General Banking School - Year 1

Date:

Jun 3, 2024 to Jun 7, 2024

Location:
Griffin Gate Marriott
1800 Newtown Pike
Lexington, KY 45011
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 Program Application

The Kentucky Bankers Association’s (KBA) General Banking School is designed for employees who possess a current knowledge of banking that sufficiently prepares them for this advanced paced curriculum. The mission of this school is to teach bankers to understand the business of managing a bank company, the financial decisions that must be made, how each bank department is inter-related and the economic environment of the business of banking. The KBA General Banking School will prepare bankers for any of the national graduate schools of banking.

Who Should Attend?
The General Banking School is intended for bank employees, management trainees and recent college graduates.

Agenda
June 3
Monday		 June 4
Tuesday		 June 5
Wednesday 		 June 6
Thursday		 June 7
Friday

Registration

Orientation

Pre-Test

Macroeconomics &
The Banking System

Team Building

Evaluating Bank
Performance

Investments

Financial Analysis

Credit Administration

Financial Analysis

Consumer Financial 
Protection Bureau

Human Resource 
Management

Liquidity & Capital Planning

Lending

Strategic Planning & 
Control

Risk Management

Bank Operations

Review

Exam

Intersession Projects
Topics

Intercession Exercises

Attendees are required to complete a series of research and study problems between Year I and Year II. Intersession exercises are designed to provoke research and evaluation of current banking issues, problems or opportunities. The goal of the Intersession exercises are to expand the thought-process of the banker into areas previously unexplored. Lessons learned through the Intersession exercises will be applied during Year II of the General Banking School. More importantly, the participants will possess greater ability to contribute to the operational progress of their bank.

Bank Exec

This technology is where principles meet application. BankExec, a sophisticated, computerized bank management simulation, is the highlight of Year II. Attendees have the opportunity to manage a bank as part of a management team. All concepts of the curriculum come into play as bankers make decisions relative to the bank’s profitability and success. The BankExec experience ends with a stockholders’ meeting to review each bank’s progress. This simulation model was developed by the ABA and the FDIC.

Additional Information

Curriculum

The curriculum consists of practical classroom sessions and experience with a computer-generated bank simulation called BankExec. BankExec is a hands-on computer simulation designed to give users an opportunity to experience the complexity of managing a bank. Classroom sessions, with Intersession assignments, give attendees experiential, day-to-day learning opportunities.

The balance of classroom and technology creates a program that will enhance your skills and advance your working knowledge of the financial industry. Once completed, the GBS gives its graduates a comprehensive understanding of the connections between banking functions and the environment these functions operate in, as well as prepares you for your career goals.

Requirements

The following minimum requirements are suggested: An associate degree, ABA courses in Money and Banking, Banking Fundamentals, and/or Accounting, or equivalent college courses with three-year’s experience in the financial service industry; or, a bachelor’s degree in finance or economics and one-year of experience in the financial service industry; or, a master’s degree in finance or economics and no experience in the financial service industry; or, a graduate of the Foundations of Banking School. Applicants with special circumstances will be handled on an individual basis.

Fees

Tuition w/ Private Room* - $2,200

Tuition Only/No Lodging - $1,800

*Tuition is for a one-week in-residence session and includes admission, computer fees, classroom instruction, curriculum materials, lodging (if applicable) and some meals.

SEND APPLICATION TO:

Kentucky Bankers Association
600 W Main St, Suite 400
Louisville, KY 40202

APPLICATION DEADLINE 5/20/2024

First priority for admission is given to members of the KBA. Applicants are accepted on a first come, first serve basis. If an applicant suffers from any disabilities that might influence his or her participation in the school, please enclose a brief letter with the application.

location

Griffin Gate Marriott
1800 Newtown Pike
Lexington, KY

Association Contact

Paula Cross
Education Services Coordinator
Kentucky Bankers Association
(502) 736-1276
pcross@kybanks.com 

Cancellation Policy

Applicants withdrawing before May 20, 2024 will be refunded all fees except a $150 cancellation fee. There is no refund if an applicant withdraws after the May 20, 2024 deadline, or fails to attend the school, with the exception of extenuating circumstances. Due to operational commitment, for expenses we cannot reverse (handouts, food, beverages, room rentals, speaker fees, etc.), extenuating circumstances will be subject to partial refunds. Substitutions are allowed. Refund requests must be submitted in writing, by letter or email, to the KBA.