, maintaining a ratio of one trainee for every fifty workers.

The second article of the proposal outlines the executive aspects of this transformative law.