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Management and staff of Bahrain Airport Services (BAS)
welcomed ten students from the Sheikh Khalifa Institute,
Kingdom of Bahrain who started work placements as part of the education reforms in
secondary vocational schools in Bahrain. BAS is one of seven leading companies that are
assisting the Ministry of Education, in partnership with the
Economic Development Board, to trial a new approach in
working with companies that will identify the Bahrain labour
market requirements. The National Education Reform
Initiatives are a comprehensive cross-government effort
under the leadership of H.E. the Deputy Prime Minister
Sheikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa, in partnership with
the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Labour, the Economic
Development Board and other key stakeholders from both the
public and private sectors, and civil society.
General Manager Human Resources &
Support Services Mr. Salman Al Mahmeed in a meeting with Carla Scomazon Industry Liason
Manager & Gopika Beri A / Head of Training & Development stated that BAS has a
strong commitment to the training and education of Bahraini
youth.
Gopika Beri, A / Head of Training & Development has
working closely with Carla and her Industry Liaison Officers
to provide complete assistance and feedback re the training
pilot with a view to achieving success in this pilot and futuristic programs.
Adnan Abdulla Manager Maintenance, Graham Hurdon Manager GSE
Workshop & their team consisting of Yousif Faraj (Eng
Training Officer) & Abdulla Aradi (Maintenance Supervisor)
have provided training to the ten students coordinated by
BAS Training.
Attending the company induction was Economic
Development Board (EDB) initiative manager Ms Salma Al
Derazi who is overseeing the projects development; she
commented “The On Job Training pilot will guide the reform
process in developing an effective industry led
apprenticeship model for Bahrain.
The students took part in 7 weeks of on the job
training in the automotive and electrical areas of
operations within BAS. During this time, they were supported
by enhanced industry liaison from the Ministry of Education
which provided significant support for the company as well
as safeguarded the interests of the students within the
workplace.
The pilot was completed on May 22nd
2008 with awards and presentations to the top achieving
students.
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