SBI’s ‘Next LEAP’ Mega Training Drive: Shaping a Future-Ready Banking Workforce

State Bank of India (SBI), India's largest public sector bank, has introduced its biggest-ever employee development and engagement programme—'Next LEAP'—to prepare its 2.3 lakh employees for the rapidly evolving needs of new-age banking. The industry-first programme is designed to instil pride, build skills, and provide operational excellence for the bank.

 

Key Highlights:

 

•⁠  ⁠The 'Next LEAP' and 'SuPer SBI: Great to Greater' initiatives have already influenced over 1.75 lakh staff, focusing on ongoing learning, digital competencies, and the right attitude for banking's future.

 

•⁠  ⁠Face-to-face contact among top management and workers gathers grassroots feedback, ensuring training is relevant and successful.

 

•⁠  ⁠A centralized Learning Management System (LMS) connects personal development plans to future skill requirements so that there can be ongoing professional development.

 

•⁠  ⁠New technology-facilitated, data-driven performance metrics and robust succession policy are capable of facilitating succession identification of talent and leadership.

 

•⁠  ⁠The project also emphasizes employees' well-being, diversity, and inclusion, with special attention paid to women and regular engagement surveys.

 

Prospects: SBI's extensive training push will accelerate productivity, customer service, and innovation, and position the bank as a digital-first champion of India's financial sector. With the talent of the future and a galvanised workforce, SBI is poised to tackle the challenges of banking in the future.

 

Source: Economic Times BFSI, Adda247, The Hindu Business Line, ToppersNotes