Tamkeen is planning to set up advisory panels

04/11/2015 08:15 AST

Tamkeen is currently studying the establishment of sector-specific advisory committees with various sectors to further develop services and programmes based on needs of various sectors, the semi-autonomous authority’s chairman and acting chief executive Shaikh Mohammed bin Essa Al Khalifa has said.

He said this during a public consultation yesterday at the Ritz-Carlton Bahrain, Hotel and Spa, where various stakeholders from different sectors assembled to provide feedback and recommendations around Tamkeen’s programmes and priorities for next year.

In a statement at the opening of the consultation, Shaikh Mohammed said after a long restructuring process, the first phase of a new process was launched to develop Tamkeen’s enterprise support portal which will add a number of features to facilitate registration and processing for a more streamlined experience.

“Enterprise Support now also includes the support provided by our career progression programme and the international placement programme such as training, wage support, and other employee development features.”

Shaikh Mohammed said Tamkeen has always put the feedback of the public as one of the pillars for its operations, and will continue to do so in the coming strategy cycles.

“To understand the needs and requirements of the private sector, and to ensure that our programmes match such requirements, it is critical to consult all relevant stakeholders, including businesses and individuals throughout all their development stages, and across all sectors.

The feedback will form a core part in the enhancement of Tamkeen’s operations to ensure the provision of the best possible support for the private sector and for Bahraini citizens across all stages of their growth and development.

The session included around 600 participants from all economic sectors and brought together professionals of different backgrounds including business owners, entrepreneurs, executives, job-seekers, students and other stakeholders.

Tamkeen also shared upcoming initiatives for next year, which was followed by exclusive sessions with representatives from 15 different sectors to collect feedback around these initiatives.

As part of the consultations, Tamkeen presented the participants with an overview of this year’s achievements with its 2015-2017 strategy of enhancing quality, achieving more impactful results and putting additional focus on customers.

More than 2,300 companies and 4,500 individuals representing the private sector have benefited from Tamkeen’s development programmes, it said.

Tamkeen has also spent BD54.8 million to support the companies, including financing private sector projects.

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