Our Mission Training Services Consulting And Faciltation Seivces Management/Facilitators Clients International Affilation IFP Units:          Financial Planning & Investment Management Unit, &          Learning, Facilitation & Management Education Unit

IFP is a specialized financial planning and management institution established to deliver positive life-transforming experiences to enable clients cope successfully with all aspects of financial management and achieve organisational effectiveness. This is done through the provision of superior and updated insights in financial planning knowledge and management skills to organisations and individuals.

OUR MISSION
To make our customers rich.

TRAINING SERVICES

We offer training programmes in Six core areas namely:

Finance, Account & Financial Planning, Wealth Management, Relationship Banking, Investing, Learning and Facilitation. These training programmes are handled by The Financial Planning & Investement Management Unit, IFP (Institute of Financial Planning) & Learning, Facilitation & Management Education Unit, IFP (Learning & Management Education).

CONSULTING AND FACILITATION SERVICES

Strategic Planning Sessions, which provide a participatory process for articulating the priorities of an organisation based on a long-term common vision and definition of strategic directions. This one-and-a-half to three-day workshop have been held with boards, government agencies, local communities, not-for-profit agencies and private companies.

Management/Board Retreats, which provide indepth reflection on current organisational and management practices and develop skills and processes to make the organisation more effective and productive. They are individually designed to resolve key issues and fulfill specific objectives articulated by the organisation’s leadership.

MANAGEMENT/FACILITATORS

IFP’s management team comprises professionals with varied background and experience in Accounting, Banking, Finance, Management, Marketing, Economics, Facilitation and Education.

FELIX N AKPE, B.A.(Econs), MBA (HARVARD), ACS;

CHRISTINE O NZELI (Mrs.), B.Sc (Econs), MBA.
CHIGOZIE ENWEREUZO, LL.B, B.L., MBA, ACIS, CLT
 

OTHER FACILITATORS

KOLA OSUNKOYA, B.Sc, M.Sc.

ASSOCIATE FACILITATORS

ERIC E IGHALO (Rev.) B.Sc, MBA, ACS;

REV. DR. P. C. NNAOCHA B.Sc, ACA, FCMA, Th.D;
MRS A. A. ODUNSI , BBA (WMU), M.Sc. (READING);
DR. T. A. AKANNI BASHORUN - MBBS
DR (MRS) R. E. NWANGWU , B. A, M. Ed., Ph.D.
MRS. NYINGI E. UTOMVIE, B.Sc (Accts), LLB . BL
Ms H. E. BRUHNS B.Sc (Econs);

AUSTIN NWEZE BBA

TUDOR OSADEME , B.Sc (Ed), MBA;

ELLIOT OGBEIWI , B.Sc, MBA;
JUMOKE OGUNDARE, B.Sc (Econs), MBA (CARDIFF)
MRS OJONE MARYAM ABDULLAHI, B.Sc, M.Sc, MBF

CLIENTS

Our clients have used our financial education programmes in at least three distinct ways namely:

1. To demonstrate the organisation’s commitment to the long-term financial security of top management and senior officials.
2. To give more meaning to long-service award ceremonies by providing long service awardees an opportunity to review the state of their finances and to commit to a savings and investment programme in preparation for life after work.
3. As part of the orientation programme for the officers and management cadre to promote a sense of responsibility, accountability, financial prudence and the benefits of being employed and hard work.

A partial listing of organisations whose staff have benefited from our services are:

	Chevron Nigeria Limited		Guaranty Trust Bank Plc
	Conoil Plc		Guardian Express Bank
	African Petroleum Plc***		Zenith International Bank Ltd
	Shell Petroleum Dev Co of Nigeria Limited		Cornerstone Insurance Plc
	Dunlop Nigeria Plc		First City Monument Bank Plc
	Cadbury Nigeria Plc		Associated Discount House
	Leventis Foundation		Community Development Foundation
	Patterson Zochonis Industries Plc		Unilever Nigeria Plc
	African Alliance Insurance Co Ltd		Diamond Bank Ltd
	Nigerian Ports Authority		African International Bank Ltd
	The Nigerian Navy		Lagos State Government
	Nigerian Security Printing & Minting Ltd		Delta State Government
	United Bank for Africa Plc		Coca-Cola Nigeria Limited
	First Bank of Nigeria Plc		Fedex Redstar Express
	Nal Bank Plc		United Parcel Services Ltd
	Citizens International Bank Ltd		Associated Discount House
	Union Bank of Nigeria Plc		Beta Glass Plc
	First Securities Discount House		Corona School Trust Council
	BT Technologies		Agip Nigeria Plc
	United Parcel Services		Intercontinental Distillers Limited
	Nigerian Breweries Plc		Bond Bank
	Fortune Bank Plc		Telnet Nigeria Limited
	Gremlins Systems Limited

INTERNATIONAL AFFILIATION

IFP is affiliated to the International Association of Facilitators and also handles correspondence courses in financial planning under arrangement with the College for Financial Planning based in the United States of America.

Financial Planning & Investment Management Unit

Our clients have used our financial education and Management education programmes in at least four distinct ways namely:

1. To promote organisational effectiveness
2. To demonstrate the organisation’s commitment to the long-term financial security of top management and senior officials.
3. To give more meaning to long-service award ceremonies by providing long service awardees an opportunity to review the state of their finances and to commit to a savings and investment programme in preparation for life after work.
4. As part of the orientation programme for the officers and management cadre to promote a sense of responsibility, accountability, financial prudence and the benefits of being employed and hard work.

Our Financial Planning courses includes:

• Personal Financial Planning
• Corporate Financial Planning
• Retirement Planning
• Financial Planning for Bank Customers

Our Investment Management courses includes:

• Cash Flow Management
• Successful Personal Investing
• Excellence in Professional Investing
• Accounts for Non-Accounts Officers
• Finance for Non-Finance Officers
• Private Banking Strategies
• Effective Relationship Banking
• Effective Financial Product Marketing
• Endowment Fund Planning & Management
• Entrepreneurship Development & Management

Learning, Facilitation & Management Education Unit

IFP Learning and Management Education (IFPLME) is focused on ways of making learning user-friendly, and improving training and managerial effectiveness. This is achieved by delivering life-changing workshops in affiliation with internationally recognised leading organisations in IFPLME’s areas of focus.

In collaboration with Insight Learning Foundation, U.S.A., we offer Learning Products, which include:

• Making Learning User - Friendly
• Making Learning in Organisation User - Friendly
• Modern Pedagogical Strategies, Styles and Skills.
• Self-Discovery Workshop: To Discover Personality Spectrum and Buildup Self-Esteem.
• Understanding Learning Styles.
• Coping with Indiscipline in Schools.
• Disciplining in Effective and Meaningful Ways.
• Skills and Leadership Development Program for unemployed Youths (“Area Boys”).
• Cognitive Skills Workshop.
• Employment Skills Workshop.
• Life Skills Workshop.

We also work with NIRADO, Institute of Cultural Affairs International (ICAI) and International Association of Facilitators (IAF) to deliver facilitation and management education programs such as:

• Leaders and Managers As Facilitators
• Facilitation Skills Workshop
• Youth as Facilitative Leaders
• Project-based Learning
• Successful Team Work
• Working with Emotional Intelligence
• Participatory Strategic Planning
• Facilitation of Management / Board Retreats
• Agricultural Improvement Program
• Women Empowerment and Gender Development
• Income Generation/Enterprise Development
• Rural Health/HIV Aids
• Community Youth Development.

Our workshops are highly participative and interactive, involving presentations, role-play, syndicate work, exercises, games, simulation, case studies and multi-media delivery.