Bahrain Commercial Facilities Company (BCFC) is ramping up its investment in national talent, with 93 Bahraini employees now benefiting from employment and career development programmes delivered in partnership with the Labour Fund (Tamkeen).

According to Tamkeen’s announcement, BCFC has tapped four key tracks for its staff. These include the Leadership Employment Program, Wage Increment Program, National Employment Program, and Enterprise Training Support Program, all designed to help companies retain and grow Bahraini talent across priority sectors, including financial services.

The company reports a Bahrainisation rate of 97.3 percent, positioning BCFC among the sector’s strongest examples of a national workforce led strategy. This level of localisation aligns with Tamkeen’s 2025 strategic priorities, which focus on enhancing the position and competitiveness of Bahrainis in the private sector, equipping them with suitable skills for career development, and prioritising enterprise growth, digitisation, and sustainability while supporting the wider labour market ecosystem in Bahrain. These priorities have been reiterated through multiple initiatives, including the Mastercard Strive program in Bahrain, which aims to enhance SMEs’ financial and digital readiness.

BCFC’s announcement comes as Tamkeen raises its profile during Global Entrepreneurship Week, where the fund hosted an event in Manama that showcased the growth journeys of successful Bahraini enterprises and featured regional investors and founders, as reported by The Daily Tribune. The gathering reflected how Tamkeen, the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, the Bahrain Economic Development Board, the Bahrain Development Bank Group, the Tender Board, and other partners coordinate through the SME Development Board around a shared SME and innovation agenda. Recent coverage has stressed the importance of translating that agenda into concrete hiring and training outcomes across sectors.

Financial services continue to feature prominently in these partnerships. Besides BCFC, recent programmes have supported local talent at institutions such as Bahrain Islamic Bank (BisB) and Benefit, where Tamkeen funding for wage increments, leadership roles, and on the job training reinforces the sector’s role as one of Bahrain’s largest contributors to GDP and a source of high quality private sector careers.

Tamkeen’s leadership has consistently framed this approach as central to economic resilience. Commenting on the Mastercard Strive announcement, Chief Executive Maha Abdulhameed Mofeez described Bahrain’s SME ecosystem as “a key driver of the national economy and job creation for Bahraini talent,” noting that the partnership aims to offer tailored solutions that help small businesses access resources, sustain their operations, and strengthen their contribution to growth. Her remarks underline why the fund continues to prioritise wage growth, training, and structured career paths across Bahrain’s private sector.

For founders and financial sector leaders in Bahrain, the BCFC example offers a practical template. Map critical roles and future skills in your organisation, then sit with Tamkeen’s team or explore the Labour Fund’s programme catalogue to match each role with an employment, wage increment, or training track. Building that plan early helps you attract Bahraini talent, access co funding for development, and stay aligned with the wider national push to make local professionals the first choice at every growth stage.