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THE JIOB UWI COOPERATION AGREEMENT SIGNING
APRIL
7, 2004
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The
Jamaica Institute of Banker Unversity of the West Indies
cooperation agreement signing. Wednesday, 7th April, 2004
2.30 pm Raymond Campbell - President, Jamaica Bankers Association |
Professor
Kenneth Hall, Senator Deika Morrison, Chair Greta Bogues, JIOB
Chair Wayne Wray, Claremont Kirton, Archibald Campbell, distinguished
ladies and gentlemen.
Today is a momentous occasion in that it represents in a very
tangible way partnership between the banking industry and the
University of the West Indies.
As the industry body of the banking sector, The Jamaica Bankers
Association works to ensure the strengthening and continuing success
of our member organisations by the promotion of an environment
in which the financial services are vibrant and competitive.
Specific objectives of the JBA include:
—Promoting the interests of the banking industry in Jamaica
and internationally
—Representing the views of and negotiating on behalf of
our members with regulatory bodies in Jamaica
—Providing our members with a forum for agreeing policy
matters, and
—Promoting and support the financial sector.
Through our training arm, the Jamaica Institute of Bankers, we
are committed to continuous development of knowledgeable, responsive
and customer-driven professionals. I fully expect that this partnership
between the JIOB and the University will add to the reservoir
of human resource professionals available to the financial sector.
The availability of suitably trained professionals is critical
to the advancement of our economy and our society. One of the
hallmarks of this programme is that it combines education in the
individual sense with work experience. This has been facilitated
by JBA Members agreeing to offer work experience to participants
in this degree programme.
We are at the beginning of a new millennium, one in which it has
often been said that the key driver of economic growth is the
knowledge society. For us in Jamaica, being the largest English
speaking country south of the United States, we have an advantageous
position, which when combined with technology and adequacy of
the relevant professional skills, create a solid platform for
economic growth. It is our intention that this partnership will
add to our country's human resource capacity and the competitiveness
of our economy.
The JBA and the JIOB will continue to do our part to support our
economy in every way possible, including encouraging continuous
training for employees of the banking and financial sector. We
look forward to the success of the programme.
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