{"id":32554,"date":"2019-06-13T11:48:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-13T10:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=32554"},"modified":"2019-06-13T11:51:11","modified_gmt":"2019-06-13T10:51:11","slug":"heritage-bank-gets-cibn-nod-on-established-academy-trains-300-new-intakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/heritage-bank-gets-cibn-nod-on-established-academy-trains-300-new-intakes\/","title":{"rendered":"Heritage Bank Gets CIBN Nod On Established Academy, Trains 300 New Intakes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-32557\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/thumbnail-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/thumbnail-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/thumbnail-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/thumbnail-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/thumbnail-1-110x73.jpg 110w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/thumbnail-1-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/thumbnail-1-645x430.jpg 645w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/thumbnail-1-272x182.jpg 272w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/thumbnail-1.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In line with its commitment to ensure greater efficiency and boost its workforce, Heritage Bank Plc has received a nod from the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) for its establishment of a full-fledged learning and development institute, with the training of 300 new employees.<\/p>\n<p>The Institute dubbed \u201cThe Refinery\u201d being supervised by the Bank\u2019s Human Capital Management Group is currently training 300 new intakes who are fresh from universities across and outside the country with diverse academic backgrounds and impressive academic records, in an ongoing intensive 12-week rigorous and thorough academic programme at the school, in Port Harcourt.<\/p>\n<p>The Refinery is a tailored learning experience Institute with the perfect blend of technologies, techniques and methodologies to optimise training experiences, which will help employees succeed in ensuring that the bank\u2019s business stays ahead of the curve with the banking sector along with Heritage Bank\u2019s target goals.<\/p>\n<p>Having visited The Refinery in Port Harcourt during the ushering in of the new intakes, the Group Head, Learning and Development of CIBN, Babatunde Apena in his commendation stressed that Heritage Bank\u2019s training facility is the best in Nigerian banking industry and at par with international best standard.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, despite the training facility still undergoing various upgrades for accreditation, it stands out as one of the best in the industry.<\/p>\n<p>The MD\/CEO of the bank, Ifie Sekibo, has described Heritage Bank as a forward looking business whose strength lies in the ability to spot and mould talents into great professionals.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that the Refinery was established to train, nurture and arm young employees with the right\u00a0skills needed to fast-track development and enable teams to flourish.<\/p>\n<p>Sekibo further explained that at the Academy,\u00a0\u201cwe hire young graduates who want to advance their skill levels, which will lead to a direct and indirect improvement of life for their families and communities that will culminate toward more productive, resourceful persons.\u201d<\/p><div data-ad-id=\"32665\" style=\"text-align:center; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px;float:none;\" class=\"afw afw_ad_image afw_ad afwadid-32665  \">\r\n                                                            <div style=\"font-size:10px;text-align:center;color:#cccccc;\">Advertisement<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.accessbankplc.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"auto\" max-width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Banner-1.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n                                                                        \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>According to him, any business that hopes to survive the current economic challenges must devise a creative way of harnessing the full potentials of the talents that abound among the nation\u2019s teeming youth population.<\/p>\n<p>He urged the lucky intakes that after their graduation, they should see the opportunity as a privilege to contribute their quota towards the development of Nigeria by imbibing the bank\u2019s mantra of commitment to spreading the culture of Wealth Creation, Preserve and Transfer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust as the word Refinery connotes, the Heritage Bank Plc Refinery is a Facility where crude talents or abilities are converted or \u2018refined\u2019 into \u2018finished\u2019 jewels for optimal performance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe training program is designed to take each participant on an enriching, rigorous and intellectually engaging learning journey to equip them with the fundamental competencies required of a professional banker. The Curriculums are structured to accommodate both Core and Non-Core Banking competencies such as finance, credit and accounting, organizational and behavioral competencies to mention a few\u201d,Sekibo stated.<\/p>\n<p>The bank\u2019s helmsman also pointed out that Heritage Bank was assimilating the large number of new hands at a time when gainful employment was becoming hard to come by; stressing that the bank had always remained optimistic and pragmatic in deploying its resources for developmental ends.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, \u201cIn recent times, operators in the banking sector have discovered that margins are shrinking, costs are rising and yet nothing is changing. You are coming into an industry that most people think it is impossible to survive but we at Heritage Bank see opportunities in place of despair. So, therefore, your employment comes with uniqueness and promise. Everything you are about to learn at the Training School is very important to our balance as an industry and as a company as well as your progress as individuals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Photo Caption: MD\/CEO, Heritage Bank Plc, Ifie Sekibo (8<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0right sitting), Executive Director, Jude Monye (7<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0left), other Management staff and some of the 300 new intakes of Heritage Bank training Institute dubbed \u201cThe Refinery,\u201d during the ushering of the intakes for 12-week intensive training course in Port Harcourt.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In line with its commitment to ensure greater efficiency and boost its workforce, Heritage Bank Plc has received a nod from the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) for its establishment of a full-fledged learning and development institute, with the training of 300 new employees.<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":32555,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,1593,17,624],"tags":[906,3820],"coauthors":[2391],"class_list":["post-32554","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-business","category-metro","category-news","category-politics","tag-heritage-bank","tag-ifie-sekibo"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.9 - 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