Prometric and Securities & Investment Institute Bring Standards to Global Financial Markets
Prometric, a leading global provider of technology-enabled testing and assessment services, and the Securities & Investment Institute (SII), the U. K.-based professional qualifications body for the securities and investment industry, today announced the signing of a new five-year contract that will seek to further enable the spread of financial and securities standards to an increasing number of countries globally.
LONDON & BALTIMORE (PRWEB) November 11, 2008
With a move toward mandatory testing in some financial markets, and a tightening of regulations generally, there in an increasing need for the sector to meet high standards for training and qualification amongst staff. SII is at the forefront of this, promoting education and continuous learning through its comprehensive qualification programs, and responding to the changing needs of the established and emerging markets with the provision of relevant and rigorous qualifications.
Working with Prometric, SII's graduate and practitioner examinations are already available in more than 50 countries in Europe, Asia and the Middle East, using the secure and reliable Prometric test centre network as a building block for global delivery of the SII exams.
Simon Culhane FSI, Chief Executive of SII, said, "I am delighted to renew our partnership with Prometric for a further five years particularly as our global qualifications are being increasingly taken worldwide and especially in the Middle East. Prometric's network of international testing centres ensures that all our candidates receive the same, high quality examining experience, wherever they are sitting an SII qualification."
David Grinham, Prometric's Vice President and General Manager, Europe and Middle East, stated, "Our partnership with SII helps to sustain and foster the professional development of thousands of securities and investment practitioners by making these exams available at a growing number of worldwide locations. The comprehensive reach of Prometric's test centre network to support SII's presence in markets such as India, China, and the Gulf States, as well as across Europe, is crucial to ensure that SII continues to exhibit leadership in setting global standards for the sector."
About Prometric
Prometric, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ETS, is the recognized global leader in technology-enabled testing and assessment services and the winner of CLO Magazine's Learning in Practice 2007 Customer Service Award. Its comprehensive suite of services, including test development, test delivery and data management capabilities, allows clients to develop and launch global testing programs as well as accurately measure program results and data. Prometric reliably delivers and administers more than seven million tests a year on behalf of 450 clients in the academic, professional, healthcare, government, corporate and information technology markets. It delivers tests flexibly via the Web or by utilizing a robust network of more than 10,000 test centers in 163 countries. For more information, please visit www. prometric. com.
About the Securities & Investment Institute
The Securities & Investment Institute (www. sii. org. uk) was formed in 1992 by members of the London Stock Exchange. Its mission is to set standards of professional excellence and integrity for the securities and investment industry, providing qualifications and promoting the highest level of competence to its members, firms and others.
The Securities & Investment Institute is now the pre-eminent professional body for those who work in the securities and investment industry in the UK. Over 40,000 members benefit from a programme of professional training and development. The Institute is the principal awarding body for industry qualifications and last year its examinations attracted 40,000 candidates.
