DBS unveils learning centre to boost Singapore’s digital banking scene

It can conduct over 10,000 training sessions per year.

DBS bank has officially launched DBS Academy, an innovative learning centre that will focus on strengthening digital banking skills of local finance professionals.

Spanning 40,000 square feet, the DBS Academy will encourage finance practitioners to embrace a digital mindset through experiential learning and experimentation.

It will conduct over 10,000 training sessions each year and give employees access to a wide selection of courses, such as scenario-based leadership development programmes and digital master classes.

DBS Academy boasts an advanced consumer banking simulation branch where employees will have access to the latest technology that makes banking more seamless for its customers and through hands-on learning, become more familiar with digital tools that can help them deliver greater value to customers.

In line with the government’s SkillsFuture drive and in the spirit of continuous learning, DBS will also introduce a new programme, “DBS SkillsFlex”, where all Singapore employees ranked Senior Associates and below will receive SGD500 DBS SkillsFlex Credit annually.

On top of the 10,000 courses in the SkillsFuture Credit Course Directory, these employees will be able to participate in 50 courses customised for DBS by NTUC Learning Hub. The courses cover topics that are especially relevant to today’s rapidly changing landscape including social intelligence, computational thinking and new media literacy.

DBS Academy’s opening ceremony was officiated by Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for Economic and Social Policies Tharman Shanmugaratnam and DBS Chairman Peter Seah.