In December 2007 and January 2008 we ran the first of an annual programme which we called the Graduate Credit Skills Programme. A small group of 7 students from CIDA City Campus, having completed their Bachelor of Business Administration degrees, successfully completed a rigorous selection procedure carried out by Nedbank and attended the programme.

The aim of the programme was to offer graduates from a previously disadvantaged background the opportunity to gain currently scarce bank credit analysis skills that would enable them to be placed with Nedbank in Credit Analyst positions within a business banking environment.

We are very pleased to say that all the students successfully completed the programme and were employed by Nedbank.

Below are some statements from the graduates who attended the programme and what the training has meant to them.

“International Training Solutions has given me a life time opportunity by providing me with the relevant industry skills. The Graduate Credit Skills Programme has given me the upper hand on everyone who has not taken the course”.

“I was very impressed with the training as it boosts confidence and gives a broader scope of what not only Credit Analysts do, but also what managers do”.

“To me the training moved me from the academic background and provided me with a view of corporate reality, specifically in the field of banking”.

Some of our first group of CIDA graduates

Learners from our second group of graduates

The course was successfully run for a second time in December 2008 and January 2009 with approximately the same number of students as the previous year.
The project was made possible by the efforts of Kennedy Kamfwa of the School of Investments, CIDA City Campus, who assisted with identifying potential candidates and providing a venue for the duration of the programme.

We are also indebted to Nedbank Business Banking for their enthusiastic support and assistance in the selection and placement of learners.