Mini MBA for Banking & Finance Professionals

The training course will be delivered by practitioners and authors from the world of banking supported by guest speakers, experts in the field of strategy, management & finance. Practitioners to share their views and experiences, discuss practical case studies and contemporary issues. Guest speakers will enhance the training course with their industry expertise. They will, inter-alia, include leading strategists from the financial services sector, and leading managers from the world of finance.

By the end of this training course, participants will be able to:

• Understand the key issues and challenges facing the banking & finance sector
• Understand more fully the impact of the role of finance and managing shareholder value in banking and finance
• Target, prioritise and manage strategic change in the sector and in your role
• Develop and implement effective strategies
• Develop and integrate functional strategies e.g. marketing, technology, operations, organisation and people
• Manage and implement change
• Evaluate lending propositions and manage a loan portfolio effectively
• Measure and reduce risk
• Gain a powerful and effective Mini MBA toolkit to use in your present and future jobs

This advanced level training course, predominantly designed for Executives and Managers who operate in the Banking and Finance sector, is also suitable to a wide range of professionals:

• Senior banking and finance executives who wish to develop their breadth of understanding by engaging with other leaders in the sector
• Managers responsible for developing their organisations strategic vision and plans
• Managers responsible for implementing change
• Those involved with risk management
• Those who seek senior positions within the banking and finance sector
• Functional managers in sales and marketing, finance, HR, operations and IT, who want to see the “bigger picture” and formulate “mini strategies”
• Senior managers in businesses supplying banking and finance (e.g. IT, consultants, outsourcing companies) who wish to deepen sector knowledge and build sales and advisory capability to the sector