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The kingdom’s Bahraini graduates are being provided with more than 900 internships by Waqfe as part of its loyalty programme to ensure them brighter futures ahead in all industry sectors.
The Bahrain-based FinTech solutions provider will be offering training across several skills to help accelerate the development of the local talent pool in order to make them resilient to the island’s fast paced, digitised economy.
Waqfe’s Internship Programme will be using the support to create more than 5,000 new opportunities for young Bahrainis to advance their careers by 2020.
“We at Waqfe aim at fostering a collaborative dialogue on the sector’s future and prioritise on developing skills of the young local talent pool of Bahrain,” said Fatima Al Alawi, pictured right, the chief business officer of Waqfe. “By building the right platforms to harness their digital skills and identifying gaps therein, we hope to create a mechanism for providing world class training on the island. We believe, businesses should now start future-proofing their workforces for a world of constant technological evolution.
“This starts by creating a platform that encourages exploration, empowerment and knowledge sharing within the space. Waqfe is committed to the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 and will be at the forefront of positioning Bahrain as the hub for the youth to succeed in the global knowledge economy.”
The programme offers career acceleration opportunities such as internships, scholarships, vocational training and job placements. The initiative will be supported by a growing network of corporate companies from Bahrain and the MENA region such as Bahrain Association of Banks, AISEC, Mutamahin and several others.
The company believes that the push for a cashless society will be spearheaded by the younger generation who will be the main driver for FinTech growth in Bahrain which is why this programme would be helpful. It will help redefine the equation between young leaders and stakeholders such as corporates, financial institutions and households to get a head start by embedding themselves early into this emerging ecosystem.
The programme will be generic in nature, exploring talent strategies and unfolding trends that are expected to influence future generations to capitalise on the new opportunities FinTech will create. Waqfe’s ambitious vision for Bahrain is tied with the government’s plan to pave the way for the country to become a regional FinTech hub.
