BIBF has been servicing the financial sector of Bahrain for thirty years. All of what you need in regards to human capital development can be found here on the BIBF website. For those of you who wish to have a quick snapshot of what we do, then hopefully this section will address your requirements

BIBF inaugurated on March 28, 1981

• Mandate of creating a skilled labor force for the Financial Services sector in Bahrain.
• Today is the leading provider of Training, Education and Professional Development programmes to the financial industry in the Gulf and the Middle East.
• Over 17,000 participants came through BIBF in 2010.

Our areas of specialisation include



Our services include:

Open Courses

• Held in the morning - 8am to 1pm.
• On-site at BIBF
• If you are a professional working in the Bahrain Financial sector (Bank /Financial company / Insurance company) then please liaise with your training manager instead of applying directly for any public programmes that may be of interest to you
• Nominal Cost for Non-Levy payers

Professional Qualifications

• Held at any time
• Each Centre will have relevant offerings in this space
• Developed in conjunction with external Affiliations

External Courses

• Specialised
• Expertise where needed brought in from outside BIBF
• Seminar driven
• Smaller timeframe e.g. 3-4 days

Executive Education Series

• Targeted to Executives
• High level (EG: Leadership Programme)

Academic Qualifications

• Graduate to Post graduate
• Diplomas, Bachelors and Masters Offerings
• Developed in conjunction with international universities
• Classes educated by specific affiliated university professors

Assessment Centre (examples include)

• English tests
• Competency assessment
• Pre-employment screening
• IT competence
• TNA
• Profiling
• Culture

The benefit for individuals such as yourselves is the one-stop-shop for all your needs.

The qualifications we offer are wide-ranging. They include:

Award	Accredited by
CPA and CMA	Morgan International
CIA	IIA (US)
CFAB	ICAEW (UK)
Diploma - IFR	ACCA (UK)
CIMA certifications
PRM and APRM	PRMIA (UK)
Anti-Money Laundering	ACAMS (US)
Compliance and Risk	IDC-ICA (UK)
ACI	FMAC
Certificates in Management and Business Administration	edexcel (UK)
Diploma in Management	CMI (UK)
Certificate / Diploma in HR	CIPD (UK)
Certificate / Diploma in Learning and Development	CIPD (UK)
OPQs / Assessments training	SHL
Certificate / Diploma in Marketing	CIM (UK)
International certifications in English	Cambridge (UK)
Masters Degrees	DePaul University (US)
Undergraduate Degree	University of Wales (UK)

For those with an Insurance specialisation BIBF is the key provider in partnership with CII (UK) for all required international qualifications whether in English or in Arabic. The Centre for Insurance also offers its unique Arabic distance learning programme.

For those in the Banking sector, BIBF's flagship Diploma in Banking is eminently suitable and with the Centre for Islamic Finance (the CPI Financial's Best Global Islamic Finance training organisation 2008, 2009, 2010) we offer the Advanced Diploma in Islamic Finance.

All details on these programmes can be found throughout the BIBF website under each Centre. Please also review Contact Us and The Registrar sections for those that wish to liaise directly with us. Our Course Catalogue and Course Finder will also be of benefit for those wishing to streamline their choices in development.

We trust you enjoy your experience with BIBF.