Kheberat Programme concluded
17-09-2023
Manama, Sept. 17 (BNA): Jameel bin Mohammed Ali Humaidan, Minister of Labour, Member of the Board of Directors of the Institute of Public Administration, stressed the importance of unifying efforts between the public and private sectors to support national plans and initiatives supporting youth, aiming to develop them professionally and raise their competitiveness in the labour market. This came during the closing ceremony of the first edition of Kheberat Programme, which was organized by the Institute of Public Administration in cooperation with a number of its strategic partners in the public and private sectors, represented by the Ministry of Labor, JAFCON, and Hope Talents . The minister explained that the programme targeting Bahraini youth comes as an embodiment of the principle of competitiveness as it is one of the principles on which the government’s 2023-2026 programme is based, which also comes in parallel with the principles of Bahrain Economic Vision 2030. Dr. Shaikha Rana bint Isa bin Daij Al Khalifa, Director General of the Institute of Public Administration, explained that Kheberat Programme is one of the initiatives that keep pace with the national development aspirations aimed at developing and empowering Bahraini youth, making them the first choice in the labor market. She explained that the institute was able through the programme to provide the participants with the best scientific and applied experience, and professional certificates, as they were able to present 13 projects during their on-the-job training period in private sector institutions, based on the scientific materials that the participants acquired from the workshops and training courses during the program. The director general indicated that the institute, in cooperation with its strategic partners, is working on offering future editions of the programme, in an effort to benefit the largest possible number of Bahraini youth seeking work and experience.