Bank of Singapore will offer continuing education from some of the U.S.' most prestigious universities to its 2,000 private bankers and staff.
The private banking arm of OCBC Bank's staff will be offered online classes from Johns Hopkins, Columbia and Duke University in a new partnership with Coursera, the education firm said in a statement.
The move to online courses is a concession to Bank of Singapore's growing staff abroad: the bank has 500 employees in Dubai, Hong Kong, and Manila, and is growing. Instead of traditional classroom learning, firms like Coursera have made inroads with businesses by offering online training and continuing education courses.
Goldman Tie-Up
Employees are increasing taking their learning and development into their own hands, BoS' learning and development had Stephenie Teo said. «This tie-up with Coursera would allow our employees, including those based in overseas markets, to choose courses which they find most relevant to them personally and professionally.»
Coursera, which will offer classes such as investment management, personal development, cybersecurity and leadership, is best known in banking for a partnership for female business owners with Goldman Sachs.
