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- Al-Tuwaijri: The Program Is Aligned With The Bank’s Focus on Creativity And Digital Innovation
Boubyan Bank announced the launch of Boubyan Digital Academy, the second Academy under the umbrella of the Boubyan Business School project. The academy was launched in collaboration with Pega, the international software company, to offer an opportunity for recent university graduates with computer science majors among young Kuwaiti cadres for training and recruitment in order to prepare them for kick-starting their professional careers and to make them ready to work in the field of digital banking.
Boubyan Bank’s CEO - Private, Consumer & Digital Banking, Mr. Abdulla Al-Tuwaijri, stated: “In light of the rapid and accelerating developments in the field of digital banking, Boubyan Bank managed to score many successes and achievements by offering various services and products, which were introduced for the first time in Kuwait.”
Speaking of Boubyan Digital Academy, Al-Tuwaijri added: “This is one of the ideas that revolve around creativity and innovation which are considered core pillars of the bank’s management. We are targeting a group of excellent national cadres of recent graduates with computer science background or similar majors to offer them proper training and give them the chance to join a work environment aligned with the bank’s strategy to be the leader in digital banking.”
On his part, Mr. Adel Al-Hammad, General Manager of the bank's Human Resources Group, stated: “Previously, the bank announced the launch of Boubyan Business School, the first training initiative of its kind across Kuwait, which came as a part of establishing the continued learning culture fostered by the bank in order to achieve excellence, promote the concept of continuous development, and to develop national cadres within the bank in addition to having plans in place for learning and development in collaboration with international partners that contribute to the development of our talents and human resources.”
“Boubyan Bank keeps pace with the rapid and accelerating developments in the domain of digital services as a part of its focus on digital transformation, and integrating modern technology into all its daily transactions. Moreover, Boubyan Bank is known as one of the first supporters of investment in people across all domains of creativity and digital innovation.”, he added.
Speaking of Boubyan Digital Academy, Al-Hammad elaborated: “It is a program tailored especially for Kuwaiti university graduates with majors in Computer Sciences/Computer Engineering or similar majors to kick-start their careers and be prepared for work in the field of digital banking. A comprehensive training program is now in place to develop technical skills of outstanding graduates from these majors and to prepare them for their future roles.”
“The trainees’ learning journey will be complemented with different technical training modules created by ISACA, IIBA, PMI, Microsoft and other international organizations over a period of 3 months, followed by exams, presentations and projects, which they will need to submit. This will help sharpen their skills to make them ready to join a creative and innovation-driven work environment such as Boubyan’s.”, Al-Hammad added.
Al-Hammad went on to add: “Boubyan Bank is currently one of the top career choices of ambitious Kuwaiti youth due to the work environment at the bank that fosters innovation, creativity and unleashes youth’s energy in addition to increasing their experience, thus adding value to them and reflecting positively on customer service.”
Boubyan Business School is the first innovative imitative of its kind across Kuwait and the region. It serves as an umbrella for several other specialized academies focusing on each segment of employees. There are five main academies; the first is focused on technology, the second focuses on technical aspects of the banking business, the third focuses on consumer banking services, the fourth focuses on wealth-management, while the last academy focuses on leadership and management.
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