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Advancing Our People & Communities

Talent Development

Future-ready talent is key to advancing Asia. By investing in tailored talent development strategies and initiatives, we equip our employees with cutting-edge digital skills, creating an agile and competitive workforce ready to succeed in a rapidly evolving technological landscape.

  

Our approach emphasises continuous learning, right-skilling, and cross-functional collaboration, with active knowledge-sharing across teams to drive innovation throughout the Group. This fosters a dynamic culture of growth and innovation, strengthening our ability to attract, develop, and retain top talent.

Our OpCos’ Talent Development Efforts In 2024

  • Fostered a culture of continuous learning through Dialog Academy, leveraging e-learning, virtual classrooms, and personalised learning paths 

  • Achieved 100% completion of mandatory compliance training for permanent employees of Dialog Axiata PLC (DAP), Dialog Broadband Network (DBN), Dialog TV (DTV), and Airtel 

  • Upskilled employees in cyber security and AI to future-proof capabilities 

  • Onboarded a Project Management Coach for three months of on-the-job training in project management, agile and hybrid methods 

  • Introduced new and enhanced training initiatives to foster learning and professional growth, including Brown Bag and Toastmasters sessions 

  • Sponsored employees for short-and long-term education programmes under the Smart Education Sponsorship Programme

  • 59 participants completed the EDOTCO Talent Acceleration Programme (ETAP), which focuses on developing middle management talents and rising stars 

  • Expanded the reach of the CATALYST People Manager Programme, which aims to transform employees into effective leaders 

  • Invested in talent development through Leadership Academy, Competency Development, and Group Risk & Compliance Awareness (GRCA) training 

Learning, Performing, Leading

Supporting Continuous Learning And Development

We drive continuous learning and capability building through various training initiatives, conferences and certification programmes. Our approach focuses on future-proofing our workforce with expertise in AI, cybersecurity, governance and emerging technologies while maintaining strict compliance with mandatory training requirements. 

 

Total Training Hours in 2024: 218,179 

Supporting Continuous Learning And Development

Performance Management And Recognition

In complement to learning and development programmes, we provide our employees with regular feedback and evaluations alongside transparent communication on their career aspirations and development plans, empowering them to take charge of their professional growth. 

Performance Management And Recognition

Performance Management System (PMS)

Our Performance Management System (PMS) ensures a fair and transparent evaluation process by aligning individual and organisational goals to enhance performance, productivity and competency. It follows a structured cycle of goal setting, KPI verification, mid-year monitoring and year-end evaluation, which includes peer, self, superior and final reviews. 

 

100% of our people received regular performance reviews in 2024 

Performance Management System (PMS)

Driving Leadership Development

We prioritise leadership development through targeted programmes that enhance decision-making, strategic thinking and organisational impact, helping our key personnel make a bigger contribution to our long-term goals.

 

Read our Integrated Annual Report 2024 to learn about our OpCo-specific leadership development initiatives. 

Driving Leadership Development
View our National Contribution Report 2024

Explore our sustainability efforts in our report 

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