European Foundation Certificate in Banking

Gives you the fundamental knowledge, skills and competences that ensures you receive the best foundation for success in your career in banking & financial services.

Triple E EFCB is a professional qualification confirming fundamental knowledge and skills of bank employees with some banking experience but without any formal professional banking education and new employees who start their careers in a bank. This qualification

• increases the mobility and comparability of qualifications of the financial services workforce in Europe
• sets up requirements for a mutually recognised banking qualification in Europe
• raises the standards of customer service by banks and financial institutions across Europe

Download the Triple E EFCB brochure by clicking here.

As a result of EBTN’s Triple E project, through collaboration with sectoral stakeholders from the national markets, from 2015 the certificate has been transformed into a new modernised European qualification compliant with the Triple E Standard. It is a professional qualification confirming fundamental knowledge and skills of those who work in a bank for a short period and those who start their careers in a bank and would like to progress at a good pace.

According to a publication on international qualifications issued by the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop), the certificate is ‘an early example of a unique certification leading to uniform qualifications in the broad financial services sector’.

For 2019-2022, the Triple E EFCB Committee is composed of the following persons:

Viljenka Markič Simoneti (Slovenia) Chairperson

Sophia Ziakou (Greece)

Andreas Christou (Cyprus)

Emilia Frunza (Romania)

Veronika Lakatos (Hungary)

EBTN created the European Foundation Certificate in Banking (EFCB) to:

– increase mobility and comparability of qualifications of the financial services workforce in Europe;

– set up requirements for a mutually recognised banking qualification in Europe;

– raise the standards of customer service by banks and financial institutions across Europe.

Revised: Triple E EFCB

As a result of EBTN’s Triple E project, through collaboration with sectoral stakeholders from the national markets, from 2015 EFCB has been transformed into a new modernised European qualification with a new name: Triple E EFCB. It is a professional qualification confirming fundamental knowledge and skills of those who work in a bank for a short period and those who start their careers in a bank and would like to progress at a good pace.

Learning Outcomes

Click here to download the learning outcomes of the Triple E EFCB qualification.

Benefits of Triple E EFCB

The Triple E EFCB gives you the fundamental knowledge, skills and competences that ensures you receive the best foundation for success in your career in banking & financial services. It is a professional qualification confirming fundamental knowledge & skills of those who have worked in a bank for a short period and those who start their career in a bank and would like to progress at a good pace.

Target group

The target group of the Triple E EFCB qualification are bank employees with some banking experience but without any formal professional banking education and new employees who start their careers in a bank.

Accreditation

Click here Triple_E_EFCB_Application_Form_02022016 to download the Triple E EFCB application form.EFCB_BrochureLearning Outcomes