The Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) has granted UBA Academy, training and capacity building institution of the United Bank for Africa Plc, accreditation in line with the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Competency Framework for the nation’s banking industry.
The recognition of excellence was at a ceremony presided over by the President/Chairman of Council of the institute, Dr. Uche Olowu in Lagos.
UBA Academy, Olowu said, was conferred with the new status having met the rigorous standards set for the delivery of their suites of programmes by the Institute.
The certification follows rigorous assessment exercise carried out by the institute’s Capacity Building Committee, the accreditation agency under the competency framework for the country’s banking and finance industry instituted by the Central Bank of Nigeria.
“This accreditation is an affirmation that UBA Academy has adopted and complied with the minimum assessment standards for programmes run by the organisation, which have gained a label of recognition and distinction,” Olowu said.
According to him the accreditation of UBA Academy would make its graduates eligible for exemptions from various subjects in the banking professional examinations, thereby facilitating their completion of the Chartered Banker examination.
“This will not only enable them comply with the provisions of the Competency Framework for the banking industry, it will go a long way in the strengthening of the intellectual resources and capabilities available in their institutions,” he stressed.
Also speaking at the ceremony, UBA’s Group Head Human Resources, Mrs. Patricia Aderibigbe, while appreciating the recognition conferred on the UBA Academy, said the academy has already embarked on training for the future with digitisation of its training programmes and modules.
“With Ignite, UBA has taken training into the future as we believe that the only way to get the best results and continually stay ahead of the curve is to continually sharpen our most important asset – our people, using mobile technology,” Aderibigbe said.
Aderibigbe promised that UBA Academy will continuously seek improvement in ensuring that it serves the needs of industry in a changing banking industry.