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Tamkeen Continues to Empower Bahrainis in Tech and Coding to Prepare the National Workforce for in-demand Jobs

Tamkeen Continues to Empower Bahrainis in Tech and Coding to Prepare the National Workforce for in-demand Jobs

Biz Bahrain02-06-2025
The Labour Fund (Tamkeen) partners with Reboot Coding Institute, backed by French educational platform 01Edu, to train 750 Bahrainis to continues its efforts in training Bahrainis in full-stack development. This partnership builds on the success of Tamkeen's collaboration with Reboot over the past two years which saw 350 Bahrainis join the institute's coding programs. Notably, sixty of Reboot's students secured quality job opportunities in the private sector, some of them succeeding to pursue a new career path in the tech sector from different backgrounds such as financial services, engineering, and others.
Reboot Coding Institute offers specialized training programs spanning a two-year period with the purpose of empowering individuals who don't have tech skills to graduate as full-stack developers ready to enter the technology sector. This is done through an innovative training approach that utilizes 'learning by doing' and a project-based methodology. The training also focuses on employment readiness and matching the skills with the labor market requirements. Reboot also supports its students with job-matching by partnering with a number of private sector enterprises and hosting job fairs.
Commenting on this, Her Excellency Ms. Maha Abdulhameed Mofeez, Chief Executive of the Labour Fund (Tamkeen) emphasized Tamkeen's commitment to developing the national workforce in alignment with the fund's ultimate goal of making Bahrainis the employees of choice in the labor market. She highlighted that this is done by offering specialized training opportunities that empower Bahrainis to pursue highly in demand careers and have access to quality job opportunities in the tech sector. She also emphasized the importance of focusing on tech training to foster a future-ready national workforce prepared for entering the labor market in a rapidly changing digital economy. Her Excellency celebrated the success achieved by Reboot Coding Institute over the past two years in providing quality specialized training at an international standard and preparing a pool of national talent qualified to enter the labor market and succeed in it.
This partnership is aligned with Tamkeen's strategic priorities for 2025, which focus on enhancing the position and competitiveness of Bahrainis in the private sector, equipping Bahrainis with suitable skills for career development in the private sector, and prioritizing enterprise growth, digitization, and sustainability, and supporting the development of the ecosystem surrounding the labor market and private sector.
Mr. Yanal Jallad, Managing Director of Reboot Coding Institute hailed Tamkeen's role in supporting the development of Bahraini talent. He stated: 'we are proud to be part of the Kingdom of Bahrain's digital transformation journey by fulfilling our role in providing the market with highly qualified tech talent, equipped with the coding skills required. Our efforts support in empowering the adoption of tech solutions and development of innovative digital products across various enterprises and economic sectors.'
Reboot Coding Institute offers flexible learning approach that enables students to attend and complete the training requirements easily, while also offering participants the opportunity to specialize in a coding field as suitable for them such as: Artificial Intelligence & Data Science, Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies, Cloud DevOps, Game Development, Web & Mobile Development, Cybersecurity, and Java Full Stack Development.
Bahrainis interested in joining Reboot's training program can apply through the institute's website: reboot01.com, ensuring that they fulfill the following eligibility criteria: Bahraini national aged 18 years and above. The program does not require any previous experience in software engineering or development.
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