Bahrain Airport Services Company (BAS) recently honoured 13 employees who successfully completed a one-year specialised accounting and tax training course.

On this occasion, Salman Al-Mahmeed, CEO of the BAS, said: "In the time of commercial changes around the world, the need for qualified cadres in the field of accounting becomes important." He added that BAS decided to invest in its human capital for long and short-term goals. The most important of these is the qualification of these minds to participate in achieving the highest standards of quality and performance.

Al-Mahmeed also praised the Learning and Training Department for its efforts in developing the skills of the company's employees by curating well thought out and comprehensive plans that cover all the needs of knowledge employees.

He pointed out that BAS is continuously capable of creating jobs and providing Bahrainis with opportunities.

Also, BAS has raised the number of trainee beneficiaries during 2018 to twice the number of trainees last year. The total number of participants registered in the training programmes crossed over 2,800 during the first half of the year.

Bahrain Airport Services Company (BAS) was established in 1977 and is the official operator of ground services at Bahrain International Airport. BAS offers a number of commercial activities including aircraft and passenger handling services, catering services, aircraft engineering services, BAS Engineering Training Center (BAETC), as well as owns and manages airport lounges. - TradeArabia News Service