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

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