Saudi Hollandi Bank inaugurates the “SHB Academy”
RIYADH - Saudi Hollandi Bank (SHB) has opened
its new training centre, the “SHB Academy”, at its new premises at the AlWaha
Center on the Khurais Raod, in the Al Rawda district of Riyadh.
This new
training facility, which aims to enhance the banking skills of SHB employees,
offers a wide range of training and development programmes. It will be used by
SHB staff from all over the Kingdom and will complement the bank’s existing
training facility in Jeddah.
"The launch of a fully-integrated training
academy is part of the bank's ongoing efforts to enhance the performance and
skills of our employees by providing them with a world-class environment for
learning" General Manager, Human Resources at SHB Saad Al Arfaj said at the
opening ceremony on…. The ceremony was attended by Dr. Bernd van Linder, SHB’s
MD, senior executives from the bank and a number of Saudi university graduates
currently undergoing training.
The academy, Mr. Al Arfaj said, will
provide long-term training programmes as well as workshops and specialised
courses on different aspects of banking. In addition, the academy will continue
to implement various programmes to train recent graduates from Saudi
universities who have joined SHB.
Among these programmes is the
"Management Trainee Programme" (MTP) in which the bank provides a select group
of high caliber young graduates with training in order to eventually equip them
to become executive level SHB employees. In addition to providing the bank with
qualified staff, these training initiatives aim to meet the growing demand for
qualified young Saudis who are well-versed in different aspects of
banking.
According to Mr. Al Arfaj the academy’s training programme
timetable for 2010 is already complete and teams have been formed to continue to
develop its academic and training curricula. These teams include senior SHB
staff in addition to full and part-time trainers, Al Arfaj said, noting that
trainers will on occasion also be invited from abroad to ensure that all
trainees at the academy receive the best possible training.
The launch of
the SHB Academy will help the bank to attract Saudi graduates and enhance their
ability in the future to undertake key management roles within the
bank.
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