Ahmed Mejairan

Ahmed Mejairan of Bahrain is the Associate Director for his country’s Labor Fund, Tamkeen, and is focused on technical and vocational education. In doing so, he has worked in stakeholder engagement, project management, and career guidance. Additionally, he is a founding member of (Skills Bahrain), a government supported body that aims to build the country’s technical and vocational education and training system to focus on skills as the basis for talent development. Previously, Mr. Mejairan worked as a technology specialist for the Bahraini Ministry of Education as well as in multiple roles in the financial sector such as human resources, client retention, and compliance management.

Mr. Mejairan holds a bachelor’s degree in information systems development from Glasgow Caledonian University and a master’s degree in information systems from the University of Huddersfield in the United Kingdom. Additionally, he obtained a professional diploma in strategic management and leadership from the Chartered Management Institute in the United Kingdom. He was awarded the Prime Minister HRH Prince Salman bin Hamad Medal for Medical Merit in recognition of being one of the first members on Bahrain’s national taskforce for combatting Coronavirus.

During his fellowship year, Mr. Mejairan aims to increase his understanding of educational administration, policy, and planning to support his country’s initiative of developing technical and vocational education and training to meet current and future labor demands.