Aptech signs MoU with Geojit BNP Paribas

Aptech Banking and Finance Academy and Geojit BNP Paribas have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to train over 10,000 banking and finance professionals through an industry-institute collaboration programme.

Under the alliance, selected centres of Aptech Banking and Finance Academy in four metro cities including, New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, will impart two intensive professional courses developed with the aim of filling the predicted skill deficit in the BFSI sector.

 In both the courses, students would undergo mandatory soft skills training and a 30-hour industry project that would help them gain industry work experience and make them job-ready. These courses would also prepare students for examinations conducted by the National Institute of Securities Market (NISM), which is a public trust of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi).

“We have taken up this mission to fill in the skill deficit in the BFSI sector by forging an alliance with Geojit BNP Paribas. Together, we aim to bridge the skill and employment gap that exists in the country and contribute to the future of aspiring banking and finance professionals,” Aptech executive director Anuj Kacker said.

“With India’s BFSI manpower requirement expected to surge to 84 lakh by 2022, skill development of the new-age finance professionals by attunement to diverse risk management capabilities and adaptation to complex FinTech remains a key challenge. We are happy that our accumulated knowledge and experience could someway help to address this challenge and increase employability of professionals through this collaborative effort,” Geojit BNP Paribas executive director Satish Menon said.