The FIVB Development Centre in Bahrain was opened in 1985  and has held over 134 courses (with an average of 15 participants at each course) such as Coaches Courses, Refereeing Courses (International Refereeing Candidate Courses, Refresher Courses and National Courses), Sports Management Courses, VIS Courses (Volleyball Information System - Besides presenting information after the matches, VIS provides data on teams and players before each match including statistics and results), Technical Seminars as well other clinics and symposium.

Due to its tremendous success, the Development Centre had to build another complex which opened its doors in May 2005.

The new Development Centre's strategy is aimed to reinforce the collaboration with the Asian and African National Federations in order to encourage them to take part in the programmes and courses offered by the Centre which number is to be increasing in the years to come.