Skills Bahrain, an initiative under the Labour Fund Tamkeen, has organised a training workshop with Bahrain’s Ministry of Education to strengthen academic and career guidance in private schools. The session brought together 100 academic counsellors and focused on helping counsellors use labour market information when advising students on subject choices and pathways. News of Bahrain coverage also reported the workshop as part of efforts to guide students toward future oriented careers.

The workshop introduced counsellors to Skills Bahrain resources including National Occupational Standards, Skills Reports, and Career Pathway Maps, with a focus on how to integrate them into existing guidance plans. Participants also explored the Employability Skills Portal, which provides access to labour market data on in demand skills and occupations, and is described in coverage as developed in partnership with the Information and eGovernment Authority (iGA). A current headline indicator on the portal shows private sector Bahraini employment at 105,503 as of Q3 2025, based on Social Insurance Organization data. 

Commenting on the workshop, Amer Marhoon, Managing Director of Skills Bahrain, said: “Our collaboration with the Ministry of Education reflects our shared vision of promoting early career awareness and guiding students to pursue career pathways that align with their aspirations and future economic opportunities.”

From the Ministry’s side, Ms Lulwa Ghassan Al Muhanna, Director of the Private Schools Licensing & Follow Up Directorate at the Ministry of Education, emphasised that empowering academic counsellors is key to strengthening the quality of guidance across private schools, while keeping advice shaped around students’ aspirations and future goals. 

For founders and employers in Bahrain, this is more than an education update. When students get clearer guidance earlier, they can build relevant skills sooner, whether through subjects, projects, short courses, or work experience. That reduces early career mismatch, improves entry level readiness, and helps local teams hire with less friction.

It also connects to a wider push to make career planning easier for students and parents. On December 1, 2025, Tamkeen and Skills Bahrain announced a national awareness campaign with the Ministry of Education that engaged more than 5,000 students from 38 public schools, using labour market information to help students explore future jobs and specialisations in demand.

If you are hiring in the next 12 to 24 months, open the Employability Skills Portal, search for the roles you expect to need, and use the skills signals to shape internships, school talks, and junior role job descriptions so your pipeline matches where demand is actually heading.