Training Services for the Ethiopian Institute of Financial Studies

Project Overview

Frankfurt School has supported the Ethiopian Institute of Financial Studies (EIFS), attached to the National Bank of Ethiopia, with training and capacity building services for over a decade.

The current Project started in 2016 and includes the design, development and delivery of training programmes for private banks and insurance companies. The aim is to upgrade the competency level of the financial sector and bring expertise and diversity into Ethiopia’s financial sector based on international best practices.

Under this ongoing Project, Frankfurt School has delivered more than 400 trainings to staff members of Ethiopian private banks and insurance companies. Frankfurt School’s Senior Training Experts develop tailor-made training curricula and materials to deliver trainings for various professional levels across a wide variety of management, technical and soft skills, which are detailed below:

• Leadership, Corporate Governance and Management: Leadership, Corporate Governance, Strategic Management, Project Management, Change Management
• Functional Management: Branch Management, Credit Management, Loan Portfolio Management, International Banking Operations
• Marketing and Communication: Business Development and Marketing Communications, Customer Relationship Management, Marketing
• Control and Risk: Internal Audit and Internal Control, Compliance Management, Risk Management, Quality Assurance
• Human Resources: Human Resource Management for Non-HR Managers, Managing Succession
• Soft skills training: Communicating Effectively, Negotiating Skills, Time Management
• Training of Trainers: to ensure the sustainability of the trainign programme