Chartered Institute of Bankers in Scotland
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The Chartered Institute of Bankers in Scotland , which is now known as the Chartered Banker Institute, was established in 1875 and is the oldest banking institute in the world and the only remaining banking institute in the UK. It aims to help rebuild public confidence in banks and banking by developing and embedding high ethical, professional and technical standards.
The Chartered Banker Institute provides a wide range of qualifications for banking and financial services, and is the only professional body to award the prestigious "Chartered Banker" designation.
Based at Drumsheugh House in Edinburgh
, the Institute has approximately 10,000 members in 35 countries.
, credit and lending, risk management and management and leadership. Chartered Bankers are required to complete a minimum of 35 hours of continuing professional development
(CPD) per year, including 5 hours of ethics training, and subscribe to the Chartered Banker Code of Professional Conduct. There are approximately 5,000 Chartered Bankers .
In 2008, the Chartered Banker Institute established a “Chartered Banker Fast-Track Accountancy Conversion Course” to Chartered Banker status for qualified accountants. To obtain the Chartered Banker designation, qualified accountants are only required to study and successfully complete 3 subjects designed to complement their existing accountancy qualification.
The Chartered Banker Institute appointed an exclusive partner – Success Institute of Higher Education and Professional Training Limited to offer this course in Hong Kong. The course has been registered under the Hong Kong non-local higher and professional education (regulation) ordinance and the course registration number is 351892.
The Chartered Banker Institute provides a wide range of qualifications for banking and financial services, and is the only professional body to award the prestigious "Chartered Banker" designation.
Based at Drumsheugh House in Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
, the Institute has approximately 10,000 members in 35 countries.
Chartered Banker
Chartered Banker is the professional qualification awarded to qualified members of the Chartered Banker Institute. To become a Chartered Banker, individuals must pass a series of rigorous examinations on subjects including ethicsEthics
Ethics, also known as moral philosophy, is a branch of philosophy that addresses questions about morality—that is, concepts such as good and evil, right and wrong, virtue and vice, justice and crime, etc.Major branches of ethics include:...
, credit and lending, risk management and management and leadership. Chartered Bankers are required to complete a minimum of 35 hours of continuing professional development
Continuing Professional Development
Continuing professional development or Continuing professional education is the means by which people maintain their knowledge and skills related to their professional lives.-CPD research:...
(CPD) per year, including 5 hours of ethics training, and subscribe to the Chartered Banker Code of Professional Conduct. There are approximately 5,000 Chartered Bankers .
In 2008, the Chartered Banker Institute established a “Chartered Banker Fast-Track Accountancy Conversion Course” to Chartered Banker status for qualified accountants. To obtain the Chartered Banker designation, qualified accountants are only required to study and successfully complete 3 subjects designed to complement their existing accountancy qualification.
The Chartered Banker Institute appointed an exclusive partner – Success Institute of Higher Education and Professional Training Limited to offer this course in Hong Kong. The course has been registered under the Hong Kong non-local higher and professional education (regulation) ordinance and the course registration number is 351892.