NBK Academy celebrates graduation from Wave 29

KUWAIT CITY, November 13: National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) celebrated the graduation of NBK Academy’s Wave 29 of newly recruited employees who successfully met the admission criteria for this intensive course, specially designed for Kuwaiti recent university graduates.

The graduation ceremony was attended by Mr. Omar Bouhadiba, CEO of International Banking Group at the National Bank of Kuwait, Mr. Mohammed Al-Othman, CEO – Consumer and Digital Banking Group, Mr. Mohammad Al-Kharafi, COO – Head of Group Operations and Information Technology, Mr. Emad Al-Ablani, GM – Group Human Resources, Mr. Ahmed Bourisly, GM – Corporate Banking Group, Mr. Jad Zakhour, GM – Head of the Treasury Group, and Mr. Hisham Al-Nusif, GM – Consumer Banking Group, along with a number of NBK executives and officers.

The program lasted 7 months, during which recent graduates from various majors received intensive training on technological, behavioral and other skills that will help them build sustainable careers at NBK.

The course covered various areas of banking principles such as design thinking and increasing productivity, training on creativity, innovation and digital trends in the banking sector, in addition to the banking sector, and a comprehensive understanding of all NBK groups and departments.

The participants presented new ideas to the heads of various departments within the “Innovation Challenge” program, which aims to stimulate trainees’ creativity and ability to come up with innovative solutions for the different training aspects covered in the Academy.

The program included various Blended Learning interventions through in-person and virtual courses, in addition to on-site training in various departments to better understand the nature of work in the banking sector.

On this occasion, Maryam Al-NasrallahTalent Management Manager, Group Human Resources at National Bank of Kuwait, said: “The NBK Academy program embodies the bank’s strategy to invest in human capital by preparing young national banking leaders qualified according to the latest and best international standards to the bank’s success story over many decades.”

“With a legacy of success spanning over 16 years, the NBK Academy is a program specifically designed for university graduates with the aim of recruiting, developing and empowering freshly graduated national talent to join the banking industry,” she added to.

“NBK maintains its leadership in the private sector in attracting, training, upskilling and qualifying national talent to join the banking industry. The bank also stands out as the employer of choice for national professionals, with the highest Kuwaiti and employee retention rates in the private sector,” she explains.

The Academy reflects NBK’s vision to promote the sustainable development of human capital as one of its top strategic priorities and a shared responsibility between the various government institutions and the private sector.

It is worth mentioning that the content of the NBK Academy program is regularly improved to keep pace with the latest trends in banking and administrative sciences.

Launched in 2008, the Academy aims to pave the way for new Kuwaiti graduates to join the banking services industry by offering them the best training programs developed in collaboration with leading international institutions and universities to meet the demands of the labor market to fulfil.