NBB bolsters its human capital development capacity
- Date: 26-Jul-2020
- Source: 24×7 News
- Sector:Financial Markets
- Country:Bahrain
NBB bolsters its human capital development capacity
Manama: As part of
its commitment towards employee career growth and development, the National
Bank of Bahrain (NBB) introduced its revamped internal training model, which
was enhanced with the aim of continuously providing both NBB and the recently
acquired Bahrain Islamic Bank (BisB) staff, with the necessary skillset to
continuously address their developmental needs despite the current challenging
environment.
The revamped training model, which has transitioned to
embrace a more employee empowered approach now provides employees with the
opportunities to take part in training sessions across a range of different
disciplines such as Industry Updates and Best Practices, Management and
Leadership, and Interpersonal Skills and Communication. Accessible to all
employees through a number of different devices, various topics were covered in
support of the newly imposed working environment whereby a high percentage of
employees are working from home, practicing physical distancing in order to
mitigate potential risks and safeguard employee health and wellbeing.
Despite the current circumstances, NBB was keen on
continuing its efforts to provide its employees with the relevant training
programmes and as a result introduced the revamp model. All training provided
over the past 3 months was conducted through virtual channels, which has
resulted in over 95% of the Bank's employees participating, given the
flexibility and accessibility of the training sessions. This model ensures that
NBB employees are