Swiss Management Program for Vietnamese Bank Executives, Phase II

The need for market-oriented banking skills has increased as a result of Vietnam’s initial structural and market reforms. At the request of the Vietnamese Authorities, SECO is conducting a follow-up training project for Bank Directors. The aim is to improve senior management capabilities among director-level managers of banks in Vietnam through the delivery of a series of technical training seminars over a period of roughly two years.

The main objective of the project is to enhance the management knowledge base and hands-on capabilities of managers from Vietnamese banks, selected on the basis of their current or foreseen leadership roles and thus their potential to influence management practice in their institutions. Participants to the training come from State-owned Commercial Banks and Joint Stock Banks. The training for bank directors covers the following topics: i) training related to leadership- ii) training related to core banking issues- iii) training related to risk management issues- and iv) training related to strategic business orientation. The project contributes to a structural adjustment towards market economy.

Bank managers form Vietnamese banks apply modern bank management practices, resulting in more efficient and stable banks in Vietnam. This outcome is measured by an improved ratio of non-performing loans in participants’ banks and a strong reputation of participant's bank. Participant banks are expected to become more efficient financial intermediaries.

Knowledge of bank management concepts and methods is improved and aligned with international banking practices. Participants are expected to introduce new management techniques into their respective banking institutions.

The capacity of the Bank Training School at the State Bank of Vietnam is strengthened. The establishment of a system of trainers allows the Bank Training School to continue providing training on essential bank management trainings. Additional advice to the institution should increase its capacity to offer its training services to the banking sector.

Principaux résultats attendus:  

Pre-training mission results and training plan elaborated, working relationship among stakeholders effectively established.

Training materials created- peer-review conducted satisfactorily- quality translation assured.

Training delivered according to schedule (14 module, didactic module, Swiss module for best-performing participants).

Training content absorbed effectively by participants (learning journals established).

Individual change management projects completed and implemented.

Skills and capacities of max. 20 trainers improved and strengthened, staff examined- critical mass of trainers available to Bank Training School measured by number of successful candidates passing exams and continued attendance to class.

Glossary for each module distributed.

Principaux résultats antérieurs:  

Judging form participants’ feedbacks, the final report, and discussion with State Bank of Vietnam, the Swiss Management Program for Bank Executives, financed by SECO and implemented by Swiss Finance Institute over the period of 2009-2011 has been successful and appreciated in Vietnam. The project consisted of a training program for 72 state-owned commercial bank directors and branch managers, covering essential bank management concepts. Training was conducted in two classes, one in the North and one in the South. The project proved to be highly satisfactory with respect to the major objective of improving executive management knowledge and skills among the participants: i) high attendance rate- ii) strong exam results- iii) efforts of participants to transfer knowledge gained in the training to their subordinates- and iv) promotion of all participants. Less satisfactory results were obtained with respect to the secondary objective of capacity building at the local counterpart.

Phase 2 01.01.2013 - 31.12.2017   (Active)