Service Directory

National Employment Program

This program encourages private sector enterprises to employ nationals through wage support for up to five years. This helps Bahraini graduates and jobseekers to enter the labor market, while also supporting enterprises to employ the talent they need to drive their productivity and success. While this program is open for employing graduates from all educational backgrounds, there are also tracks under the program which support specializations such as doctors, actuaries, and engineers to cater to the specific needs of their sectors.

Service Conditions

For enterprises:

Enterprise holds an active Commercial Registration (CR) from MOIC or an active license from the relevant regulatory authority

For employees:

Employee must be a Bahraini national
Employee must be registered in the SIO under the same company
Employee must not be a business owner or a CR holder
Employee must be a fresh graduate with 24 months of experience or less, or a jobseeker nominated by the Ministry of Labour, or a job seeker employed through the Ministry’s Jobs+ Program

For the actuaries track:

Employee must have a minimum wage of BHD 500

For the doctors track:

Employee’s must have a minimum wage of BHD 800

For the engineers track:

Employee must have a minimum wage of BHD 500
Employee must be a trainee engineer as per The Council for Regulating the Practice of Engineering Professions (CRPEP)
Employee must be nominated by the Ministry of Labour as a jobseeker

Required Attachments

The employment contract
SIO Statement
Approval from The Council for Regulating the Practice of Engineering Professions (Engineers Track)
NHRA license (Doctors Track)
One-year management accounts (not older than 6 months) (optional)
Pictures of the current business setup (optional)
Latest audited financials (optional)