The Egyptian Banking Institute (EBI), the training arm of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) is delighted to announce it has partnered with Talogy, the leading global provider of psychometric tools and talent management solutions, designed to optimize and transform the talent management journey from recruitment and selection to leadership development.
The strategic partnership with Talogy delivers on the EBI’s wider strategy to support and develop the human resources capital in the banking sector. Talogy combines scientifically robust assessment tools and services anchored in psychology and predictive analytics, helping organizations to make fast, fair and data-driven hiring and talent development decisions.
Dr. Abdel Aziz Nosseir, the Executive Director of the Egyptian Banking Institute (EBI) said “Our partnership with Talogy blends perfectly with our diverse, state-of-the-art training and assessment services enabling us to be the preferred partner for developing the human capital of the banking ecosystem in Egypt, and the lighthouse for banking sector development across strategic African and Arab countries”.
Dr. Nossier added, “This agreement comes within a series of agreements and cooperation protocols that EBI signs to achieve continual growth and development of the services provided to the banking sector human capital to qualify them to compete among the Egyptian banking sector”.
Commenting on the new partnership, Amanda White, Vice President for Talogy in the Middle East commented: “In the past couple of years we have seen immense change and to enhance organizational success, we need to assess and develop a resilient, agile and engaged workforce. We can see an incredible drive across Egypt for growth and transformation and our talent assessment and development tools and services are designed to support organizations seeking to capitalize on this opportunity. We are thrilled to be working with EBI to help individuals, leaders and teams thrive.”
It is worth mentioning that in 2015, EBI expanded its offerings by launching a diversified portfolio of Assessment services and partnering with leading international providers, with a goal of availing various assessment tools for the purpose of recruitment, promotion or development.
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About EBI
The Egyptian Banking Institute (EBI) was established in 1991 by the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) to act as its official training arm with a vision to be the preferred partner for developing the human capital of the banking ecosystem in Egypt, and the lighthouse for banking sector development across strategic African and Arab countries, through mirroring the latest international banking trends.
The unique blend of the Board of Directors, headed by the Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt, H.E. Mr. Hassan Abdallah, sets EBI in a leading position. EBI’s Board is composed of 8 members consisting of bank’s chairmen and industry leaders possessing a high-level of diversified expertise.
Crowning the continuous organizational commitment for quality training and adherence to international quality standards, in 2009 EBI was the first accredited financial training institute in Egypt and the MENA region by the Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training (ACCET) for five years. EBI succeeded in obtaining the reaccreditation for 2 more terms ending in 2024. In addition to this, EBI’s Interactive Distance Learning (IDL) instructional methodology and e-learning programs has been also accredited by ACCET in 2021.
In 2021 EBI has been chosen as the “Best Financial Training Institute in MENA Region” by Capital Finance International (CFI) for its commitment to offering state of the art quality training solutions and adherence to international quality standards; keeping in line with the latest industry international best practices & amplifying EBI’s activities to support African banking sector human capital development. CFI is a print journal and online resource reporting on business, economics and finance headquartered in London.
In 2022 EBI has been awarded the “Best Companies Award” at the prestigious Education 2.0 Conference held in Dubai in 2022 as part of its prominent role in the field of financial and banking training for reforming and improving global education. The award’s selection criteria included meeting Industry Reputation, Innovation in Education and Training Methods, Financial Status, Competitiveness, and Management Strength. EBI continues to develop its training programs to stay abreast with the technological and training trends to support the development of the human capital in the banking sector in Egypt and in Africa.
With a mandate to develop the human capital in banking sector, EBI excels in providing state of the art training solutions in line with the latest industry international best practices in areas of banking, management, leadership, information technology and SMEs. In 2015, EBI expanded its offerings by launching a diversified portfolio of Assessment services and partnering with leading international providers, with a goal of availing various assessment tools for the purpose of recruitment, promotion or development. EBI also provides a wide range of diversified activities and services to disseminate knowledge and raise awareness on latest industry trends.
EBI takes pride in its continuous efforts to amplify its activities across the African continent with a goal to support African banking sector human capital development. Under the auspices of the Central Bank of Egypt, EBI provided its training services 44 countries with more than 4000 African trainees and takes pride in its partnership with leading African banking institutes to enhance knowledge sharing across the continent.
As a community responsible institution, EBI’s CSR activities evolved throughout the years focusing on financial literacy and supporting people with special needs. Shaping the Future initiative was launched in 2012, under the auspices of the Central Bank of Egypt to spread financial awareness and enhance people’s capability to manage their finances, understand and use different financial services and thereby contribute to financial inclusion. In 2020 Basira initiative was launched to facilitate the studying process for visually impaired students. In 2021 EBI launched Etaha initiative to support creating a diversified working environment and act as a link between people with special needs searching for job opportunities and the banking sector.
About Talogy
We are Talogy. The talent management experts. We craft solutions that screen, select, develop, and engage talent worldwide. By uniting the leading psychologists, data scientists, developers, and HR consultants we bring the power of psychology and technology together so you can make the best data-driven people decisions. With more than 30 million assessments delivered each year in more than 50 languages, we help clients discover organizational brilliance.
