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Top Nigerian lender, Fidelity Bank, said it is building a new crop of young, dynamic and talented workforce through its graduate recruitment scheme. This is as the bank recently admitted new inductees, who passed out of the Fidelity Crest Academy after a rigorous three months training programme, into its workforce.
The new inductees were recruited early this year and sent immediately to the banking school where they went through an extensive training on the fundamentals of the banking business with course modules on Culture, Bank Processes and Products; Fundamentals of Banking Business and Personal Effectiveness; Comprehensive Banking Operations and Understanding Banking Business; Financial Statement Analysis and Fundamentals of Credit.
Speaking at a colourful cocktail ceremony to celebrate the graduands in Lagos, Fidelity Bank CEO, Nnamdi Okonkwo urged them to make use of the exposure and training to excel in their various job functions. He stated that the rationale for setting up the Fidelity Crest Academy was to have a banking school that will help in training and equipping staff with the right skills to excel at work and compete favorably in the marketplace.
According to him, the bank places a great premium on its people and the academy was pivotal to grooming the next set of leaders of Fidelity Bank.
“It is our desire to see a future CEO of Fidelity Bank from amongst you. We are committed to training you and giving you the right foundation to succeed. It is up to you to rise to the occasion and justify our investments in you,” Okonkwo said.
The bank said as it approaches its 30th anniversary, it has become imperative to focus on grooming a new crop of leaders.
Fidelity Bank’s Executive Director, Shared Services & Products, Chijioke Ugochukwu, who also counseled the new staff at the ceremony, assured that the initiative would attain its overall objective of producing the next generation of homegrown leaders to ensure growth and future sustainability.
“The Bank’s tomorrow is in your hands,” she charged the new staff.
The highlight of the ceremony was the recognition of outstanding performers amongst the graduate trainees. The best in each of the four-course modules got rewarded just as the three overall best graduands each got gift items, including cash prizes.
