FAQ for Centers & Family & Childhood Development Directorate
Social Centers Services
Q: What are the workshops, programs and lectures available in the Social Center?
Awareness programs and informative and educational lectures.
Q: How are programs, workshops and lectures announced in social centers?
Through the social media of the administration (mosd.events) and via WhatsApp of the social center.
Q: How to participate in programs, lectures and workshops in social centers?
By filling out the electronic registration form available in the advertisement and WhatsApp groups.
Q: How much are the fees for participation in programs, lectures and workshops in social centers?
All ministry services are free.
Q: Is there a specific number and category for subscription?
There is no specific number for everyone, and the target group is specified in the advertisement, as each program has a target group.
Q: What are the official working hours in the social centers?
Sunday through Thursday From 7:30 am to 2:00 pm From 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Q: What is the registration mechanism for training courses?
By filling out the electronic registration form available in the advertisement.
Q: When do the training courses start?
It Starts from January to April in addition from September to December.
Q: Are there virtual training courses?
Yes, there are virtual training courses and face-to-face courses, according to the subscriber's desire, and there are morning and evening courses.
Q: What is the duration of the training courses?
The training courses vary from one course to another, some of which are two days a week, and some of which are three days, an average of 3-4 hours per day during one month.
Q: What are the training courses available in the social centers?
Courses vary from time to time, which include:
- Cooking course (local and international)
- Basics of makeup and hairdressing courses
- Decoupage pottery course
- Fashion design course
- Cake decorating course
- Sewing and detailing course
- The cycle of plant types and methods of propagation
- Sashiko embroidery course
- A course in the arts of recycling household waste
- Basics of hair and body care course
- Crochet course
- Ceramic cutlery course
- PowerPoint design course
- Computer basics course
- Acrylic painting course
- Hydroponics cycle
Family Development Services
Q: What are the official working hours for the Capital Mall?
The complex receives the public from the morning until nine in the evening, seven days a week.
Q: Is the product display service in the mall free of charge, or does it have a percentage of the sales?
The complex provides a free display and marketing service for the products of productive families.
Q: How can I enroll in specialized courses in the Capital Complex?
Through the electronic link attached to the announcement of the courses published through the complex’s account on the Instagram platform.
Q: Is it possible to provide delivery and shipping services for the products?
The delivery service is available through requests only or through direct communication with the families who own the required product in addition to shipping.
Q: What is Khatwa center?
It is the center in charge of providing a license for the productive home to the owners of home projects, in addition to commercial training courses, development programs and consultations that contribute to the development of the product and the productive power of the project owner.
Q: Who is the beneficiary of the step program?
- Home entrepreneurs
- Jobless
- Pensioners
- Beneficiaries of training programs in social centers of the Ministry of Labor and Social Development
Q: What are the conditions for applying to the program?
- Applicant must be a Bahraini citizen.
- Applicant must be at least eighteen years old.
- Applicant should not have a commercial register.
- Applicant should be one of the individuals residing in the house, owners or tenants.
- Applicant must have an existing home project or an idea for a home project.
- A family member has the right to participate in an activity different from other family members residing in the same house.
Q: What are the application requirements?
- Registration application form
- A copy of the applicant's ID card.
- The card reader of the applicant.
- Owner's consent
- Owner Card.
- A selfie.
- A copy of the IBAN.
- A copy of the house document / religious obligation.
- A copy of the electricity bill.
- A picture of the front of the house.
- Install a manual co2 fire extinguisher and a battery-powered fire smoke detector.
- Pictures of the products that are carried out according to the production activity.
- The name of the Instagram account of the home project (a picture of the Instagram page).
- Kitchen pictures (complete kitchen, oven, fan, sink, utensils, table, heat detector, self-sealer) for nutritional activity
Q: What are the activities that can be registered for?
Productive activities:
- Embroidery, design and sewing of women's clothing, shawls and abayas.
- Simple accessories and jewelry works.
- Handmade antiques, pottery and ceramic works.
- Mixing, selling, bottling, and wrapping incense and perfumes.
- Artistic and manual works, technical and plastic drawings, and simple woodwork.
- Handmade wicker.
- Handmade textile and carpet works.
- Design and formation of gift boxes.
- Flower arrangement and home cultivation.
- Home cooking lessons.
- Photographing events, weddings and conferences.
- Computer design of advertisements.
- Designing event cards and electronic presentations on the computer.
- Packaging and binding of school books and preparation of school aids.
- Sale of rare coins and stamps.
- Repairing shoes and soles and teaching them manually
- Clock repair. Food activities:
- Roasting, packing grains, spices, and flour.
- Drying and packing fish and shrimp.
- Production of cakes and pastries without meat and creams.
- Biscuits without white cream.
- Local popular sweets.
- Filling dates.
- Automatic drying and packing of fruits.
- Roasting and packaging of nuts and coffee.
- Making and packing ragag bread.
- Refill sugar and cereals
- Molasses filling.
- Making grape leaves with rice.
- Making and packing samosa paper
- Making and packing the equipment.
- Making and packing pickles.
- Laundry and ironing works in simple ways.
Q: How long does the registration process take for Khatwa program?
The registration procedure takes from two to three weeks, due to the need for a response from the concerned authorities (Ministry of Municipalities Affairs, Agriculture, Civil Defense, and Health in case the activity is food) with approval and rejection.
Q: How long does it take to process the statement?
The reporting period takes 3-5 days after the applicant obtains the work-from-home permit.
Q: What are the insurance procedures?
Applicants desiring insurance are urged to review social insurance for more details and information related to insurance.
Q: When will the license be issued?
The license is prepared after the applicant obtains all approvals from the concerned authorities and the application enters the decision committee, which is approximately one month.
Child Development Services
Q: Where is the Sharifa Al-Awadi Club for children and youth located?
Building: 376 Road: 1912 Complex Box 919 East Riffa
Q: When does registration for workshops or training programs start at the Sharifa Al-Awadi Club for children and youth?
After announcing the program or workshop, we start online registration via the link on the clubs' Instagram page. INSTAGRAM@Child_youthclubs.
Q: Are the children's and youth clubs' programs free?
Yes, it's free.
Q: What kind of programs are offered through the children's and youth clubs?
A variety of religious, scientific, artistic, cultural, technical and entertainment programmes.
Q: What are the timings for evening training programs and workshops?
In the period between four o'clock and seven o'clock in the evening, and for each program or workshop a specific time during this period is specified in the advertisement.
Q: What are the ages of the participants allowed to participate in the training program or workshop?
Each training program or workshop is allocated to a specific age group between 7-18 years Except for the training workshops for kindergartens, which are for children between 4-6 years old.
Q: Are the training programs and workshops offered mixed for boys and girls, or segregated?
The announcement of the training program or workshop shall specify the gender of the participants With the knowledge that :
- In-person training programmes, which last for a month or more, segregate between the sexes, as Sunday and Tuesday are set for girls and Monday and Wednesday for boys.
- Online training programs: mixed
- Short training workshops and events: mixed
Q: Is transportation available for participants?
not available.
Q: How do I register for the Sharifa Al-Awadi Club programs for children and young adults?
Access the electronic registration form link on the Kids and Youth Clubs Instagram page
Q: Is it possible to participate in more than one training programme?
Possible if the time of the required programs does not conflict.
Q: Can non-Bahraini children and youth participate in training programs and workshops offered by children's and youth clubs?
All children and young adults can participate in training programs and workshops, regardless of their nationalities, provided that they are fully proficient in the Arabic language (the trainers' time does not allow training workshops to be presented in Arabic and English at the same time).