For the Digital Employee Initiative, the Bank targets to have ‘60% of trained employees reach the practitioner and creator levels by 2026.’ The combined percentage of practitioners and creators already reached 56% in 2024. To make this ambitious target achievable, SCBX continues to drive the Leverage Digital Catalyze Initiative-which promotes ‘creators’ to take on the role of ‘SCB Digital Coach.’ These coaches play a key role in fostering sustainable digital skill development by mentoring ‘starters’ and ‘practitioners,’ providing hands-on learning experiences, and guiding them toward becoming ‘creators.’

To ensure that digital employees can create meaningful value by applying their knowledge, skills, and tools from training to drive positive change within the organization, the Bank has continued the Purple Belt Project for the second consecutive year. The project serves as a platform for employees to share their creative ideas and initiatives-whether by introducing new solutions or enhancing existing processes-with a primary focus on six dimensions: