Tamkeen hosts consultation sessions with the public

Manama, Oct. 27 (BNA): As part of its ongoing efforts to communicate directly with the public and to collect feedback from its various stakeholders, Tamkeen will hold a consultation session on November 3 to discuss its programmes and the priorities for 2016. The session will include participants from all economic sectors and bring together professionals of different levels including business owners, entrepreneurs, executives, job seekers, students and other stakeholders. Tamkeen’s consultation forum will begin with an overview of Tamkeen’s accomplishments in 2015 and will revolve around Tamkeen’s efforts to deliver quality, value and ensuring the achievement of maximum impact- based on the feedback of the previous consultations and the common issues across Tamkeen’s impact assessment studies such as the need for targeted and effective programmes, continuous monitoring and enforcement, Increased awareness activities, organisational transparency and enhancing processes. Specialised sessions will involve all sectors represented by the attending stakeholders to discuss future 2016 plans of Tamkeen which has been aligned with its 2015-2017 strategy. Tamkeen will aim to promote professional growth via improvements to the quality of its programmes and services, ease of accessibility and in providing unique offerings to the private sector and Bahrainis. Commenting on the announcement, Tamkeen’s Chairman and Acting Chief Executive, His Excellency Shaikh Mohammed bin Essa Al Khalifa, said: "In 2015, Tamkeen has undertaken a number of steps in-line with the feedback we received during our 2014 consultation efforts with the public, the private sector, and other stakeholders in order to enhance the quality of our operations, achieve better results and put customer needs first. We intend to continue these efforts to ensure that we do our part to strengthen Bahrain’s economy and the growth of the private sector through arming the country’s workforce with a versatile skillset to suit their needs and providing resources and advice to businesses across different sectors." His Excellency Shaikh Mohammed bin Essa Al Khalifa, also expressed appreciation for the continued interest in Tamkeen's initiatives and emphasised how Tamkeen will continue to value the opinions of its stakeholders to better serve the development of Bahrain’s private sector, the growth of the kingdom’s economy and the public as a whole. To participate in this forum, please e-mail consultation@tamkeen.bh .