Emirates NBD celebrates graduation of 236 UAE Nationals

Press release

Published February 23rd, 2016 - 08:55 GMT

During the graduation ceremony

Emirates NBD, a leading bank in the region, celebrated the graduation of 236 UAE Nationals from its Al Misha’al and Programme for Accelerated Learning (PAL) programmes.

The bank honoured 51 PAL graduates and 185 Al Misha’al graduates at a distinguished ceremony held at Emirates Institute for Banking and Financial Studies in Dubai.

Commenting on the success of the programmes, Husam Al Sayed, General Manager Group Human Resources, Emirates NBD, said: “Emirates NBD has been a strong advocate of UAE leadership’s vision of Emiratisation and we are proud to welcome a new batch of talented young UAE nationals to the Emirates NBD family. Our training programmes reflect our commitment not only to hire talented UAE Nationals, but also nurturing and empowering them to take up complex job roles in the banking sector. We are confident that these talented individuals will play a major role in achieving the bank’s long-term ambitions as well as the wider financial services sector in the region.

PAL is a 6-month intense training programme aimed at personal and professional development of young UAE Nationals, offering training modules covering a range of areas including, complex banking systems, presentation skills, delegation skills, motivation theories, and coaching and counseling, among others. The training also involves on the job training, equipping PAL trainees to gain banking experience whilst preparing them for a variety of Assistant Manager or Officer roles within the bank.

To further support the Nationalisation efforts, Emirates NBD also provides a variety of training and mentoring programmes under its Al Misha’al programme, which is targeted at High School graduates. The programme inducts high school graduates into the bank following three months of rigorous training in various job-related subjects such as banking operations, branch automation, and customer service, among others.

The most recent batch of Al Misha’al and PAL graduates will take up jobs in the bank across different business units, including Retail Banking, IT, Finance, Wholesale Banking, Treasury, among others.

Background Information

Emirates NBD

Emirates NBD, the leading banking group in the region, was formed on 19 June 1963, when H.H. Late Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum signed the Charter of Incorporation of the National Bank of Dubai (NBD) which became the first National Bank established in Dubai and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). With the blessings of H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, NBD merged with Emirates Bank International (EBI) on 06 March 2007, to form Emirates NBD, the largest banking group in the region by assets. On 16 October 2007, the shares of Emirates NBD were officially listed on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM). The merger between EBI and NBD to create Emirates NBD, became a regional consolidation blueprint for the banking and finance sector as it combined the second and fourth largest banks in the UAE to form a banking champion capable of delivering enhanced value across corporate, retail, private, Islamic and investment banking throughout the region.