Sheikh Khalifa Bin Salman Al-Khalifa Award for Excellence in Industry was launched in 1997 and became the first scientific assessment of the various activities of the industrial enterprises.

The program of the prize is included in the agenda of the Ministry of Industry within the government's schedules for the years 2003 2006. His Highness the Prime Minister has given his name to the award as a sign of his eagerness to support this award.

This program is dynamic and will be replenished with all the new information about the conditions of nominating the small-scale, medium-scale and large-scale industries.

It is a dynamic process in the direction of facilitating rehabilitation and nominations for this award according to the deliberate evaluation mechanisms. The Ministry of Industry hopes that this award continues in establishing a significant tributary to support the industrial development which the ministry seeks to upgrade along its efforts to create an industrial dynamic sector capable of taking its share in the progress of the economic development in this precious country. Moreover, Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman Al-Khalifa Award for Excellence in Industry aims at motivating the industrial sector to further increase its competitive structure through the improvement of performance. This can be realized through the latest standards of quality, efficiency, and productivity, and by stimulating competition among manufacturers.

May God grant us success

- The decree of the establishment of the prize.

Decree-Law No. "24" for 1997 for the establishment of the Award for Excellence in Industry.

We Isa Bin Salman Al Khalifa, the Emir of Bahrain Kingdom,

after reviewing

and the Sovereign Ordinance No. "4" for the year 1975.

and Decree Law No. "9" for the year 1990 about the state awards.

and Decree Law No. "6" for the year 1974 on the regulation of industry and its amendments,

and Decree Law No. "11" for the year 1985 on the protection, of and support for, national industries and its amendments.

and after listening to the views of the Shura Council.

and after the approval of the Council of Ministers,

we charted the following:

Article 1:

     The establishment of an award that is called Sheikh Khalifa Bin Salman Al-Khalifa Award for Excellency in Industry", to be awarded annually to the exceptional companies and institutions in the areas of production and industrial services.

Article 2:

The Awards of Industrial Excellence will be granted to the paramount industrial companies and institutions in the areas of industrial production and industrial services, on the condition that these companies and institutions achieve the highest levels of production efficiency or export capacity, and it should also have a prominent role in the recruitment and training of national manpower, environmental protection, community service and the application of occupational health and safety.

Article 3:

The Prime Minister issues a resolution determining the levels of the prize in terms of quality and other benefits granted to the winning companies and institutions and the formation of a committee to be in charge of nominations.

Article 4:

The prize, as set forth in the law, will be issued annually by the Prime Minister.

Article 5:

The Minister of Oil and Industry will issue the necessary decisions to implement the provisions of this act.

Article 6:

All ministers-as appropriate- will implement the provisions of this law and will be effective upon its publication in the Official Gazette.

The Prince of the State of Bahrain.
Isa Bin Salman Al-Khalifa.

- Qualification criteria for winning Sheikh Khalifa Bin Salman Al-Khalifa Award of Excellence in industry.

-The first criterion:

Production and Sales Promotion:

A- Production Performances: -

The applicant must show that an outstanding increase in production, indicating the trend over the last three years; the first year will be the base year, (2001, for example) and the second and third (2002, 2003) will show the overall increase in output.

B- Sales Performance: -

A marked increase in sales the base year 2001 that will be compared to the sales increase during the second and third years.

C-Expansion and Modernization: -

Expanding production lines or upgrading the products and machinery:

- Has there been an update or expansion in the production line?

- Has the application used techniques to change the operations and equipments that would develop and increase production?

- The applicant must present a detailed statement to prove this.

-The Second Criterion: -

Quality Management: -

A- Planning:

Submitting the existing short-term and long-term development plans and through:

1- Requesting a written plan or a registered plan for the past five years "to ascertain the seriousness of the employer in development."

2- Requesting the five-year plan for the coming years.

3- Requesting the plans for the purchase of equipment or plans for feasibility studies, if any.

B- Management and Accounting: -

- Requesting the organizational and administrative structure of the institute.

- Requesting the employees job description.

- The specialization in the distribution of administrative and technical tasks.

The specialization in the distribution of administrative and technical tasks.

C - Marketing Style: -

- Submitting an explanatory description of the current marketing procedures, for example, "Are there internal offices or external offices for marketing.

-What is the future marketing plan?

- Describing the marketing mechanisms advertising capaigns in television - newspapers ... etc. ".

- Is there a system of incentives for the distributors?

- Is there a promotional system?

- The final product design, "in terms of change in the packing quality for example, or the quality of the product design."

If the institution has an ISO quality certification or its equivalent, it deserves a full degree.

-Third criterion: -

A- Methods of waste disposal:

- A written explanation of the methods of dealing with gas, liquid and solid waste.

- Are any global standards for waste disposal used?

- A concrete proof of compliance to procedures "during a visit, for
example."

Fourth criterion: -

Safety procedures: -

An explanatory description for the environment and safety of the working place in terms of : -

- Restricting to clothing and gloves specialized for that work.

- Safety of equipments.

- Degree of compliance with safety procedures for the workers in the institute.

Fifth criterion: -

What are the sources of training in the institution?

- Access to training programs, if any.

-2- Are the sources of training internal or external?

- Six criterion: -

Contributing to community service activities:

-Identifying and verifying the company's contribution to the celebrations and events.

- Stages of evaluating companies:

-(43) industrial companies have applied for the Award of Industrial Excellence.

- The Industrial companies have been classified into three categories according to the number of manpower. 14 Large-scale companies with more than 150 employees, 19 middle-scale companies with 30 150 employees, and 10 small-size companies with fewer than 30 staff employees.

- The branch committee had visited and evaluated all the factories applying for the Award according to the criteria mentioned above. The final evaluation was based on the committee's second visit to the factories with the highest scores in each category.

The prize was established initiative and the directives of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa, Prime Minister distinguished practices to upgrade the level of service and quality of instruction and the Gulf and the dissemination of the culture of quality and excellence for the development of education in the Kingdom of Bahrain on an ongoing basis.

Later, the ministerial decree No. 202 \ m p n 2003 the formation of the Supreme Committee of the Award chaired by HE Dr. Majed Bin Ali al-Naimi, Minister of Education and membership HE undersecretary of the ministry of agents and assistants and be scheduled is the Chairman of the Evaluation Committee of the prize Professor Ghazi Ahmed thanks.

The objectives of the prize:

1- Identification of the school with excellent educational performance in accordance with the elements of excellence set by the Ministerial Decree No. (202 m p \ n \ 2003).

2-arranging schools according to the overall percentage granted to them by groups valuation.

3-identify how to achieve the objectives of the education policy in the Kingdom of Bahrain.

4-identifying strengths and weaknesses in schools in order to improve its performance.

5-encourage schools to improve their standards of performance of the students and improve educational output.

6-recruitment results of the evaluation process in the improvement and development of the work of the school and improve education.

7-stimulating school to self-sustaining growth and development of methods of performance with respect to its core functions such as planning, implementation, management and the control and follow-up and evaluation, in accordance with the standards of excellence adopted.

8-providing an accurate data base for the ministry to support decision-makers.

D.Majed al-Naimi Minister of Education head of the Supreme Committee

- Moral and material value of the prize

    The material reward of ten thousand dinars by His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa, Prime Minister, the distinguished winner of the school added to the budget.

A gold medal awarded to the winning school board bearing the name of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa, Bahrain's Prime Minister.

A certificate of appreciation to distinguish signed by His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa, Prime Minister distinguished.

Standards and requirements of the progress of the prize

Not that the school had previously won the prize unless they had passed on at least 3 years.

The absence of any administrative or financial irregularities to the school during the school year.

That goes to school for two years or more since its opening.

- Elements of excellence

     The ability of the school to prepare plans and educational programs and educational enable it to achieve qualitative progress crescendo in the educational performance compared to the previous school year.

Effective employment of the school building and the clean and maintain the aesthetic appearance and the material available and optimal and rational use of these possibilities.

   Raising the level of academic achievement for students to be revised upward during the school year,and compared to the preceding school year.

The concrete achievements trades or advanced,and employing all the possibilities to improve school this collection.Concrete efforts to detect gifted children,and caring for people with special needs and slow learning.

   Innovation and production activities and the activities of cultural and educational, artistic and sports and achieving excellence in these areas and its impact on the promotion of the values of good citizenship and sense of belonging among students and teachers.

The ability of leadership to the school management for the creative community in the context of school rules and educational.

    Effective communication and networking done by the school with parents and other schools,and the impact of the strengthening of its role and the roles of activating affiliates of the students and teachers.

The names of the schools and the winner of the award year designated school or delivered to the school for the academic year 2002 - 2003.

Noor Secondary School for Girls from the academic year 2003 - 2004.

Competition reflection on the performance of schools

    We have already seen the great rivalry of the schools to receive the prize,We have also noted the keenness great attention to all aspects of the educational process in a comprehensive manner in addition to the schools sought to take advantage of discrimination in the schools that have won the outposts. It should be noted that most of the schools have benefited from the feedback provided by the Evaluation Committee of the prize,This contributed to the identification of such schools on the strengths and the aspects that need to be updated,these schools have formed an internal task forces to improve the level of performance.