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On January 25, 2016, the UK Chartered Banker Professional Standards Board issued a press release stating that over the past year, over 187,000 bankers achieved the CBPSB's Foundation Standard...
On January 25, 2016, the UK Chartered Banker Professional
Standards Board issued a press release stating that over the past
year, over 187,000 bankers achieved the CBPSB's Foundation
Standard, meeting the desired target for 2015. The CBPSB is a
programme that was launched in October 2011 by eight UK banks
together with the Chartered Banker Institute, aiming to encourage
professionalism in banking and restore public confidence in the
banking industry. The CBPSB includes a Board, consisting of senior
industry leaders, as well as a Professional Standards Committee,
which engages in standard-setting activities. The CBPSB's
standards set out the conduct and expertise required of all
professional bankers, as well as the benchmarks against which
professional competence can be measured. The Foundation Standard,
which is one of three professional standards (the others being the
Intermediate Standard and the Advanced Standard) sets out the skill
requirements and professional and technical knowledge required by
all those working in the banking industry.
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