Institute of Bankers Pakistan

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established =1951
type =Bankers training institute
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chairperson =Dr. Shamshad Akhtar Governor of State Bank of Pakistan
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city =Karachi
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campus =Karachi Head Office
affiliations =State Bank of Pakistan
website = [http://www.ibp.org.pk/ www.ibp.org.pk]

The Institute of Bankers Pakistan (IBP), established in 1951, is Pakistan's premier banking training institute, which aims to develop and groom a cadre of banking and financial services professionals on continuous basis. It is an ISO-9001-2000 Certified Organization. IBP has its head office in Karachi.

Mission statement

"To train and develop a sound human resource base for the financial sector and to work for continuous learning, adaptation and application of knowledge." [http://www.ibp.org.pk/Vision.asp]

Management of the Institute

The management of the Institute rests with the Council which in effect operates as a Board of Governors. The Governor, Central Bank, State Bank of Pakistan is the ex-officio President of the Institute. The Chief Executives of major local and foreign commercial banks are members of the Council and are elected by the IBP members for a three years term. Chairman of the Council has the right to nominate one IBP Fellow with a distinguished record of performance as member of the Council. IBP Council designates Chief Executive of the Institute for a three-year term. The Chairman of the Council nominates two Vice Presidents from amongst the Council Members. The Council also nominates following committees to assist IBP in its day to day operations:

*Academic Board
*Finance Committee
*Audit Committee
*Editorial Board
*Human Resource Committee
*Building Committee
*Board of Trustees

Institutional members

Courses offered

IBP Superior Qualification (ISQ)

The syllabus of IBP Superior Qualification is in line with that of other banking institutes worldwide. It is a unique qualification in the field of banking in Pakistan. ISQ is divided into three phases:

*Junior Associateship of IBP (JAIBP): The existing Banking Diploma (DAIBP) has been replaced with a high value qualification of Junior Associates of IBP (JAIBP). In JAIBP, the student is required to clear all the subjects of Stage I, II and III with one specialized subject. Business communication, accounting, macro economics, information technology, human resource management, monetary economics, management accounting and such other subjects are included in the Junior Associateship.

*Associateship of IBP (AIBP): Associateship of IBP is awarded to those who have completed all the subjects of JAIBP/DAIBP, have at least 3 years of experience in the financial sector, have a record of 'continual professional development' (CPD) during the 3 years, and have passed 5 additional subjects, including corporate and banking laws, advance risk management, financial planning and budgeting, and such other subjects.

*Fellowship of IBP (FIBP): Fellowship of IBP is awarded to those who have earned Associateship of IBP, possess at least 5 years of experience after completion of Associateship in the financial sector, have a record of 'continual professional development' (CPD) during the 5 years, and have passed 2 core subjects, including strategic management and risk management. [ [http://www.ibp.org.pk/ISQ-RULES-2007.htm ISQ-Rules-2007 ] ]

MBA Banking and Finance

IBP offers MBA Banking and Finance program in line with the requirements of the financial sector with greater emphasis on relevant and applied curriculum. The structure of the program and the curriculum is based on the requirements of the banking & financial sector. The program including 4-month supervised internship is of 2 years duration. The trainers are from the fields of Banking, Finance, Academia and Consultancy. [ [http://www.ibp.org.pk/MBA-BANKING.asp Institute of Bankers Pakistan ] ]

Advisory and consultancy services

IBP also provides advisory and consultancy services to the financial institutions in Pakistan. The domain for these services is broad, however, initially these consultancy services include developing Banking Operational Manuals, Guidelines, Reports and Presentations covering all banking related subjects including Risk Management, Anti-Money Laundering, Corporate Governance, Lending Operations, SME Finance, Micro Finance and all the other products and services of financial services sector. [ [http://www.ibp.org.pk/ACS.asp Institute of Bankers Pakistan ] ]

Publication

Since 1956, IBP has been publishing a Journal namely Journal of IBP. It is a quarterly publication which covers original articles on critical issues in banking and finance. Around 12,000 copies are published and circulated locally as well as internationally. [ [http://www.ibp.org.pk/Randp-Competition.asp Institute of Bankers Pakistan ] ]

See also

*National Institute of Banking and Finance
*State Bank of Pakistan

Notes

External Links

* [http://www.ibp.org.pk/ The Official Website of IBP]
* [http://www.ibp.org.pk/Origin.asp IBP Origin]
* [http://www.ifc.org/ifcext/pressroom/ifcpressroom.nsf/PressRelease?openform&A5ABF4683DA3B0A385256E74005481D3 International Finance Corporation]