TO : ALL MEMBER RURAL BANKS SUBJECT : MABSTERS Training Workshop We wish to invite you to the MABSTERS Training Workshop on August 28-30, 2012 at the Gov. Licaros Hall, RBAP Bldg., Intramuros, Manila. Continuous training for the staff of the microfinance unit is an essential element in ensuring the efficiency, competitiveness, profitability and sustainability of a bank’s microfinance operation. In keeping with the thrust to provide its participating banks with the capability to conduct in-house training on basic microfinance knowledge and skills for the MFU staff, the Rural Bankers Association of the Philippines (RBAP) – Microenterprise Access to Banking Services (MABS) program is again accepting nomination for new MABS technical resource specialists (MABSTeRS). Nominees for the MABSTeRS must meet the criteria/qualifications specified below: 1. Senior Account Officer or higher (e.g., MF Supervisors , MF Product Managers, Senior Officers involved in MF operations) 2. With at least one (1) year experience and/or involvement in the bank’s microfinance operations 3. Has attended the MABS Account Officers Training Course and/or the MABS Approach to Microfinance Training and Technical Services (MATTS) 4. Preferably, those who possess adequate presentation and communication skills RBAPMABS reserves the right to screen participants and will select only the top 20 candidates that will undergo the training-workshop. The training-workshop will prepare the candidates to become resource speakers/facilitators on the MABS Basic Microfinance Course in their respective banks. In addition, the training-workshop will also provide the participants with a walk-through and hands-on experience using the MABS Distance Learning Training Module. For interest, kindly submit the accomplished confirmation of your candidates on or before August 22, 2012. Registration Fee: a) Reduced Fee Ph 3,000.00 each on or before August 17, 2012 b) Regular Fee Ph 4,000.00 each right after August 17, 2012 Note that the MABSTeRS training - workshop is partially subsidized by the RBAP-MABS Program since the registration fee is enough to cover only the expenses for the participants meals, training venue and materials. Payment of the registration fee must be deposited to the Rural Bankers Research and Development Foundation, Inc. (RBRDFI) Savings Account (SA#0012-1046-26) with Land Bank of the Philippines – Intramuros Branch. Registration of participants will be confirmed upon our receipt of the deposit slip which you can fax to _____________. For your reservation, please coordinate to RBRDFI Training Officers Mr. Ace M. Calang / Ms. Grace Dimapilis. / Ms. Jesica Cepeda Contact details: (02) 527-2969, 527-2980; 09178374604; 09178374603; 09178374599 Emails: [email protected], [email protected] [email protected] Acceptance of reservation is on first come first-served basis; only thirty (30) participants will be accommodated per session. Please note that this is a live-out seminar. Thank you very much. Download the Confirmation Sheet in PDF