The Saudi British Bank has announced the launch of SABB Digital Academy, which aims to increase human capital entry into the labor market, supply the financial sector specifically with qualified human cadres, and contribute to the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 goal of lowering the unemployment rate. In collaboration with the Financial Academy, an initiative under the Financial Sector Development Program, and Takamol Business Services, the academy’s courses will be offered in their new digital format, utilizing cutting-edge creative technology solutions. This step is transformative in the academy’s history, which started in 2017 and qualified more than 600 male and female trainees for the labor market in four prior batches. According to the new plan for offering training programs, the door is now open for 8,000 male and female trainees yearly, to provide them with courses certified by the Financial Academy to work in the financial sector, in fields such as financial advisory and retail banking services. This is in addition to more than 135 courses in combating fraud and money laundering, and practical skills such as English. All training programs will be free of charge. The top 400 male and female trainees will be honored and given the opportunity to take the Financial Academy Exam. “SABB Digital Academy is one of the bank’s pioneering community projects to increase its investments in community development, encourage the ambition of youth, and contribute to the building of a promising generation,” SABB’s Chief Human Resources Officer Rania Al-Sharyoufi said. “Digitizing the academy is a continuation of the bank’s commitment to its digital transformation strategy.”