General Assembly Bahrain has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Bahrain Society for Human Capital Management (BSCM) to deepen collaboration on workforce development, linking tech training to HR leadership across sectors in the Kingdom. The MoU highlights GA’s programs delivered in strategic collaboration with Tamkeen, and BSCM’s role as a national platform for HR professionals, with coverage this month on Zawya.

The partnership focuses on upskilling, talent retention, and closing skills gaps tied to Bahrain’s digital economy and Vision 2030 goals. It will channel GA’s learning pathways and BSCM’s HR community into workshops, expert sessions, and employer-aligned learning. “General Assembly is driving Bahrain’s vision for tech human capital excellence, training the workforce of the future in collaboration with Tamkeen,” said Ahlam Oun, Director of General Assembly Bahrain. From BSCM’s side, Dr. Khaled Hamad Al Baker, Vice President, said the collaboration opens meaningful opportunities to match professional development with business priorities.

Policy signals support the timing. HH Shaikh Isa bin Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa chaired Tamkeen’s Q3 Board meeting on September 14 and directed work on a five-year operational strategy for 2026–2030, noting support for more than 31,000 Bahrainis through employment and career development programs so far in this cycle, as detailed in Tamkeen’s Q3 brief and echoed by the Bahrain News Agency. In Q3 the fund also introduced a Digital Enablement Program to help VmSMEs adopt practical software for efficiency and market reach, with current terms posted on the program page. Education oversight is active too, with the Higher Education Council noting progress on quality and platforms that support study and training pathways in its recent update carried by BNA.

Why it matters for Bahrain’s employers and founders. HR teams gain a clear channel to modern tech skills plus a peer community to apply those skills inside real organizations. Founders can ramp new hires faster on data, product, UX, and workflow tools while keeping training grounded in business needs. For students and early-career talent, the pathway connects classroom achievement to practical projects and mentor access.

Next step: register interest via BSCM’s website, shortlist team training needs, and map them to GA Bahrain courses while checking Tamkeen’s Digital Enablement Program for supporting tools.