Hi all,
It's been a long time since the last blog - pressure of business, honest!
Anyway, what's happening at the CIOBS? Quite a lot actually.
Firstly, this week we welcomed a couple of new staff members to our team. Shona and Sandra joined the Business Development team in their role as Customer Relationship Managers - best wishes to the two S's.
As mentioned previously, we have now made some changes to Chartered Banker, our premier qualification. Now available are UK Financial Services and Investment. For further details, just go to the Chartered Banker section of our website!
Visitors to this humble blog had the 'privilege' of hearing our first podcast when we showcased our new Chief Executive. Now, after weeks of highly technical training at the finest recording studios known to man (and woman!), a further two podcasts have been developed. Don't all gasp with excitement at once, please!
Firstly, there is a podcast to explain the changes to Chartered Banker (Downloads section) and we have produced the first of our regular Newscasts. Have a listen - you may even learn something! The podcasts are short (deliberately so!) so downloading should be OK for most.
The lovely and talented Mr Downey, my esteemed colleague, in addition to assisting with the podcasts has been working on the English law version of Business Law - he really is so multi-talented (so he says!). These and the English version of Retail Banking, which yours truly will be starting later this month, will be ready in good time for student revision for the next exam diet in April / May 2008.
Talking about exams, the Autumn diet has just finished, so lets hope that everyone who had that 'pleasure' has acquitted themselves well.
There is so much going on at the moment, I've hardly had time to crush a grape or box Michael's ears - maybe tomorow!
We will also be publishing a list of the Introductory and Regulatory courses (ApExes) for 2008 very soon - again, check the web for those.
Listen, I'm really sorry but I have to go, I think Mr D's gone into a state of depression as he hasn't blogged for a few days - I really must attend to him - on the other hand..................
Speak to you anon and take care.
Raymond
