Alizz Islamic Bank launches 'Ruwad Alizz'
Alizz Islamic Bank launched 'Ruwad Alizz' programme, in collaboration with Harvard Manage Mentor - the on-line learning platform and a subsidiary of Harvard University - one of the most prestigious universities in the world.
With this programme, Alizz Islamic Bank endeavours in a mission to develop Leadership to suit the 'Future of Work' by steering a holistic and an accelerated development journey to its potential future leaders.
Further, the bank believes that there is immense opportunity in collaborative learning and exchanging ideas in the new age of digital and automated business environment.
Upholding this vision of the CEO, the programme pursues to make the learner experience more enriching by including delegates with potential from different industries in Oman which would also be conducive in nurturing alliances.
Moreover, the future business ecosystems will also need communities of interconnected individuals, organisations and industries that work in tandem in a complex environment, where members play roles of leaders, innovators, and most importantly, entrepreneurs who will be able to develop commercial allies across industries, a press release said.
The event was attended by Sulaiman bin Hamad al Harthy, CEO, members of senior management along with the internal and external delegates who were selected to join the pilot Batch.
The event was also graced by the line mangers of the external delegates, representatives from the Performance Factory – the training partner for Ruwad AlIzz, and Shatha al Maskiry, a guest speaker
Mohammed al Balushi, chief Human Resources officer at Alizz Islamic Bank, stated that the initiative was suggested by the CEO, which was later consented by the board of directors.
Balushi added that the programme aims to certify 60 delegates every year, across two batches. He further elaborated that the programme is not restricted to lecture-based classes, it is rather a blended programme that consists of different methods of learning. It includes self-study using learning materials of Harvard Manage Mentor through their on-line learning platform followed by class-room assimilation to discuss bi-weekly topics covered in the e-learning modules.
The classroom assimilation sessions will be conducted by the Oman wing of the Performance Factory, a leading consultancy firm renowned for their work in Management Consulting & Organisation Development. The delegates will also be subject to several assignments and assessments to measure effectiveness in learning, and there will be mentors appointed from the senior management of AlIzz Islamic Bank for each delegate to support them along this leadership development journey.