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Bahrain's Ministry of Education certified as Microsoft IT Academy for Teacher Training - a first in the region

Microsoft today announced the Directorate of Training at the Ministry of Education (MOE) in the Kingdom of Bahrain as the first Microsoft certified IT Academy for Teacher Training in the Gulf region.



Sherif Bayoumi, Country Manager for Microsoft Bahrain presented a ceremonial plaque to H.E. Sh. Hisham Bin Abdulaziz Al Khalifa, Undersecretary of the Bahraini Ministry of Education to commemorate the accreditation.
Sherif Bayoumi, Country Manager for Microsoft Bahrain presented a ceremonial plaque to H.E. Sh. Hisham Bin Abdulaziz Al Khalifa, Undersecretary of the Bahraini Ministry of Education to commemorate the accreditation.

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Sherif Bayoumi, Country Manager for Microsoft Bahrain presented a ceremonial plaque to H.E. Sh. Hisham Bin Abdulaziz Al Khalifa, Undersecretary of the Bahraini Ministry of Education to commemorate the accreditation.

The Microsoft IT Academy is a part of the Memorandum of Understanding signed in June 2004 between Microsoft and the Bahraini Ministry of Education to provide improved Information and Communication Technology (ICT) education to Bahraini schools under Microsoft's Partners in Learning (PiL) global initiative. The Academy offers teachers and school leadership computer skills development and training on how to use technology as an effective and integrated part of the learning process, and instills the confidence to develop innovative, customized approaches for the use of computers in the classroom. Microsoft's substantial investment in teacher training and development to fulfill the PiL initiative supports its long term vision of empowering individuals with technology to achieve their full potential.




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