{"id":29737,"date":"2022-11-19T07:25:56","date_gmt":"2022-11-19T07:25:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/over-20-students-graduate-from-bank-of-kigali-academy"},"modified":"2022-11-19T07:54:18","modified_gmt":"2022-11-19T07:54:18","slug":"over-20-students-graduate-from-bank-of-kigali-academy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/culture-and-art\/over-20-students-graduate-from-bank-of-kigali-academy","title":{"rendered":"Over 20 students graduate from Bank of Kigali Academy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>The first cohort of Bank of Kigali’s entry level training programme graduated on Thursday, November 17 after completing a three-month intensive training in banking.<\/p>\n

The cohort of 25 was selected from best performing university graduates from various fields, such as finance, accounting, business and information technology, among others.<\/p>\n

BK Academy\u2019s initiative trains them to become part of the bank\u2019s family.<\/p>\n

At the graduation ceremony held in Kigali, BK\u2019s management said the newly trained cohort would contribute to the bank\u2019s long-term goals.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are happy to see this initiative come to fruition with 25 young, brilliant people who have gone through an intense training programme,\u201d said Diane Karusisi, BK\u2019s Chief Executive.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey have learnt the ambitions of the bank, its culture, how we do our business, what makes the banking sector, as well as hard and soft skills; and they will be deployed into different departments. We see them as future leaders of Bank of Kigali.\u201d<\/p>\n

The graduates were excited to complete the training and said they gained new skills and knowledge that will enable them to succeed in their careers.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt wasn\u2019t an easy journey, none of us thought that we would make it but here we are. At the BK academy we acquired technical and soft banking skills. We can\u2019t wait to join BK and play our part in financially transforming lives,\u201d Divine Ineza, one of the graduates, said.<\/p>\n

After the training, Joshua Ngarambe said he was looking forward to joining BK\u2019s pool of employees.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am very much prepared and ready to face new challenges. I have learnt a lot: emotional intelligence, team-building, teamwork, and of course some theoretical material at BK has been given,\u201d Ngarambe said.<\/p>\n

Every year, BK Academy\u2019s entry level training programme will be training new graduates before they join the bank\u2019s larger team.<\/p>\n

Besides the entry level programme, BK Academy trains its employees for improvement and advancement of their professional capacity.<\/p>\n

Some of the 25 graduates of Bank of Kigali’s entry level training programme celebrate after completing a three-month intensive training in banking graduated on Thursday, November 17. Dan Kwizera<\/p>\n

A traditional ballet entertain the event<\/p>\n

Attendees interact during the graduation ceremony in Kigali on November 17.<\/p>\n

One of the 25 graduates speaks on behalf of the cohort<\/p>\n

Some the graduates dance with a traditional ballet during the ceremony<\/p>\n\r\n