National Employment Program

For individuals

• Bahraini national aged 18 years and above.
• Must be SIO registered post-employment, in a role relevant to the description in the application
• Employed within six months from the time of application as per SIO records
• Must be registered with and nominated by the Ministry of Labour and Social Development as a job seeker or have 0-12 months of formal work experience as per the Social Insurance Organization (SIO) records

For enterprises

• Must have an active commercial registration from the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism or a valid license from a government regulatory authority in the Kingdom of Bahrain
• No active LMRA offenses or violations
• Must be a micro, small, medium, or large sized enterprise as per the definitions set by Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism

Not eligible for receiving support through this program

• Outsourcing companies seeking to obtain support for employees seconded to other entities
• Employees that are wholly or partially supported by another entity are not eligible for support
• Employees who have a second-degree relationship with the employer

The employee’s salary must meet the following minimum requirements

• 300 BD for high school graduates
• 450 BD for bachelor’s degree holders
• 380 BD for diploma degree holders

Train and Grow

For individuals

• Bahraini national employed in the company
• For wage increment support: Bahraini national should have a minimum of one year experience
• Must be SIO registered as a full-time or part-time employee in a role relevant to the description in the application

For enterprises

• Must have an active commercial registration from the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism or a valid license from a government regulatory authority in the Kingdom of Bahrain
• Must be registered with the National Bureau for Revenue (NBR) (if eligible)

For enterprises the employee’s salary must meet the following minimum requirements

• BD 300 for high school graduates
• BD 450 for bachelor’s degree holders
• BD 380 for diploma degree holders

Train Me

• Bahraini national aged 18 years and above
• Meet the requirements of the awarding body

Meet the training course specific criteria set by Tamkeen and based on the following groups:

• Employability skills
• Technical skills
• Professional qualifications
• Emerging skills

Business Growth

• You are a Bahrain-based enterprise holding an active CR or license and in operations for over two years
• You can demonstrate YoY revenue growth or operating profit growth
• You have audited financials for two consecutive years, not older than two years

Considering overseas market expansion? Your business must fulfill the following additional criteria

• A minimum of 30% Bahraini ownership for overseas operations
• Your business will not close its main Bahrain branch or move its headquarters overseas

Young Entrepreneur

• Are a Bahraini national aged 16 to 25 years
• Are a first-time entrepreneur with no active CR or virtual CR
• You must be able to commit to the advisory program
• Present high-level information of business idea

Go Digital

• You are a Bahrain-based enterprise holding an active CR or license and in operations for over three years
• Your business does not have activities of a Holding Company as a single activity
• Your enterprise does not currently have any active applications with Tamkeen

Train and Place

• Bahraini national aged 18 years and above
• Currently unemployed
• Must be registered in MOL as a job seeker

Start Your Business

• You are a Bahrain-based enterprise holding an active or active without license CR and in operations for less than three years
• Your business must not have previously defaulted on a loan facilitated by Tamkeen
• You must not have activities of a Holding Company as a single activity

Innovation

• You are a Bahrain-based business with an active CR or license
• You must have an Innovation or R&D plan which is focused on technology
• Your business must not have the activities of a Holding Company
• Individuals: At application stage, individuals are allowed to apply but once the engagement starts, they need to establish a commercial entity (conditional approval / milestone set)

Start Your Business

• Management Accounts (if in operation for more than 12 months)
• Pictures of the current business setup (place of operation)
• Main business account’s bank statement (up to 6 months)
• Electricity and water bill
• Proposals or quotations (for the requested support items)

Optional documents

• One-year audited financials (not older than 2 years)
• Business plan / feasibility study
• Benefit credit report – enterprise
• Articles of association
• Offtake agreements, contracts, etc.
• Corporate profile of partners
• Business quality certification

Innovation

• Business plan or feasibility study
• Entrepreneur’s academic degree
• Main business account’s bank statement (up to 6 months)
• Proposals or quotations (for the requested support items)
• Innovation or RD plan

Optional documents

• Entrepreneur’s professional certificates
• Benefit credit report – enterprise
• Corporate profile of partners
• One-year audited financials (not older than 2 years)

National Employment Program

For enterprises

• Organizational Structure
• One-year management accounts (not older than 6 months)
• Pictures of the Current Business Setup
• Latest Audited Financials (Optional)
• Business Plan / Feasibility Study (Optional)

For Employees

• Copy of Smart card
• Copy of employment contract
• Copy of job description
• Copy of Bachelors Degree or Lower
• CV
• Copy of Employee Highest Academic Degree (Optional)
• Copy of employee’s progression plan (Optional)
• Copy of employee’s training need analysis (Optional)
• Latest salary slip (Optional)

Individual Development Platform

• Copy of Identity Card
• Copy of the applicant’s highest academic qualification
• Applicant’s acceptance letter from the training service provider
• An official invoice/receipt for all fees issued by the training service provider
• Job description/employment letter (if the applicant is employed)
• Salary certificate (if the applicant is employed)

Train and Grow

• One-year management accounts (not older than 6 months)
• Organizational Structure
• Pictures of the Current Business Setup
• Latest Audited Financials (Optional)
• Business Plan / Feasibility Study (Optional)
• Corporate profile of partners (Optional)

For Employees

• Copy of Smart card
• Copy of employment contract
• Copy of latest salary slip
• Copy of job description
• Copy of highest academic degree
• CV
• Training provider acceptance letter
• Training provider Invoice/quotation
• Copy of employee’s progression plan
• Copy of employee’s training need analysis

Go Digital

• Latest management accounts (not older than 6 months)
• Main business account’s bank statement (not older than 6 months)
• Electricity and Water bill
• Proposals or quotations for the requested support items
• Pictures of the current business set up (place of operation)

Optional documents

• Benefit credit report – enterprise
• Articles of association
• Offtake agreements, contracts, or other such documents
• One-year audited financials (not older than 2 years
• Business plan or feasibility study

Young Entrepreneur

• Business idea statement
• Benefit credit report – individual
• Legal guardian smart card (if under 18)
• Legal guardian consent form (if under 18)

Optional documents

• Benefit credit report – enterprise
• Entrepreneur’s academic degree
• Entrepreneur’s professional certificate

Train and Place

Mandatory Documents 

• Copy of Smart card
• Copy of highest academic degree
• Training provider acceptance letter
• Training program Invoice/quotation
• CV
• Program brochure/information material

Optional documents

• Copy of latest salary slip
• Copy of job description
• Copy of CR
• Copy of professional certificates
• Copy of employee’s progression plan

Train Me

• Copy of Smart card
• Copy of highest academic degree
• Training provider acceptance letter
• Training program Invoice/quotation
• CV
• Program brochure/information material

Optional Documents

• Copy of latest salary slip
• Copy of professional certificates
• Copy of job description
• Copy of employee’s progression plan
• Copy of CR

Business Growth

• Latest 2-year audited financials (not older than 2 years)
• Latest management accounts (not older than 6 months)
• Business plan or feasibility study
• Pictures of the current business setup (place of operation)
• Main business account’s bank statement (up to 6 months)
• Electricity and water bill
• Proposals or quotations (for the requested support items)

Optional documents

• Benefit credit report – enterprise
• Articles of association
• Offtake agreements, contracts, etc.
• Business quality certification

National Employment Program

• 21 Working Days

Individual Development Platform

• 6 Working Days

Train and Place

• 10 working day