Commitment to Learning

At BMO Financial Group^®, our employees have access to a variety of growth opportunities. We live out this ongoing commitment to learning and development through on-the-job learning experiences, as well as through our Institute for Learning, our Tuition Refund program and our Matching Gift Program.

• The Institute for Learning is BMO Financial Group’s corporate university. With two campuses (one in Toronto and one in Chicago), the Institute for Learning is a tangible demonstration of our commitment to learning.
• The Institute for Learning offers a comprehensive array of learning solutions and tools enabling employees to develop knowledge and skills needed to achieve professional business goals.
• Through the Institute for Learning we offer both classroom-based and eLearning, with a wide variety of programming to support the professional development of employees from across the organization.

• BMO^® supports employees’ educational pursuits by offering a tuition reimbursement program.
• We recognize that formal education has value both to individual employees and to BMO through the enhanced quality of our employees’ contributions.
• Master’s degrees and industry certifications are common examples of refundable expenses, subject to manager approval.

• This is a national, corporate program which matches, dollar for dollar, donations made by employees, pensioners and directors to colleges and universities of their choice in Canada, the United states and around the world, up to a yearly maximum per employee or pensioner.

Sample Learning Programs

We support our employees with a variety of learning and development opportunities. Here are a few examples of programs designed to help our employees reach their highest level of performance:

• An online, interactive program designed to introduce new employees to the company using video-taped messages from colleagues and leaders.
• Designed to inspire and build pride in our company, to help new hires understand what we stand for and what is important to our success, and to build a shared understanding of our vision, values and culture.

• A high-impact forum designed to deepen a new leader’s understanding of our business, strategy and culture from a company-wide perspective.
• Emphasis is placed on our customer focus, performance orientation and expectations of leaders.
• Designed to build a firm understanding of our company, our culture and priorities, and to provide resources and networks for new leaders.

• A foundational program designed to assist participants in understanding our business from a financial perspective. Armed with greater knowledge of financial fundamentals, participants can better understand how internal and external events impact our performance.
• An interactive classroom approach allows participants to gain a deeper understanding of key financial metrics. Current BMO business events and economics are used in place of traditional case studies to ensure an enhanced, practical understanding of financial concepts.

• Designed to help managers be the best manager/leader they can be, this program combines the practicalities of daily management in balance with the forward thinking required for strong leadership. Two streams are offered depending on the individual’s prior experience with managing others.
• The Foundations of Managerial Leadership stream spans 12 months and is designed for those who are new to the role of managing people.
• The General Manager/Leader stream, also 12 months, is geared for those who are more seasoned managers.

• In three intensive sessions, BMO’s senior leaders share perspectives on business leadership, hone their approach to management, and engage in analysis, discussion, and debate to create innovative approaches to current business challenges.
• Developed in collaboration with The University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management, this program offers a fast-paced, demanding and provocative forum where frontline business practice meets cutting edge academic research and real time issues replace traditional case histories.

Want to know more? You’ll find specific examples of training programs on each of our Business Group pages.

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