International ISO Consultancy successfully trains Bahrainis to become qualified IRCA-approved lead auditors

All 10 students successfully took advantage of the Tamkeen Professional Certification Scheme (TPCS), whereby the fund paid 100% towards any Bahraini that successfully completes the course. QMF Global Consultants key partner representatives from both BIBF and Tamkeen were also present at the ceremony.

Yousaf Razaq, Director at QMF Global Consultants firstly applauded the students for having passed the IRCA-approved lead-auditor course which is considered to be one of the most demanding courses in the field of quality-assurance. He commented; "this is definitely an achievement both for the students and the Kingdom as a whole. Tamkeen's Professional Certification Scheme is a brilliant idea which is of course working to empower Bahrainis."

Faisal Riaz, Director at QMF Global Consultants also added "the demand for these ISO lead-auditor courses has been astonishingly high. Our next 3 courses are already fully-booked. The courses are particularly popular as they are worldwide recognised and accredited by IRCA in the UK. We are thankful to our partners BIBF and Tamkeen for making this possible for the Bahrainis".

Tamkeen's Senior Manager for Human Capital Development, Mrs. Amal Al Kooheji, expressed gratitude to all parties involved in this milestone towards improving the skills set of Bahraini. She also stated, ""Tamkeen is committed to closing the gap in the labor market and making Bahrainis the employees of choice. The overwhelming interest in our programmes and initiatives, including the Professional Certification Scheme, is a testament of our success in realising our mission. To date, more than 40,000 Bahrainis benefited from Tamkeen's human capital development programmes. This includes funding training for nearly 22,000 Bahrainis, and enabling another 3,500 Bahrainis to find gainful employment and more than 2,000 Bahrainis to obtain professional certifications in their respective field."

The students included agreed that they took the auditor course to extend their knowledge in the quality field and to improve themselves in their respective careers. Graduates also added that this experience will benefit their work in the section that they work in and improve their attitude and behaviour in doing the audits especially as lead-auditors last but not least; they stated it will give them more confidence to lead the quality-audits.