Deputy Minister of Labor honors NCB for its role in developing the national human capital

The ceremony was organized by the Riyadh Chamber of Commerce and Industry under the auspices of His Excellency the Minister of Labor Dr. Ghazi Al Gosaibi.

Faraj Almonajam, Head of Learning & Performance in the Human Resources Department at NCB, who received the honorary shield from the Deputy Minister of Labor said,

"We are glad and honored to receive this prestigious recognition. The award is a source of pride to the bank and it is an extension of the support the business sector receives from the Ministry of Labor."

Saud Al-Sabban, Vice President and Head Of Human Resources in NCB, expressed deep pleasure to get this recognition as it acknowledges the leading role that NCB has taken on in the development of Saudi competencies and training graduates and national youth in all areas.

He added, "Saudization is our strategic choice to develop the national human capital for the banking industry and it is one of our responsibilities in serving the community. The advanced level that NCB achieved in localizing workforce is but the result of the continuous and consistent efforts guided by a strategic vision in the development of human resources."

Al-Sabban stated, "NCB's endeavor in this regards stems from a solid sense of social responsibility and a conviction in the role of the bank in supplying the local industry with national talents and skills. NCB carries out this responsibility through various programs and mechanisms including supporting higher education institutions and the implementation of summer training programs and coop for students, both males and females"

On his part, the President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Riyadh, Abdul Rahman bin Ali Al Jeraisy affirmed that Riyadh's Chamber of Commerce is keen on continuing to cooperate with the private and governmental institutions in executing the training strategy which aims at the development of national workforce to meet the local market needs of skills and labor, and in turn contribute to actualizing the strategy of Saudization.

Since its establishment in 1414, the training center at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Riyadh has completed the implementation of a development program that enrolled more than 24 thousand trainees and 433 qualification programs attended by more than 11 thousand trainees in addition to 164 specialized Vocational Diplomas in which 3380 participated.

The partnership between the National Commercial Bank and the Riyadh Chamber of Commerce and Industry has been fruitful in training and qualifying many of the bank's employees, in addition to cooperation in social responsibility programs through NCB's Training Program which has expanded to cover all regions in the Kingdom.