Gulf Air has honoured several Bahrainis comprising pilots, engineers and various Gulf Air employees who graduated from the Tamkeen-sponsored Career Progression Programme (CPP) which looks to develop local talent.

The graduate trainees were offered significant hands-on experience in intensive and important Gulf Air project work. The Career Progression Programme in specific also provided training and development courses to enhance the employees’ skills in an aviation organisation.

“As the Kingdom’s national carrier we want to ensure that the next generation of Bahrainis have even more and even better opportunities within not only the airline but in the exciting global aviation industry,” said Gulf Air chief executive officer Samer Majali.

“Tamkeen has invested in the training of 442 Gulf Air employees with its Career Progression Programme,” he added.

“Our prime aim with initiatives such as this is to enhance the opportunities and productivity of the Bahrain labour force and to make Bahrainis the employees of choice, in addition to the wage increase which the Career Progression Programme offers in conjunction with the employer,” stated Abdul Monem Al Shaikh, Tamkeen’s Human Capital Development manager and account manager for the Career Progression Programme.-TradeArabia News Service