NBB grooming next generation of Bahraini banking talents

National Bank of Bahrain (NBB) has completed a summer internship programme in cooperation with the Bayan Bahrain School (BBS) to immerse students into the world of banking at NBB. Eleven students took part in the three-week programme, which kicked off in mid-July. Interns, aged 16 – 18, received hands-on experience across key business units including Retail, Commercial & SMEs, Operations, Credit & Risk Management, Corporate and Institutional Investment Banking, Internal Audit and Compliance.

Commenting, Dana Buheji, Chief Human Resources Officer at NBB, said, “This is one of the initiatives we have launched to help educate young talent and to nurture their interests, to possibly contribute to keeping the Kingdom’s financial services sector at the forefront of innovation and leadership well into the future.” Hussain Al-Shaikh, one of the students said, “The programme has exceeded my expectation.

Having worked in the Commercial & SME department, I’ve learned a great deal including being trained on planning and executing projects. The work environment was welcoming, I got to know the employees and learned to deal with people professionally.“

Also talking about his experience, student Gharam Nassar, who interned in the Bank’s Operations department, added, “It was a good experience, we learned about how the bank operates and the business flow and procedures.NBB staff received us well and it was a good environment to work in.”