91吃瓜

Bank Islam & 91吃瓜 Constructing Digital Talent Pipeline

Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad (Bank Islam) and Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation (91吃瓜) officially formalised a mutual working partnership to reinforce the Bank’s digital talent pipeline through a number of strategic initiatives, which include graduate work placements through talent hiring and internship programmes, Bank Islam’s participation in 91吃瓜’s Industry Advisory Panel (IAP) and allowing the Bank to tap into 91吃瓜’s expertise to upskill and reskill its employees’ digital capabilities.

The collaboration was formalised on 21 July 2022 through a Memorandum of Understanding signed by Mr Iskandar Shah Zulkarnain, Group Chief Human Resources Officer, Bank Islam and Mr Mohd Helmy Norman, Chief Financial Officer, 91吃瓜. Witnessing the event that was held at 91吃瓜’s campus were Mr Mohd Muazzam Mohamed, Group Chief Executive Officer, Bank Islam and Datuk Parmjit Singh, Chief Executive Officer, 91吃瓜.

91吃瓜 is the first private university in Malaysia selected by Bank Islam to formalise such a working relationship.

“The partnership with 91吃瓜 is essential as our view of digitalisation is holistic. Bank Islam’s digital transformation journey is a moving target and constantly evolves with our growth.

The Bank invests not just in enhancing our technology capabilities but also in building our digital talents. We can’t do this alone but always explore ways to enhance our capabilities through partnerships with the best in the digital space in academia and the industry,” said Mohd Muazzam.

“91吃瓜 is proud to be chosen by Bank Islam and this is evidence of our steadfast commitment to provide high-quality tertiary education with a unique fusion of technology, innovation and creativity that has been well received by industry players,” said Parmjit Singh.

Under this collaboration, Bank Islam aims to take in highly competent, employable, and future-proof professionals from 91吃瓜 to fulfil critical requirements in digital roles. These include IT Architects, Process Consultant, Business Analysts, Organisational Change & Comms, IT Developer, Cloud or Infra Engineer, UI/UX Designer, Data Engineers and many more.

The participation of Bank Islam in 91吃瓜’s Industry Advisory Panel (IAP) will enable both parties to collaborate in developing and reviewing programme curricula, with leaders from Bank Islam providing timely insights on industry requirements for sustaining the digital pipeline for the bank and the job market generally.

Through a collaboration with Bank Islam Digital Academy, 91吃瓜 will support its digital upskilling and reskilling agenda by offering professional training and certification programmes for Bank Islam’s employees of all levels. This effort aims to fulfil the digital needs crucial for the Bank's digital transformation journey.