In the presence of the Chairperson of the Board of Directors of INJAZ Bahrain, Her Highness Shaikha Hessa bint Khalifa Al Khalifa, Secretary-General of the Higher Education Council (HEC), Dr. Shaikha Rana bint Isa Al Khalifa, opened the first edition of “INJAZ Career Expo”.
Held under the patronage of HEC Secretary-General, INJAZ Career Expo 2023 is organised at the American University of Bahrain by INJAZ Bahrain, a member of INJAZ Al-Arab, and Junior Achievement Worldwide, the largest global non-profit youth organisation, in cooperation with a number of governmental and non-governmental entities.
On the occasion, HH Shaikha Hessa asserted that the career expo is in line with INJAZ Bahrain’s goals of empowering Bahraini youth and preparing them to have a successful career in the future.
She added that the expo will provide an opportunity for over 1,000 primary and intermediate students to be informed about seven professional fields, namely photography, chemical engineering, space science, design and goldsmithing, civil defence, interior design and decoration, detectives and forensics.
HEC Secretary-General said that the career expo will bring together more than 3,000 persons, including students, career consultants and business leaders under one roof, adding that over 25 companies and 13 universities will participate in the event, which will enable students to learn about the most career trends, communicate with specialists, and explore opportunities that will help them develop their career in the future.
Chief Executive Officer of the Labour Fund (Tamkeen), Maha Abdulhameed Mufeez, said that Tamkeen’s participation in the career expo is within the framework of its efforts aimed at supporting Bahraini youth so that they become the best option in employment.
Source: Bahrain News Agency