Tuesday, March 26, 2013

[MFP] You're Invited - Upcoming Smart Campaign Events

 

The Smart Campaign is hosting events and training opportunities for stakeholders like you to learn more about the Client Protection Principles and how they can benefit your work. 

Certification 101: Webinar for Practitioners
 
Interested in becoming `Client Protection Certified' and want to learn more?  The Smart Campaign will be hosting webinars (in English, French, and Spanish) for practitioners and retail providers interested in the Certification Program.  These 90-minute webinars will explain more about the program and the certification standards, what practitioners can expect from the process, and the benefits of being certified. Lead speakers will be from the Smart Campaign Secretariat with participation from licensed certifiers. There will be time for questions from participants.   

Certification Webinar for Practitioners in Spanish, Tuesday April 23rd at 9am EDT
Certification Webinar for Practitioners in French, Wednesday April 24th at 9am EDT
Certification Webinar for Practitioners in English, Thursday, April 25th at 9am EDT

Click this link to register [http://bit.ly/YcLx4a]

Smart Assessor Trainings 

Smart Assessments are an important external diagnostic tool for financial institutions to examine their implementation of the Client Protection Principles and a useful step in becoming "certification-ready." To date there have been over 70 institutions that have undergone assessments.  The sector needs more qualified Lead and Support Assessors to meet the growing market demand from networks, investors and retail providers. The Smart Campaign will be conducting two trainings in late May and early June to increase the cadre of professionals accredited to conduct assessments. These unique professional development opportunities, offered free of charge, are aimed at consultants, network members and individuals already oriented to social performance. 

May 26-27 in Budva,Montenegro – This assessor training leverages the subsequent Microfinance Centre's conference and will train a cadre of experts for Eastern Europe and Central Asian.  The training will be conducted in English.  There will be short screening for attendees upon expression of interest.

June 5-7 in Ciudad dePanama, Panama – This Smart Assessors Training, Smart Campaign Tools Training and Certification Workshop will train a cadre of experts for client protection assessment work in Latin America. The supplemental tools and certification workshops will be aimed at familiarizing MFIs with the tools available to them on the Campaign website as well as prepare MFIs for Certification. These trainings will be in Spanish. There will be short screening for attendees upon expression of interest for the assessor training.

Contact Laura Galindo lgalindo@accion.org if you are interested in either of these trainings.  Email by April 16th to ensure a spot. 



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