Award Category - IBF Inspire Award

IBF AWARDS 2016

Award Category - IBF Inspire Award

This award recognises financial institutions which have gone the extra mile in committing to the IBF Standards as part of their learning journey and in driving IBF Standard adoption numbers.

Eligibility Criteria

Applicants should fulfil the following:

• Financial Institution registered in Singapore
• Have actively adopted IBF Standards as part of the organisation’s learning and talent development efforts in the year 2015
• Strong organisational initiatives in raising financial sector workforce competency within the industry in the year 2015
• Senior management’s commitment towards promotion of IBF Standards in its training and development programs in the year 2015

Judging Panel

The judging panel for the above award categories comprises of an Independent Review Panel, Chairperson of the IBF Standards Committee, a member of the IBF Council and the CEO of IBF. The judges’ decision on the awards will be final.

Submission Deadline

Applications are open till 31 March 2016.

Please submit your nomination and supporting documents to

Successful applicants will be invited to a conferment ceremony in September 2016.

IBF INSPIRE AWARD

Application Form

INSTRUCTION:

Please complete this Application Form and send scanned copies of the Application Form to us at

1. APPLICANT DETAILS

*The Management Representative (MR) shall be the liaison person for all nomination and event matters.

1. INFORMATION TO SUPPORT NOMINATION

(A) Leveraging on IBF Standards for staff training and development

1. No. of IBF-accredited in-house programmes:

1. No. of IBF-accredited in-house / external programmes for which staff are sent for training and / or assessment:

1. List of programmes:

1. No. of staff who attended IBF- accredited training:

1. No. of staff who attended IBF- accredited assessment:

1. No. of staff who are IBF-certified:

** IBF recognises that small to mid-sized financial institutions are as equally committed to the IBF Standards, as their large-sized counter-parts. Applicants from small to mid-sized institutions will be considered for the IBF Inspire Special Mention Award for their strong contributions in raising industry standards.

(B) Leveraging on the IBF Standards for career progression and recruitment

i) Does the IBF Standards currently play a part in your organisation’s recruitment drive?

(e.g. mentioned in recruitment advertorials / preferred criteria for recruitment)

Yes/ No

If yes, please elaborate (in not more than 250 words):

ii) Is IBF certification / training currently a criterion for staff promotion in your organisation?

Yes/ No

If yes, please elaborate (in not more than 250 words):

(C) Senior Management’s support for IBF Standards

Please highlight (in not more than 250 words) how the senior management of your organisation has shown support for the IBF Standards by encouraging adoption of the IBF Standards within the organisation or contributed to the IBF Standards in other ways (e.g. as a IBF Distinguished Fellow or IBF Fellow, guest speaker at IBF Connect events, trainer in IBF-accredited programs etc.).

(D) IBF Standards Developmental Contributions

Please highlight (in not more than 250 words) if there were any organisational initiatives / milestones within your organisation which had contributed to the promotion or development of the IBF Standards in 2015.

(E) Other Contributions

Please highlight (in not more than 250 words) if there were any other contributions within your organisation which supported the development of Singapore’s financial workforce in 2015.

1. DECLARATION

I hereby declare that:

I have read and understood the eligibility criteria for this nomination category

The information provided in support of this nomination is accurate and that any false or misleading information provided may result in the disqualification of the nomination and / or rescindment of the award.

I have read and am aware of IBF’s Personal Data Protection Policy on

I acknowledge that the IBF reserves the right to reject the application without giving any reason.