Midweek Mania

Hi and welcome to a midweek edition of the CIOBS blog.

I am writing this from a secret location in the West of Scotland - If it's good enough for Raymond Brown...........

I would rather be doing it from the West of the Bahamas or somewhere where the sun is shining.

Both myself and the aforementioned Mr.B. have been in the classroom this week. Doing a bit of teaching if you please and what a pleasure it has been.

We have been running Apex 1 revision courses for both the 2004 and 2007 versions.

This keeps you on your toes, remembering which version you are doing and ensuring that you are not repeating yourself - Perish the thought! Perish the thought!

I promised to keep you up to date in respect of Chartered Banker and related Diplomas with regard to the introduction of on-line examinations.

The most recent subjects to become available on line - are: Private Banking & Wealth Management, Retail Banking (Scots Law) and Retail Banking (English Law)

Specimen papers for each of the on-line exams will be available via the Downloads section of the website as soon as these become available, so please check regularly!

We will continue to keep you advised of the progress regarding the on-line examinations via the CIOBS Forum and and those students enrolled for a relevant subject, via email.

Further sayings from office meetings.

A manager declared "I've another arm up my sleeve."

And a manager who described any new technology as "state of the ark."

A reader from Glasgow tells us she keeps amused during office meetings by collecting the sayings of a colleague, which so far have included:

I call an ace an ace.

It is a chicken and hen scenario.

It is man eat man out there.

Keep them coming please.


Michael (I call a spade a bucket)