CISI Accredits SIDC Malaysia As Training Partner

A ‘train the trainer’ programme in Malaysia has helped to underpin the introduction by the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) of its Islamic Finance Qualification (IFQ) into this key market.

The CISI has accredited the training arm of the Securities Commission Malaysia, the Securities Industry Development Corporation (SIDC), as a training partner. Last month the SIDC hosted a tailored, three-day training scheme, run by a CISI preferred external trainer, to equip 26 delegates with skills to teach the ground-breaking IFQ.

The SIDC will now provide access to students to the IFQ as part of its range of capital markets programmes.

Paul Hedges, Chartered FCSI, CISI director and acting head of ASEAN, said: “This is a strategic relationship for us and an important milestone in the expansion of our activities, and the IFQ in particular, across the region.”

John Zinkin, SIDC chief executive, said: “SIDC, as the leading training provider in the Malaysian capital market, is delighted to be the accredited trainer partner for the IFQ. We only work with leading edge organisations and the CISI is internationally recognised as a leader in its field. We regard the IFQ as an essential and integral part of the training and development of new entrants into the Malaysian Islamic capital market. It complements the Malaysian-based training we provide, giving the people we train the best of both worlds by providing them with a global and local perspective.”