By: G Bennie Bravo Johnson I
Seventy-two professionals, dominantly females have received advanced certificates in Banking and Finance, Internal Audi and Control, Procurement and Supply Chain Management, Leading and Credit Administration, and Human Resources from the Banking Institute Of Liberia BIL.
Meanwhile, the Director General of the Banking Institute of Liberia Incorporated says the Liberia population, especially the youth community lacked employable skills.
Delivering a special message marking the first and second training cycles of the Enterprise Program on February 16, 2024, Asst. Prof Richard S. Panton believes that due to the lack of employable skills that Liberian youths suffered contribute to their jobs inability.
” Liberia has a youthful population most of whom lack and suffer employable skills thereby hindering access to available jobs. A situation exacerbated by the limitations of our educational system to adequately respond to labor market requirements” Mr. Panton tells graduates.
The Banking Institute of Liberia Incorporated (BIL) over the weekend graduated over eighty finance experts to improve effective and efficient service delivery in the Liberian financial and banking sector.
The program which was held at the Monrovia Christian Fellowship brought together several financial experts, parents, and guidance as well as well-wishers at the graduation ceremony following months of professional and enterprise training development program.
BIL was established by the Central Bank of Liberia and the Bankers Association of Liberia based on providing training and empowerment for those in and aspiring to enter the Financial and banking sector.
Since the founding of the Institution, it has continued to provide professional training and empowerment for bankers in banking and finance, internal Audi and control, procurement and supply chain management, digital banking, and making, compliance and risk management, leading and credit administration, and human resources.
BIL also provides small business development for small business entrepreneurs through its enterprise program which focuses on small business development and management and micro Finance management.
As a result of such, Mr. Panton lamented that BIL has decided to provide capacity-building training for Liberians in the banking and financial sector of the country to breach the inefficiency and ineffectiveness gap.
According to him, this is the way of beginning the consolidation and institutionalization of baking education in the country, adding that with that, they are convinced that with trained and skilled personnel, the banking and financial sector will experience undisputed effectiveness and efficiency in service delivery.
” To you my proud graduate and honoree, you stand in a special place as pioneers of our Nobel enterprise program. You are challenged to take advantage of the Diploma level and confidently go into the work environment with a true to exceptionally deliver to your personal growth, Institutional goal and dignity of the Banking Institution” he concluded.
Serving as guest speaker, Samuel Bemon, Afriland Bank Head of Credit asked the graduates, “Despite the certificate they have obtained, what are the determinations, contributions they (graduates) want to make in the society with the level of knowledge they have reached.”
Bemon urged the over seventy-four graduates to use what they have learned to change the code of life, banking environment, and narrative so that Liberia can be a better society for the next generation.
The Head of Credit at Afriland Bank spoke on the theme: “What contribution can one make to the society with the knowledge gained.”
He believes that to be successful, one does not need to be an employee, but his or her skills can be used to direct life in the rightful direction.
He urged the graduates to use their profession and ethics to ensure that society can be a better place for everyone.
