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International Students

We welcome applications from overseas candidates and have special arrangements in place for students in Hong Kong and Singapore.

Hong Kong Students

Hong Kong Institute of Bankers

As a result of a mutual recognition agreement with Hong Kong Institute of Bankers, AHKIB holders can gain Chartered Banker status by passing examinations in Professionalism & Ethics and UK Financial Services.  For further details, please click here.

Chartered Banker Accountancy Conversion Course in Hong Kong

We work with the Success Institute in Hong Kong to offer local support and tuition for the Chartered Banker and Advanced Diploma in Financial Services courses.  For further details, please click here

Singapore Students 

We work with Lincoln Business School in Singapore to offer local support and tuition for the Chartered Banker Accountancy conversion and the Chartered Banker MBA conversion courses.  For further details please, click here.

All other Students

Qualifications for Entry

The minimum entry qualification to our Chartered Banker programme for overseas candidates is a post school qualification.  You should also have a good standard of English, evidenced by holding one of the following qualifications:

  • IELTS: minimum grade 6-6.5
  • TOEFL: minimum 550 paper-based/213 computer-based
  • GCSE: Minimum grade C
  • Cambridge certificate of proficiency in English: minimum grade C.

Evidence of having sat previous examinations in English will also be acceptable.

Graduate entrants may be entitled to an enhanced entry position.

Candidates who meet the minimum entry qualifications can enrol for the following courses:

  • Chartered Banker
  • Advanced Diploma in Financial Services
  • Advanced Diploma in Business & Corporate Banking
  • Advanced Diploma in Building Society Operations
  • Advanced Diploma in Operational Risk Management
  • Advanced Diploma in Financial Services Leadership

Enrolment Procedures

You must complete an application form, which can be downloaded from this website.  It must be signed and returned to us before your application for admission can be processed.

Included with the application form should be all the relevant documentation providing proof of meeting our minimum entry qualifications.  These should be certified by a member of staff at your local British Council office.

Membership and Subject fees must be paid before entry to any of our qualifications will be allowed.  However, you should wait for confirmation that your qualifications are acceptable before sending any monies.    It is recommended that you do not enrol for any more than 3 subjects at a time.

Fees

The subject fees from 2010 are as follows:

  • Full Credit subject £750
  • Half Credit Subject £435

Fees are payable in GBP only.

The fee includes:

  • PDF version of the course materials
  • One attempt at the exam plus one re-sit, if required
  • Student support as indicated below

Student Support

Our Academy is dedicated to supporting you throughout the period of your studies including:

Allocated Tutor for marking assignments and additional support

  • Student support e-mail helpline
  • Chat Room which allows students to interact with fellow students
  • Forums to facilitate the 'posting' of course or subject related matters
  • Specimen exam papers available for downloading from the member's area of the website
  • Revision notes are available for some subjects on payment of a fee. More details of the subject availability and cost can be found in the Chartered Banker section of the website.

Examination Entry

Examinations will be held at the nearest available British Council examination centre.  Please ensure that there is an exam centre accessible to you before you enrol for the examinations.

Examination dates are flexible, subject to agreement with the local British Council examination centre.

Institute Rules and Regulations

You must abide by the Institute's Rules and Regulations which cover admittance to the Institute and examination behaviour, except where these rules are replaced by specific rules governing overseas students.

 

 

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Graeme Hartop, Managing Director, Scottish Widows Bank