Reskilling bank workers for a more tech-driven, empathetic future

OCBC Bank's Ms Alison Liew attended a three-day course as part of a professional conversion programme, during which she learnt new skills that have improved her collaboration with colleagues.
OCBC Bank's Ms Alison Liew attended a three-day course as part of a professional conversion programme, during which she learnt new skills that have improved her collaboration with colleagues. ST PHOTO: GIN TAY
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The skills that manager Alison Liew picked up during a three-day course, as part of a professional conversion programme, have allowed her to collaborate better with her colleagues.

She applied what she learnt about human-centred design and found she could better empathise with her colleagues at OCBC Bank, where she has worked for the past 33 years.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on April 24, 2019, with the headline Reskilling bank workers for a more tech-driven, empathetic future. Subscribe