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Thursday, 15 October 2009

Bank Training – Critical Element for Today’s Banker

Banking has changed dramatically in the past decade. These changes have been so far reaching that the old disciplines that were core to the successful banker of the 1990s have long since relegated to the dusty back shelf.

To succeed in banking today the banker has to master a wide range of new disciplines. Although he may never become a true expert in these he or she still needs to have a sufficient working knowledge of the subject to enable a reasonable level of effective decision making.

This is equally true for bankers at the “coal face” such as those at the front desk or in the back office as well as those in the more lofty towers of head office, be they in accounting, audit, strategy, planning, operations or the like.

This is why staff training is so very critical. Bankers today need to understand the wider world, whether it is the operation of payment systems, credit cards, real time gross settlement, Swift, ACH operations, electronic payments, mobile payments and so on.

They also need to have a clear understanding of where banking and bank operations are heading – what is done today and how it will be done tomorrow. Technology continues to change the world. To keep up with these changes, to exploit them to your organizations benefit you first need to understand them. Just look at how the Mobile Phone is redrawing the banking world. New applications and processes for the Mobile Phone are being developed and launched by the day.

Of course all these changes also bring with them new dangers and risks – ways in which the ever vigilant banker and his staff may be duped. So an investment in Operational Risk Management training is also critical. What is operational risk? How it can be mitigated? What is fraud and how do you manage it? What is Business Continuity and how do you set it up? All these are key issues that the modern banker needs to know about.

Citadel Advantage offers a wide & comprehensive range of professional courses and training for commercial and central banks in the areas of; Operational Risk Management (for Basel II and for back-office risk mitigation), Specific Operational Risk Management areas including Business Continuity Planning, Anti Money Laundering & Payment Systems, and Liquidity Management.

We also offer a range of Workshops and Introductory Lectures dealing with the main areas covered in our full courses. If you can't find the exact course in our schedule that you are looking for, contact us. We may be able to build a course for your specific needs. Professional courses and training are available at a centralized venue, regionally (currently in Southern Africa & Western Europe), or In-house on your premises.

We use real-life case studies to illustrate the course material, so enhancing the learning process.
Our training courses are offered as:

  • Public Courses: Citadel Advantage provide courses and lecturers to the key banking and risk training organizations around the world as well as in its own name. Ask your local or regional provider of banking and risk training courses for a Citadel Advantage course.
  • In-house Courses (at your location or offsite at a location of your choice): Citadel Advantage provides cost-effective in-house training programs that allow you to determine the, depth, attendee size, length and sequence of the training within the security of your own organization. If you have 5 or more people to train our In-House training service will save you money. All Citadel Advantage courses can be run on your premises anywhere around the world.
  • Tailored Courses (to meet your organization's specific needs): Citadel Advantage also provides tailored training services to the banking and financial sector. We can tailor any course to your needs or develop a new course within a relatively short period of time as required.
  • CAPMen Program (the “Citadel Advantage Personal Mentoring” program): This service is designed to provide non-judgmental and professional support to those (Mentee) in senior management or aiming to reach senior management positions requiring an in-depth competency in the areas “Payments & Settlements” and “Operations Risk Management”. “CAPMen” Mentoring utilizes the full range of our experience and specialized professional courses to provide coaching, guidance and advice on a one-to-one basis, in your offices, helping you, the professional, set new goals, broaden your vision and build strategies. “CAPMen” mentoring also helps develop personal management skills such as creative thinking, decision-making, problem-solving, and effective use of resources.
  • For details of our current course offerings please see; http://www.citadeladvantage.com/schedule.htm
    Our full course catalogue may be viewed at; http://www.citadeladvantage.com/catalog.htm