The country’s banking sector needs more expert bankers to be alert about global banking challenges, experts said. They said, this sector has faced a lot of challenges, including rising of non-performing loans, for a lack of expert bankers. Hence, there is no alternative but to create more skilled bankers to run the sector smoothly, they added.
Experts made the statement while addressing a programme on ‘The Graduation Ceremony of BIBM’s Certification Courses’, organized by Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management (BIBM) on its premises on Thursday. Chairman of the BIBM Governing Board and Governor Bangladesh Bank Fazle Kabir, Former Managing Director of Mutual Trust Bank Limited Anis A Khan, Director General of BIBM Md Akhtaruzzaman, Professor and Director (training) and Director Dr Shah Md Ahsan Habib spoke on the occasion.
This is the second Graduation Ceremony of BIBM for the Certified Expert Bankers of three programmes, Certified Expert in Risk Management (CERM), Certified Expert in Credit Management (CECM), and Certified Expert in Trade Services (CETS). A total of one hundred forty seven graduates were awarded certificates at the programme. Fazle Kabir said, “Every challenge is also new to you. Only the guidelines and circulars of Bangladesh Bank as well as your banking policies and strategies may not be adequate to address these critical issues.”
You may have to think out-of-the-box sometimes, he said adding that these types of certification programmes help opening the dormant cell of your brain and guide your thinking in a new way. Do not consider these certifications the end of your learning, this is just the beginning, he mentioned. The future trend of our banking system purely lies in your hands and it is you, the graduates, that will decide in which direction our banking sector will proceed, he added.
Always keep in mind, in this profession; there is no scope of making any mistake since most mistakes of bankers are considered crimes in this industry, he added. Anis A. Khan said, “Certification programmes will accelerate the capacity development process of the banking industry further. Over the years, BIBM has helped hundreds of thousands of practitioners, as well as graduates eager to join the industry, to acquire essential banking skills and to stay tuned to the latest knowledge of the industry.”
Dr Md Akhtaruzzaman said, BIBM launches these certification programs not only for the capacity development of the bankers, but also to enrich themselves with the current global banking issues. Nowadays, some critical and essential areas like financial crime, money laundering, international trade payment and financing, electronic banking and IT security issues, SME banking etc. are getting more attention for training needs, he added.
Dr Shah Md Ahsan Habib, Professor and Director (training) and Director of the Certification Programs of BIBM said, Certification programmes are relatively a recent addition in our endeavor that combines both online and offline platforms to optimize the benefits of both modes for the capacity development of the bankers of Bangladesh.
BIBM launched its first joint certification programme ‘Certified Expert in Risk Management (CERM)’ with the collaboration of Frankfurt School of Finance and Management, Germany in 2015. BIBM launched four more certification programmes titled ‘Certified Expert in Credit Management (CECM)’; ‘Certified Expert in Trade Services (CETS)’;‘Certified Expert in E-Banking (CEEB)’ and ‘Certified Expert in Anti-Money Laundering and Financial Crime (CEAF)’. Media partners of the event were Bangladesh Post, Bonik Barta, Share Biz and Arthokhobor (Online News Portal).
