The internship programmes, which
are being developed as part of the Bank’s strategies and plans to achieve its Environmental,
Social, and Governance goals, are designed to help prepare future banking
professionals in Islamic banking industry. The programmes provide participants
the opportunity to experience, first hand, working environment and enhance
their communication and time management skills as well as provide them with
practical and technical experience in order to increase their opportunity to be
employed in the labour market in line with the Bahrain Vision 2030 to empower
Bahrainis, making them the first choice of employment.
Ithmaar Energy is designed for fresh
graduates as it provides them with the opportunity to develop their skills and
utilise their capabilities and ambitions through practical experience in
banking environment as well as providing them with access and authority to
perform their job similarly to actual employees in the Bank.
Ithmaar Guide,
which is designed for younger candidates, especially high school students, aims
to provide participants with an outline, practical experience, and guidance to
help them make a right decision to choose their academic programme. This is
done through a comprehensive programme that is designed to enable them greater
knowledge about all departments in the Bank and allow participants to complete
some tasks in each department as well as equip them with specialised training
courses to learn more about the work environment in an Islamic Bank and guide
them in line with their ambitions to meet their future academic aspiration.
“Being one of
the Islamic banking pioneers, Ithmaar Bank has always played a vital and
effective role in supporting various activities and social initiatives,” said
Ithmaar Bank Head of Enterprise Support Services and Sustainability, Einas
Raheemi. “This includes continuous investment in Bahraini youth as it
contributes directly to help maintain Bahrain’s position as a major financial
hub in the Middle East,” she said.
“Ithmaar Bank recognises its
important role and responsibility to support youth talent through internship
programmes that aim to develop their professional capabilities and increase
their chances to swiftly find a job opportunity,” said Raheemi. “Through these
programmes, Ithmaar Bank gives the priority to its talented and qualified
interns to be hired by the Bank when there is a vacancy. Therefore, the
Bahrainisation in 2023 at Ithmaar Bank has reached 95 percent and has reached
93 percent at the executive management level. This high percentage is due to
the Bank’s continuous efforts to develop national cadres and the Bank’s employees to
hold senior management positions and set an effective internal plan to invest
in Bahrainis to be the employee of choice at the Bank as well as in the banking
sector,” she said.
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