**Coaching and Mentoring for Students and Young Graduates**

Batelco’s Youth Marketing team, in line with its commitment to educational initiatives supports a wide range of programmes to inspire young people, enhance their opportunities and promote career development. As part of this undertaking, Batelco has become a key strategic partner of the Al Nukhba Youth Empowerment Programme.

The Al Nukhba Programme, which is under the patronage of H.E. Shaikh Hisham bin Abdulrahman Al Khalifa, is focused on fresh graduates and students in their final year of university.

To enter the programme, potential candidates must complete an online assessment and complete a video interview, with the top achievers being accepted into the programme and receiving a range of benefits including:-

• A two week professional skills development programme.
• Coaching, mentoring and training in a variety of skills for corporate success.
• Entrepreneur support awareness.
• Media exposure through the programme’s documentary video.
• Career placement support.

Batelco Bahrain A/CEO Muna Al Hashemi said that Batelco is committed to supporting a range of youth initiatives and the Al Nukhba Programme, which is aimed at preparing university seniors and young graduates for life after university in the working world, fits perfectly with Batelco’s aspirations.

“Our role in the Al Nukhba programme serves as an extension of the many successful training programmes and work placement opportunities that Batelco has provided over many years for students. These students will be the workforce of the future with many of them likely holding key senior management roles in the years to come. We are therefore delighted to support a programme that boosts their employment opportunities and gets them off to a great start on the career ladder,” added Mrs. Al Hashemi.