Europe
In the sphere of its activity, the IFB develops a variety of international projects, both within multilateral organizations to which he belongs, as a result of bilateral relations with foreign entities, including institutions with counterparts.
They highlight the activities undertaken under EBTN, an association that the IFB was co-founder and president during his first term (1991-1993) and vice president from 2005 to 2007, incorporating as of July 2007, its Executive Committee . The collaboration with EBTN has allowed the IFB, incorporating ISGB not only a strong and useful technical exchanges as well as participation in major development projects, technical and pedagogical nature of multilateral initiative funded by the European Leonardo da Vinci (LdV).
Result of their involvement in these projects, the IFB was distinguished by EBTN with the award of the 2008 Quality Award.
INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS OF TECHNICAL AND EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH:
| Date | Name | Subject | Site (to see more info.) |
| 1992 1994 | Bankskill | Project created under the program EU Force in order to undertake a survey needs training and implementation Program Italy, Greece and Portugal. | |
| 1994 | Survey on Existing Approaches to Banking Education in the Twelve EU States | This study was conducted by a working group coordinated by the IFB and also including the Chartered Institute of Bankers (London) and Centre de Formation pour la Profession Bancaire (Paris) and involved the main training institutions of 12 EU Member States and the information was gathered mainly in interviews at banks and training institutes in the participating countries. | |
| 1995 1996 | Eurobank | Project created under the program With Leonardo the aim of developing a bank simulation game from the perspective of the single currency and harmonization of laws European banking. | |
| 1997 | Project Learning Banking | Learning Banking project, which reached 16 banks in four countries and determined the structures and characteristics of training departments and the size of training environments and identified the competences needed in the sector. | |
| 1996 1998 | European Education Teleports | EU funded project under program for Telematics Aplications increase support for ED trainees, using the Telematics. | |
| 1997 1998 | European Charter of Competencies | Develop a computerized evaluation and validation of knowledge and skills in banking, conducting, also, the diagnosis | |
| 1999 2000 | LABS – Learning Agent in the Banking Sector | Developing the study and analysis existing innovative practices in banking and financial sector, the level of training and human resources. | |
| 2000 2002 | Lobster - Learning Organization in Banking Sector in Europe | Learning Organization | |
| 2001 2003 | EFCB - European Foundation Certification in Banking | A first level certification in the financial services sector (banking) | |
| 2006 2008 | CERTIFIED – Certification & Accreditation System for Financial Services Sector, Education and Training | European certification based on competences | |
| 2007 2008 | Eurobanqua – European Banking Network for Quality Assurance | Quality assurance in VET in the banking and financial sector | |
| 2007 2008 | Qualobster – Quality Assurance in Learning Organization in the Banking and Financial Sector in Europe | Quality assurance in learning organizations | |
| 2008 2009 | €qualifise – European Qualifications Assurance League in Financial Services | European qualifications in financial services | |
| 2008 2010 | Quadultrainers – Towards a European Qualification Prototype for Adult Trainers | European qualification for adult trainers | |
| 2009 2011 | BIF – BANKING & INSURANCE & FINANCIAL NETWORK - Promoting Recognition of Learning Outcomes through ECVET System | Developement of common guidelines and methodology for attributing ECVET credit points to FSS qualifications | |
| 2010 2011 | FIRST – Financial Services EQF Translators in EU | EQF | |
| 2010 2012 | EFEP – European Financial Education Partnership | Financial Literacy | |
| 2013 | JABEM | Mobility for students in Apprenticeship professional training | |
| 2012 2014 | QUADRO | Quality Assurance in the Financial Services Sector VET Systems | www.quadroproject.eu/ |
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2013 2015
| Triple E | FSS European Network for Triple E Qualification | |
| 2013 2015 | QUALES | Quality Assurance in the Financial Services Sector VET Systems | |
| 2013 2015 | SME-QUAL | SMEs Qualification Handbook |
Short description of the projects:
Bankskill – Project established under the EU Force program, involving banks and Italian, Greek and Portuguese. The coordination of the project was the Italian Association of Banks and the involvement of Portuguese banks was coordinated by the IFB. The aim was to conduct a training needs and implementing programs in their respective countries involved.
Eurobank – Project created under the Leonardo in the IFB was to partner institutes counterparts from Italy, France and Luxembourg. This project aims to develop a simulation game bank, in view of the single currency and harmonization of European banking laws.
European Education Teleports – This project funded by the European Union under the Telematics Aplications program, aimed at increasing support for graduates of ED, making use of telematics (combining computing with telecommunications) by taking advantage of its leverage. It was led by Italian company TRAINET and had as partners the following countries: Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Spain and Finland. In addition to the IFB Portugal, participated in the CET, the COPRAI the FUNDETEC, TDC and the Open University.
Carta de Competências Europeia – This project funded by the European Union under the Telematics Aplications program, aimed at increasing support for graduates of ED, making use of telematics (combining computing with telecommunications) by taking advantage of its leverage. It was led by Italian company TRAINET and had as partners the following countries: Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Spain and Finland. In addition to the IFB Portugal, participated in the CET, the COPRAI the FUNDETEC, TDC and the Open University.
LABS – Learning Agent in the Banking Sector - This project aimed to develop the study and analysis of existing innovative practices in the banking and finance, the level of training and human resources. In addition to participating in this project IFB Italy, Spain, Hungary and Greece.
Lobster – Learning Organization in Banking Sector in Europe- This project aimed to collect, consolidate and disseminate best practice approach in the implementation of "Learning Organization " in the European banking sector, in particular, taking into account the facilitating role of ICT. In addition to participating in this project IFB Italy (Scientia), Romania (Rolnet), Finland (Helsinky Univ. Tecnhology) and Greece (HBA Training Center).
EFCB – The European Certification in Banking Banking is a European certification scheme that aims to cover the basic knowledge in the area of banking services.
CERTIFIED – Certification & Accreditation System for Financial Services Sector and Training, a project created with the aim of developing an accreditation system, identifying key skills (Compliance Officer, Branch Management and Customer Relationship Management) of the Financial Sector and creating a system of certification of skills correspond to levels 4 and 5 of the European Qualifications Framework (EQF).
EUROBANQUA – European Banking Network for Quality Assurance, which sought to collect good training practice in European Banking and Financial, including the identification of systems quality assurance (Plan-Do-Check-Act) cycle training.
QUABLOBSTER – Learning Organisation in the Banking Sector in Europe, whose objective was to produce a set of tools, introducing criteria of quality and diversity management, will enable an organization to identify its state of development for the concept of "Learning Organisation". Case studies of the information collected will be made available in the "Laboratory of Innovation", enabling organizations to compare their development and their practices with other organizations with similar characteristics.
€QUALIFISE - European League Assurance in Financial Services, which aimed to develop a methodology to make the connection between the system EQF (European Qualifications Framework) qualifications and the Financial Sector. The proposed methodology to analyze each in terms of qualification "Knowledge-Skills-Competence"and assign an appropriate EQF level.
QuAdulTrainers - Towards a European Qualification Prototype for Adult Trainers, a project aimed at increasing the professional and social recognition of adult teachers through the development of the European Qualification System for Adult Trainers.
BIF - BANKING & INSURANCE & FINANCIAL NETWORK -Promoting Recognition of Learning Outcomes through ECVET System, a project aimed at developing a common methodology for the allocation of ECVET credit points to qualifications of Banking and Finance, by developing a set of tools. Want to open the way to design a new generation of qualifications, described in terms of learning outcomes, and accepted throughout the European area.
The FIRST Project aims to implement the system SQE Financial Sector, seeking to promote this model as a reference for designing a framework of appropriate expertise in the financial sector. The FIRST project will present a version of the descriptors tailored to the skills required in the European financial sector.
This project runs from 2010 to 2011 and has as partners: EBTN, WIB (Poland), Scientia (Italy), HWR-University of Berlin (Germany), Chartered Banker (Scotland), IFS & Malta Qualification Council (Malta), IFB (Portugal), RBI-RBI (Romania).
This project runs from 2010 to 2011 and has as partners: EBTN, WIB (Poland), Scientia (Italy), HWR-University of Berlin (Germany), Chartered Banker (Scotland), IFS & Malta Qualification Council (Malta), IFB (Portugal), RBI-RBI (Romania).
EFEP-The project comprises a consortium of 11 institutions from various European countries. The IFB relay as part of the consortium partner, whose main role to disseminate the project results. The project highlights the importance of "economic and financial education" at the level of secondary education, and aims to develop a model to coordinate the activities of financial education at the level of individual countries and improve the quality of materials to support the actions of financial literacy and as their dissemination to teachers and other educators.
IFB´S INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANCY PROJECTS:
In 1992, through a mission organized by the European Union, the IFB did a needs assessment of the Hungarian banking system and measured the possibility of implementing a bank training course through distance learning. Later, in 1994-1995, the IFB exercised consulting services to the ITCB (International Training Centre for Bankers) as part of a project on distance education for mid-level bankers.
In 1994 and 1995, the IFB has worked in Estonia in the design, development and implementation of a training course for bank managers, using the methodology of distance learning, working in direct collaboration with the Association of Banks in that country. This involvement became a reality in educational support to the preparation of the syllabus and in overseeing the creation of all the infrastructure necessary to run a distance learning course.
Between 1995 and 2000, the IFB has cooperated with the Banking Institute in Prague, in the development of a training course in the distance to bank managers. The work of the IFB was the pedagogical and technical assistance necessary for the creation of the content of written materials, structure of the bases necessary to support the training program and training of all the local team.
In January 2004, a consortium led by Bank Training Institute won the international tender launched in 2003 by the Ministry of Finance of the Czech Republic and funded by the European Union on the implementation of the project Implementation of EU Payment System Standards. Under this project developed the IFB, the courses and their pedagogical support material (manual and CD-ROM) as well as their own training room.
In January 2004, a consortium led by Bank Training Institute won the international tender launched in 2003 by the Ministry of Finance of the Czech Republic and funded by the European Union on the implementation of the project Implementation of EU Payment System Standards. Under this project developed the IFB, the courses and their pedagogical support material (manual and CD-ROM) as well as their own training room.
Between 1995 and 2000, the IFB has cooperated with the Banking Institute in Prague, in the development of a training course in the distance to bank managers. The work of the IFB was the pedagogical and technical assistance necessary for the creation of the content of written materials, structure of the bases necessary to support the training program and training of all the local team.
In January 2004, a consortium led by Bank Training Institute won the international tender launched in 2003 by the Ministry of Finance of the Czech Republic and funded by the European Union on the implementation of the project Implementation of EU Payment System Standards. Under this project developed the IFB, the courses and their pedagogical support material (manual and CD-ROM) as well as their own training room.
In this country, collaboration was established primarily through the organization of seminars and workshops, as desired depending on the needs of the recipient banks. Also in Bulgaria is to underline the European Union funded project under the title In-House Training Programme for the Commercial Banks
Cooperation with Poland began in 1993 when the IFB has taken part in an international mission to this country, presenting a paper on distance learning methods applied to the banking community.
IFB's activity related to the increase in bilateral contacts with Poland has been notorious, facilitating and promoting important synergies between the banking sectors of both countries. This cooperation has been achieved by organizing seminars, advisory services and visits by top managers in the financial sector in Poland to Portugal, with the aim of contacting closely with our reality, which is configured as an interesting case study for the countries of Eastern Europe in general and Poland in particular.
IFB's activity related to the increase in bilateral contacts with Poland has been notorious, facilitating and promoting important synergies between the banking sectors of both countries. This cooperation has been achieved by organizing seminars, advisory services and visits by top managers in the financial sector in Poland to Portugal, with the aim of contacting closely with our reality, which is configured as an interesting case study for the countries of Eastern Europe in general and Poland in particular.
In Russia, the IFB has acted as a facilitator in building bridges between our banking sector and Russian. One example was the cooperation protocol signed between the IFB and Moscow Finance Academy, through which new opportunities for tangible cooperation began to be drawn. The Banking Training Institute also played a role in the creation of International Finance and Banking School of Moscow, in 1992.
