Heritage Bank’s “The Refinery,” CBN, 25 Others Receive CIBN’s Certificates of Accreditation
The Chartered Institute of Bankers of
Nigeria (CIBN) yesterday official presented Certificates of Accreditation to
Heritage Bank Plc Academy known as “The Refinery” and the Central Bank of
Nigeria (CBN) Learning Centre.
The Institute via a Zoom virtual
platform also accredited more 25 Educational Training Service Providers (ETSP),
which is in accordance with its role as the Accreditation Agency for the implementation
of the Competency Framework released, as part of the strategy to redirect the
banking industry towards the path of entrenching a sequenced competency
development programme and build capacity for the stability of the financial
system.
The Institutions include Crown Agent
UK; B. Adedipe Associates Limited; Chartered Institute for
Securities and Investments (CISI), United Kingdom; The Nigerian Stock Exchange
X Academy; Mactay Consulting Limited; Knowledge Beyond Limited; Brideswell Consulting
Limited; Ultravantage Solutions ; EdgeEcution Global Resources
Limited and Katalyst Consulting.
Others are: Michael Stevens
Consulting; NLP Nigeria Limited; Procept Associates Professional Services
Limited; Don Mitchell & Co Limited; Bode Zakari Management Consultants;
Success for ALL Limited; Edcof Educational Services Limited and
Kloverharris Limited.
The Refinery supervised by the Bank’s
Human Capital Management Group was accredited by CIBN after assessing and
evaluating its syllabus, curriculum and structure by panel of technocrats and
seasoned bankers set up by the Institute, which according to the chartered
institute aligns with the Competency Framework of the Central Bank of Nigeria
(CBN) and the professional paper standard of CIBN.
Speaking during the presentation, the
CIBN President, BayoOlugbemi said the event marks yet
another significant milestone in the annals of the Institute and our continuing
quest for the strengthening of the intellectual resources and capabilities of
the human capital in the banking and finance industry. He stressed that apart
from efforts towards addressing competency challenges, thereby enthroning a
minimum standard for practitioners in the banking industry.
He applauded Heritage Bank for setting
a high standard of learning facility which its structure and curriculum “is
next to that of CBN’s training institute,” whilst stressing that the bank’s
training school is the best in Nigerian banking industry and at par with
international best standard.
He equally informed the gathering that
the Certificates of Accreditation presented to Two (2) Bank Academies and
Twenty-Six (26) ETSPs bringing the total number of institutions under the
Programme to Nineteen (19) Bank Academies; Seventy-Five (75) Educational
Training Service Providers; Sixty-Nine (69) Solicited Accreditation; Six (6)
Unsolicited Accreditation.
IfieSekibo, the MD/CEO of the bank,
has described Heritage Bank as a forward looking business whose strength lies
in the ability to spot and mould talents into great professionals.
Sekibo, represented by the Executive
Director, Jude Monye explained that the word “The Refinery” was chosen for the
purpose of refining its employees to emerge as gold and harness the required
skills to excel in their job functions.
He noted that the Refinery was
established to train, nurture and arm young employees with the right skills
needed to fast-track development and enable teams to flourish.
“Just as the word Refinery connotes,
the Heritage Bank Plc Refinery is a Facility where crude talents or abilities
are converted or ‘refined’ into ‘finished’ jewels for optimal performance.
“The training program is designed to
take each participant on an enriching, rigorous and intellectually engaging
learning journey to equip them with the fundamental competencies required of a
professional banker. The Curriculums are structured to accommodate both Core
and Non-Core Banking competencies such as finance, credit and accounting,
organizational and behavioral competencies to mention a few”, Sekibo stated.
Meanwhile, about 300 employees who are
fresh from universities across and outside the country with diverse academic
backgrounds and impressive academic records underwent rigorous training in an
intensive 12-week academic (practical and theoretical) programme with over 30
courses in Port Harcourt.
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