The banking and financial services sector is
one of the fastest growth sectors in the economy. As businesses grow across the
economy, more financial resources are required to fund additional or new
industrial infrastructure, asset acquisitions, adoption of new technologies and
market building activities.
Many of the participants in the national
economy are smaller to medium sized business organizations which need credit
and lending support. The SME sector is important to any country as it typically
generates more than 60% of the country’s GDP and contributes to 80% of the
national employment. In view of this, governments and politicians are always
seeking avenues to encourage bank lending to these SME businesses.
At the same
time the SME sector provides the main opportunity for the banks to achieve
asset growth as the SME businesses have the potential to expand under competent
management and corporate leadership. The SME businesses of today may
potentially become the next generation of large corporations of the country in
the next 10 years.
However, SME lending requires higher order
skills in recognizing crucial risks and for analyzing the potential for credit
exposure, structuring loan packages and managing default risk over the life of
each loan exposure. All these skills are part of the necessary competencies of
the banking and credit department of a bank or lending institution, and it may
will be necessary for bank executives in credit marketing and loan risk
management roles.
The Certificate in SME Lending is a
structured course of learning the credit and loan decision processes and credit
risk management which is crucial to successful banking operations. Unlike large
corporate lending to established organizations, SMEs have weaknesses and
special characteristics that require a different set of skills and
understanding to manage the lending risk in the bank or financial institution.
It is recommended that all bank staff
involved in credit marketing, processing, loan monitoring and internal audit
acquire a working knowledge of SME lending for personal effectiveness as a
lending officer. For the bank and lending institution, SME lending skills are also
an integral part of the banking business and credit risk management.
Targeted Audience :- - Credit
officers who market and process all business and corporate loans, particularly
those focused on lending to small and medium enterprises
- Banking
executives who are in the loan monitoring function or internal audit operations
(credit).
Delivery Methods :- Self-paced
online learning through the ANZI learning management system (6 months)
Online assessment :- Certificate
of attainment awarded for achieving satisfactory score
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