Prometric and Securities & Investment Institute Bring Standards to
Global Financial Markets
LONDON & BALTIMORE (Business Wire EON/PRWEB ) November 11, 2008 --
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.
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.
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