NBK conducts training program for KPC employees

KUWAIT: The National Bank of Kuwait’s (NBK) Human Resources, in cooperation with Foreign Corporate, Oil and Trade Finance Group, has launched the second phase of the training program held for employees of the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) and its subsidiaries.

The training program, which was launched last year, comprises two phases of both practical and theoretical training and will extend for four weeks. The program is aimed at developing the technical skills of KPC employees. It covered several business divisions including Treasury, Finance and Accounting. The trainees have met with Emad Ahmed Al-Ablani, General Manager - Group Human Resources, National Bank of Kuwait; Pradeep Handa, General Manager of Foreign Corporate, Oil and Trade Finance Group, National Bank of Kuwait; Areej Yousif Al-Bahar, Deputy Managing Director for Financial Affairs at Kuwait Petroleum Corporation; and Ali Abdel Kareem, Financial Advisor at Kuwait Petroleum Corporation.

“This program reflects the NBK’s endeavors to attain a key role in developing the human capabilities in the state-owned entities, since NBK acts as the key financing partner to the Kuwaiti government,” said Emad Ahmed Al-Ablani, General Manager Group Human Resources, National Bank of Kuwait.

“The program primarily seeks to boost the technical skills of those working in the oil segment and dealing with the banking institutions, through delivering an introduction to the bank services offered to different categories of clients,” Ablani added.

The training program will cover several business divisions including treasury, central operations, risk management, letters of guarantee, letters of credit, project financing, in addition to anti-money laundering. The program’s goals came within NBK’s commitment to maintaining the balance between the economic sustainability of both the Group and the whole country, in addition to the human capital, which receives training in line with the highest global criteria. On the other hand, Pradeep Handa, General Manager of Foreign Corporate, Oil and Trade Finance Group, National Bank of Kuwait, said, “NBK has strong relations with the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation; the training plans come within the bank’s efforts to raise a new competitive and productive generation.”

NBK is committed to developing the human capital in line with its partnerships with public and private entities, as part of its social responsibility framework. NBK’s training initiatives deliver on its profound vision to invest in the human capital. It allocates a team of prominent banking experts to share their expertise with the promising talents. The bank’s annual initiatives came in line with its clear policies pertaining to its social responsibility framework. NBK’s programs continue to reflect the leadership role it has undertaken for decades in the local sector.