QIB sponsors 10 students at Qatar University and College of the North Atlantic

The effort is a reflection of the Bank's commitment to its strategy to recruit local workers and is in compliance with its Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Labor.

The students will study majors such as banking, marketing, economics and accounting for three to four years under the program and join QIB's workforce post-graduation. QIB's Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Labor maintained that the Bank would send local students to study majors chosen by the QIB in Qatar and abroad each year.

Dr. Ahmed A. Al-Kuwari, Assistant General Manager, Human Resources, said,

"This student program reflects the Bank's commitment to its strategy of attracting a trained local workforce. It is also an example of the State's and Ministry of Labor's policy in attracting Qataris into the local job market and an enhancement of the private sector's role in Qatarization through training local workers and developing the necessary skills and knowledge they need to enter the market."

He added, "QIB does not simply look at this program as an investment in the Bank's human capital, but also as an opportunity to increase the number of its local employees who comprise the local workforce which currently guides the Bank toward a better horizon; employees which enhance the Bank's leading position in both the local and international markets."

Mr. Al-Kuwari and QIB HR management organized a tour of the Bank for the selected students that described the nature of the Bank's departments. Several officials from various departments such as Finance and Investment briefed the students regarding the scope of their work in the banking sector.

QIB is dedicated to the development and training of its employees. During the first half of this year, the Bank conducted 34 internal training programs attended by 709 employees in addition to 42 external training opportunities. These programs are in line with QIB's strategic plan to further improve customer service skills while encouraging specialized training to allow the employees to work in such diverse sectors as Financial Analysis, Operations, Banking Products, Forgery and Counterfeiting Detection and Finance Operations. Each of these programs is included in the general Banking, Investment, Finance, Management and Customer Service-related domains.

These programs also reflect the importance the Bank gives to its human capital. QIB considers its employees an essential part of its progress, success and a key element of its strategy for the future. This strategy focuses on training to develop knowledge and skills needed to comply with the most recent developments in the banking industry and to meet and exceed the customer service needs of the Bank's clients.