The Bahamas Institute of Financial Services

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Banking Certificate Programme

The Bahamas Institute of Financial Services introduced the Banking Certificate into its education curriculum in 1999. The syllabus has been designed to provide a firm foundation of knowledge that will strengthen the employees' ability to carry out supervisory management tasks.

Prospective students are required to complete ten (10) subjects, three (3) Preliminary Subjects and seven (7) subjects from the Final Section.
Students who have not achieved "C" passes in Math & English GCE or BGCSE must take:
MATH 048 - College Prep Math III
ENG 017 - College Prep English III
These courses are offered annually here at The Bahamas Institute of Financial Services

Preliminary Section

  • Business Calculations
  • Business Communications
  • The Business of Banking

Final Section

  • Principles of Macroeconomics
  • Financial Accounting I
  • Supervisory Skills
  • Spanish for Bankers
  • Banking Law I
  • Banking Operations - Lending & International Business
  • Customer Services - Marketing & The Competitive Environment

The program is also designed to allow students the opportunity to transfer credits to the College of the Bahamas in Business Administration & Banking & Finance Bachelors Degree program

The awarding of Certificates takes place each year at the Bahamas Institute of Financial Services Annual Awards Ceremony and Dinner. Students upon completion will be allowed to use the letters CIB. (Certificate In Banking)

Banking Certificates 2010
Crystal Arnett
Royal Bank of Canada
Tammarrell Bain
Citi
Alex Cherenfant
Commonwealth Bank

Yvan Cherefant
Central Bank
Nadia Lewis
BSI Overseas (Bahamas)
Sheena Mackey
Scotiabank
Farrah Russell
Commonwealth Bank
Deleicia Sands
Central Bank
Renee Tucker
Central Bank
Jessica Thornley
Winterbotham Trust Co
Alex Turnquest
Scotiabank
Allison Wallace
Scotiabank

Banking Certificates 2009
Leandra Anderson
Private Trust Company
Dexter C Bodie
RBC FINCO
Tamika Bullard
Royal Bank of Canada

Jenique Clarke
Royal Bank of Canada
Raymond Julien
Scotiabank
Llakel Pratt
FirstCaribbean Int’l Bank
Shanovia Pratt-Braynen
Bank of The Bahamas
Lisa Sterling Smith
Central Bank
Wayde Stubbs
Scotiabank
Gina Williams
S G Hambros
Dorese Winter
Royal Bank of Canada
 
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