More than 15,000 NAB colleagues will graduate from the FINSIA-delivered Career Qualified in Banking (CQiB) course by the end of September.
The milestone is an indicator of NAB’s determination to have a highly skilled workforce, according to one of the senior executives overseeing the program.
Darren Clarke, Executive, Talent an Learning People and Culture, told HRDTV about the positive impacts of CQiB on NAB and its customers.
“We have enrolled 20,000 colleagues into the program, which is just massive. We’re incredibly proud of that,” he said.
“By the end of our financial year, we are looking at about anywhere between 14- and 15,000 graduates.
“That’s 15,000 colleagues who three years ago might not have had a qualification now being able to boast a globally recognised qualification.
“In terms of the progress, we’re extremely proud of where we are today.
“That sends a really strong signal to both to our colleagues and to the future talent that might want to join NAB – and most importantly to our customers and to the industry at large around what’s possible.
“NAB has been prepared to invest, in order to raise the watermark of professionalism and build greater trust with our customers and communities.”
Darren said CQiB wasn’t just about “simply rolling out another learning”.
“What we really wanted to do is not only drive the professionalism of our workforce, and particularly that of our bankers, but also drive business outcomes.”
He also highlighted that NAB colleagues were also upskilling via other FINSIA offerings including the Certificate in Green and Sustainable Finance.
“We’ve had hundreds of colleagues enrol in that program,” he said.
“We know that ESG capability, more broadly, and in this specific example, climate capability for our bankers will become more and more important. It’s something that NAB is really invested in.”
