Tamkeen Supports Employment and Training of 130 Bahrainis in KPMG’s Low-Code Center of Excellence

TDT | Manama    

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The Labour Fund, Tamkeen announced a partnership agreement with KPMG to employ and train Bahrainis at KPMG’s LowCode Center of Excellence, which is the first-of-its-kind in the Kingdom of Bahrain.

A total of 130 Bahrainis will be employed and trained over the next five years in Low-Code development approaches and methods enabling them to efficiently develop digital solutions and applications.

The training will focus on technologies that allow organizations to develop, deploy, and manage websites and applications without the need to write extensive code.

Maha Abdulhameed Mofeez, Chief Executive of the Labour Fund (Tamkeen), said: “This program will develop the capabilities of Bahraini talent, equipping them with new and emerging skillsets that will help them adapt with the rapidly changing digital world, and compete and excel on regional and global levels.”

Managing Partner, KPMG Bahrain, Jamal Fakhro added: “The governance structure will ensure that the training of Bahraini employees at the Center of Excellence will be of the highest international standards and will leverage the pool of resources on low-code engagements that international teams are working on”.

Partner - Advisory KPMG Bahrain, Manav Prakash added, “This fruitful partnership with Tamkeen is a major step in our joint endeavour to establish a solid base for the lowcode development approach in Bahrain, as we work to enhance the skills of new generations of developers and help to drive ICT innovation in the Kingdom.”