BBK, Tamkeen in training deal.Byline: Manama Manama Arabic Al-Manamah City (pop., 2001: 143,035), capital of Bahrain. Situated at the northeastern tip of Bahrain island, it is Bahrain's largest city, with about one-fifth of the emirate's population. An opportunity to make a career in retail banking is being offered to young Bahrainis
BBK Bilbao Bizkaia Kutxa (Bank of Bilbao, Spain) BBK Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait BBK BB King (blues artist) and Tamkeen Tamkeen is a center that is established by the government of Dubai to help people with vision impairment problems get hold of the latest advances in the IT field and acquire other skills that they need for the labour market. The centre was opened in March 2004. . The bank has taken in two batches into its retail banking associate programme that has attracted promising local talent. The eight-week course will be managed by local training provider Capital Knowledge and incorporates all the features of modern retail banking and includes practical laboratory settings to familiarise participants with retail banking operations. Those who successfully complete the course will be absorbed into BBK's growing retail banking operation. 'The main focus of launching this employment programme, in partnership with Tamkeen last year was to ensure that BBK, as a major player in the financial sector in Bahrain Bahrain or Bahrein (both: bärān`, bə–), officially Kingdom of Bahrain, constitutional monarchy and archipelago (2005 est. pop. 688,300), 266 sq mi (689 sq km), in the Persian Gulf. , contributes in enhancing development and creating the employment opportunities in the kingdom for young Bahraini graduates,' said BBK assistant general manager, human resource and administration, A Hussain Bustani. 'With such a progressive opportunity, we have seen a very good response from the youth in the last one year.' 'The talent we present in today's educated younger generation needs to be tapped on to ensure a bright future for our kingdom.' 'It is a clear indicator that this pioneering effort to train Bahrainis to take their place in the growing retail banking industry is on the right track and we are encouraged by the calibre calibre see caliber. that have been selected for the two current batches,' said Tamkeen vice-president vice president or vice-pres·i·dent n. Abbr. VP 1. An officer ranking next below a president, usually empowered to assume the president's duties under conditions such as absence, illness, or death. 2. for enterprise and human capital development Dr Ahmed Abdul Ghani Al Shaikh. The programme's inaugural session was held yesterday at the BBK training centre. Chief executive officer Abdulkarim Bucheery, senior management from BBK and representatives from Tamkeen and Capital Knowledge were present to mark the occasion.- TradeArabia News Service Copyright 2008 www.tradearabia.com Copyright 2009 Al Hilal Publishing & Marketing Group Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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