Muscat – The Ministry of Labour (MoL) began a training programme ‘Tamkeen Sahim’, in the Governorate of North Batinah governorate, on Sunday.

The five-day programme is the third in the governorate and targets 156 youth, who will be appointed on job contracts.

The programme seeks to hone the skills of the trainees in areas such defining personal goals, career planning, communication and understanding of personality, mastering functional skills and 4IR skills, developing positive behaviour, improving productivity, learning and leadership skills.

Tamkeen Sahim is an empowerment programme that stems from the Royal Directives of His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik to consolidate the principle of decentralisation, develop Omani governorates, encourage the utilisation of scholarly expertise and open up new vistas for investment.