The Bahrain Banking Association (BAB) applauded the eagerness of numerous banks to develop training programs for six months for Bahraini graduates.

 

The program comes in response to the Central Bank of Bahrain's related decision to give national competencies with real-world experience that advances their knowledge and expertise in the financial and banking sectors and contributes to the recruitment of prominent individuals as employees at those banks.

 

Dr Waheed Al-Qassim, CEO of BAB emphasized that while some banks have planned to start this training in the near future, others have already started receiving trainees of students and recent graduates, integrating them into their work environments, and providing them with the necessary follow-up and assistance.

 

The six-month graduate training program in the banking and finance industry focuses on the fields that offer the most career prospects in the banking industry, including FinTech and digital financial services.

 

Additionally, this will facilitate graduates’ shift to join workforce prepared with the skills and knowledge necessary for future success and advancement by ensuring that students are up-to-date with developments in the banking sector, including its trends toward sustainability, green finance, open banking, treasury, legal affairs, and public relations, among others.

 

Al-Qassim, said: “We applaud the financial and banking organizations' efficient response and constructive collaboration with the Association in putting the graduate training program the Society announced in August into action. This initiative falls under the umbrella of the CBB, Skills Bahrain, and Banking Financial Institutions' efforts to implement The Kingdom's Economic Recovery Plan, which called for the rehabilitation of national cadres and their integration into the financial and banking sector.”

 

“BAB is striving to ensure the success of this initiative by providing all the necessary support, in a manner that guarantees the recruitment of national cadres and their advancement to middle and senior management positions. This is in addition to creating the right conditions for the new generation of bankers to gradually assume their role and provide fresh creative ideas,” he added. -TradeArabia News Service