Training and Development of Human Capital in Islamic Banking Industry Norhanim Dewa 1 Sabarudin Zakaria 2 Abstract The fascinating development and point of discussion in recent years is the rapid growth and expansion of the Islamic financial services industry. It is no longer rhetoric as Islamic finance has been accepted as viable and competitive mode of financial intermediation that offers wide range of financial products and services to meet the highly differentiated demands of the new economy; not only in Muslim countries but also beyond the Muslim world. Against these rapid revolution of Islamic financial industry globally and in Malaysia particularly, human capital has become the defining factor in sustaining the performance and competitiveness of Islamic financial industry. Thus it is crucial to place strong focus on human capital development in embarking Islamic financial services encompassing the basic foundation namely; education. A prerequisite requirement for highly talented and skilled labor force is essential to maximize the opportunities presented by the evolving economic environment in the future. The objective of this study is to determine the issues faced by practitioners that initiate the need to undertake training and development courses as well as to identify the type of training required by current practitioners that affect performance. Keywords: Training and Development, Islamic Banking, Human Capital Development, Malaysia INTRODUCTION Islamic financial service is one of the fastest growing industries in Malaysia today and has now been accepted as viable and competitive mode of financial intermediaries. Islamic banking has undertaken a long journey over the past three decades and undeniably faces numerous challenges that need to be addressed in order 1 Lecturer, Taylor’s Business School, Taylor’s University, Lakeside Campus, Bandar, Sunway, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia, 03-56295000, norhanim.dewa@taylors.edu.my 2 Lecturer, Multimedia University, Persiaran Multimedia, 63100 Cyberjaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia, 03-83125590, sabarudin.zakaria@mmu.edu.my