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EBTN Triple E Accreditation The European Banking & Financial Services Training Association (EBTN) is pleased to announce that the Retail Banking Academy (UK) has been awarded 3 Triple E accreditations. Meeting these Triple E requirements has resulted in the RBA’s Retail Banking qualifications being levelled at Level 5 (RB II and RB III) and Level 4 (RB I) respectively. The Triple E accreditations awarded to the Retail Banking Academy’s Retail Banking I (RB I), Retail Banking II (RB II) and Retail Banking III (RB III) qualifications recognise that these qualifications have been designed to meet the requirements of the European Qualification Framework (EQF), the European Credit System for Vocational Education & Training (ECVET) and the European Quality Assurance Reference Framework for Vocational Education & Training (EQAVET). Michael Lafferty, chairman of the Retail Banking Academy commented: “RBA is delighted and honoured to receive the Triple E accreditation from EBTN. Retail is a distinctly different field from corporate and wholesale banking and will continue to be the main source of bank profits worldwide for the foreseeable future.” RBA’s CEO Evelyn Hunter remarked that “RBA’s initiative to secure the Triple E accreditation demonstrates our commitment to remain at the forefront of educating Retail Bankers worldwide to the highest ethical and professional standards.” Mariola Szymaska-Koszczyc, Chair of EBTN’s Triple E Committee stated: “Triple E Standard is a mark of excellence which is achievable and can be put in practice. That was exactly our experience working with RBA in the accreditation process. We are happy and proud that together we are building higher professional standards of qualifications in financial services in Europe and worldwide.” For questions regarding Retail Banking Academy’s accreditations with EBTN, contact RBA’s Qualifications Manager Seun Okunnuga at: [email protected] For questions regarding Triple E, contact EBTN Executive Manager Felicia Emery at: [email protected]