Characteristics/Assessment

Certified Banker title

Upon successful completion of the educational program, each candidate is awarded the title of Certified Banker.

Last date of registration

Applications for admission by new candidates are only accepted during the Fall semester and as a last date for registration has been determined the 31st of July.

Courses' Assessment

Each course’s assessment will be based on written assignments submitted at the end of each semester. For each course a written assignment of approximately 2,500 words should be delivered. By the successful completion of the program’s courses, students obtain the professional Bank Financial Management Certificate.

Topics of assignments

The topics will be given to the students two weeks after the initiation of each course.

Delivery of assignments

All paparticipants are required to deliver their work within two weeks after the end of the course.

Assessment to obtain the professional title of Certified Banker

Assessment Process

To obtain the professional title of Certified Banker, provided that the Bank Financial Management Certificate of ABA is successfully completed, students are required to undertake the Final Examination of the ICBC program, which will be entirely consisted of multiple-choice questions.

Obtaining the title of Certified Banker (CB)

Provided that the achieved grade in the Final Examination is greater or equal to 60% candidates are awarded the title of Certified Banker bearing the acronym CB.

Candidates not working in a Financial Institution are awarded the title of Associate Certified Banker. By their admission/recruitment into any financial institution and after three years' of employment, they awarded the title of Certified Banker.

Failure to obtain the professional title of Certified Banker

Assessment with a score of less than 60% results in the failure to obtain the title of Certified Banker. In such cases the candidates are entitled to repeat Final Examination for two more times (total three times).

Final Examination with multiple-choice questions

The exact date/time of the Final Examination is determined and communicated promptly to the candidates. The material used for the multiple-choice examination is based on the curriculum of all courses of the Bank Financial Management diploma.