Banking and Finance

At its inception some years ago, the banking and finance world was limited to executives who had attained a certain level of education. Meanwhile, the regular tasks in the banking and financial world were mostly in the hands of untrained and unskilled workers while the executives concentrate on the politics. This ensured that such institutions were either running at the loss or were unable to maximize returns coupled with poor treatment of files. The Finance world controls the real world which is why more and more financial institutions are opened requiring trained personnel. Moreover, even institutions not purely financial have financial departments running the finances, a strategic domain reserved only for trained persons.

Studies and Duration

The programme focuses on Mathematics, banking techniques, organizational behavior, financial markets, communication etc. The programme runs for two academic years and opened to holders of the GCE Advanced Level in at least two subjects or its equivalent excluding Religious Knowledge. It is both theory and practical with a supervised internship. At the end of the course each students prepares and defends a project and takes the mandatory national exams as requirements for the award of a Higher National Diploma (HND) in Banking and Finance by the Ministry of Higher Education under the academic supervision of the University of Yaoundé II, Soa.

Employment Opportunities

Graduates from this programme are mostly employed by banks and financial institutions. They can also be employed by microfinance institutions, money transfer agencies as well. They can also work in the finance department of NGOs, companies and public and private institutions, schools, universities, Churches and Religious bodies etc.

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