Al Darmi: Investing in employees is one of KIB’s top priorities and strategies to meet current and future needs

Kuwait, 3 July 2023: Kuwait International Bank (KIB) celebrated the graduation of another group of employees who successfully completed the accredited programs from the London Institute of Banking and Finance (LIBF), in partnership with the Institute of Banking Studies (IBS). 

The completed programs covered numerous fields, including credit management, advanced credit management, branch management, assistance branch management, risk management, and investment basics. KIB’s graduates were celebrated at the ceremony organized by the Institute for the 2021/2022 class after having obtained their accredited certificates. 

Congratulating the Bank’s graduates, General Manager of Human Resources at KIB Feras Al Darmi said: “We are very proud of our employees who successfully completed these professional training courses. This indicates an advanced level of achievement and high potential for further development and progress. Our graduates are a true embodiment of KIB’s core values of excellence and commitment, and we appreciate their trust in the Bank as a provider of modern career development opportunities.”
Al Darmi further added: “We at KIB believe that investing in employees is one of the Bank's top priorities and strategies, aiming to meet the current and future needs of a trained workforce that holds advanced professional certificates in the various fields of banking. To this end, we look forward to a bright future for our employees who are promising. We are confident that they will continue taking leadership in developing their skills and obtaining other certificates required to succeed in their careers and, in turn, enrich the banking business. Indeed, this is part of our strategy to build future leaders.”

The HR General Manager emphasized KIB’s ability to expand and grow, depending mainly on highly qualified manpower, which is what the Bank seeks to achieve by doing its best to maintain its high professional level and good reputation through training, developing and motivating its employees continuously.
KIB’s developments and achievements in recent years, Al Darmi pointed out, stem from its belief in Kuwaiti skills, which is considered the main pillar in everything the Bank has achieved. He emphasized KIB’s constant commitment to training a new generation of bank leaders and qualifying them to enter the labor market with confidence and strength. He also praised the Institute of Banking Studies’ prominent role in qualifying Kuwaiti youth capabilities by providing the banking sector with the training required to fill positions with professional and proficient employees.

Concluding his remarks, Al Darmi extended his thanks to the Institute’s Director General Rana Al-Nibari and its team for organizing the celebration and expressed his appreciation for the effort to provide training support to the banking sector.