Tamkeen, E-Growth in Japan sign deal to train Bahraini youth

TDT | Manama    

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com

The Labour Fund “Tamkeen” announced an agreement with major Japanese Application developer, E-Growth aimed at supporting international training opportunities for Bahraini talent as part of Tamkeen’s Global-Ready Talent Programme.

The 12-month program will see Bahrainis join E-Growth as Application developers, working on mission-critical applications, building, designing, and developing Java applications, and coordinating with their team on different layers of the web infrastructure.

Participants with a bachelor’s degree in the ICT field were selected to benefit from this 12-month program.

Interested individuals in obtaining similar training opportunities in the ICT sector can register through Tamkeen’s newly launched ‘Kawader’ platform.

Tamkeen’s Chief Executive,. Maha AbdulHameed Mofeez, highlighted the deal as a transformative opportunity for young Bahrainis in the vastly growing ICT sector.”

E-Growth partners include Japanese and global players such as IBM Japan Limited, HP Japan Inc., Sega XD Co. and Softbank Technology Corporation.

E-Growth President, Akiyoshi Sakaguchi, thanked Tamkeen’s team for their efforts in fostering cooperation between E-Growth and the Kingdom of Bahrain..”