DOHA: Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB) has launched an innovative mobile application aimed to identify and train national talents, adopting the world’s latest application technologies in the field of Human Capital management. The Bank’s “Management Associate fast track program” is a comprehensive training programme supported by a highly interactive mobile application. QIB is Qatar’s first financial institution to launch a similar initiative with the support of interactive technology.
This initiative was launched based on the Bank’s executive management directives to use the latest technologies to attract, train and motivate local talents to work in the private banking sector in line with Qatar National Vision 2030.
The Management Associate programme is specifically designed to enhance the professional skills of fresh graduates and prepare them for supervisory roles in the domain of banking operations. The mobile application is a supporting tool which in the first place helps QIB’s Human Capital Group to evaluate all programme candidates based on their skills, knowledge and personality traits in order to provide a first holistic feedback to the individuals as well as assess where they can fit better within a banking organisation. Upon commencement of the training programme, the application is a 24x7 companion to the participants and a very useful tool throughout their fast track learning experience helping them towards an accelerated career path.
Among other features, it offers easy access to the reference materials, useful tips and reminders to the participants through push notifications, the possibility to provide feedback and interact with the coaches and mentors as well as game-based knowledge and skills self-assessments. Upon completion and subject to a successful final assessment the participants will be confirmed in a permanent role at QIB.
Khalefa Al Mesalam, head of QIB Human Capital Group, said: “The introduction of the supporting application offers an exciting and innovative education method and delivers great information and banking knowledge through practical applications and simulation models that help trainees to easily understand the content. Through this mobile application, QIB aims to reach out to young talents and encourage them to work in Qatar’s banking sector. This initiative is part of QIB’s efforts to use the latest technological developments to motivate talented nationals to learn and grow.”
The Peninsula
