This program provides 30% wage support for one year to encourage enterprises and employers to hire Bahraini talent into managerial and leadership positions, while contributing to strengthening Bahraini leadership representation across the private sector  

For enterprises:      

• Enterprise must be classified as either Small or Medium as per the definition set by the Ministry of Industry and Commerce   
• Enterprise holds an active Commercial Registration (CR) from MOIC or an active license from the relevant regulatory authority   
• Enterprise must not have any violations from Tamkeen, LMRA, SIO or any other relevant government entity   

 For employees:     

• Employee must be a Bahraini national between the ages of 18 and 55 years old 
• Employee must be registered as a full-time employee in the SIO under the same applying enterprise  
• Employee must be employed in a managerial role
• Employees must have a minimum salary of BD 800 and a maximum salary of BD 2,500 
• Employee must have a minimum of 4 years’ experience 
• Employee must be employed by the Enterprise for a maximum of six (6) months at the time of application submission  
• Employee must not have an active wage subsidy application with Tamkeen  

We will support enterprises by covering 30% of the wage for Bahraini employees for a period of 12 months, up to the approved support amount.