Al Salam Bank concludes internship programme

TDT | Manama

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Al Salam Bank concluded its 16th annual Summer Internship Programme which targets fresh university graduates. This year’s edition saw the Bank welcome 17 fresh graduates from various local and international universities. The programme offered the interns comprehensive vocational training combined with extensive industry experience, as well as key learning and skills acquisition from various departments within the Bank.

The programme ran over the course of two months in collaboration with Investment for Knowledge Management & Consultancy, Kooheji Training and KPMG. The team projects were evaluated by a panel of experts to determine the winning team at the end of the programme.

Muna Al Balooshi, Head of Human Resources and Administration at Al Salam Bank, said, “We are dedicated to strengthening the local entrepreneurial ecosystem by investing in the education of the next generation of financial players that will contribute to reinforcing the Kingdom’s position as a leading regional Islamic finance and banking hub,” she added. Since its inception in 2007, Al Salam Bank’s Summer Internship Programme has trained more than 500 students.