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Centre for Research and Training (CERT), aspires to be the professional training, conference, exhibition, and event organizer of choice. Since 2000, CERT offers training programmes in the area of Islamic Banking, Finance, Takaful, and Islamic Capital Market both for public and in-house clients. CERT specializes in Islamic financial training and human capital development, for both management and technical skills. CERT has organised hundreds of public, in-house, international, and local conferences and courses in Islamic Banking and Finance. CERT offers more than 30 types of Islamic financial training programmes with the support of expert advisors and consultants. CERT provides end-to-end event organising services from the concept up to the execution stage. CERT programmes have been rated well in terms of impact, content, and experienced trainers.

OUR VISION

To be the leading provider and model in Islamic Banking and Finance research, training, consulting, professional conference, and publication with emphasis on excellence and competence in the development of people, organisation, society, and nation.

OUR MISSION

• To offer quality, comprehensive, effective and productive Islamic and Finance research, training, consulting, event management, and publications services.
• To deliver high-impact development programs and a wide range of consultancy services that produce outstanding human performance in organisations.
• To be an agent of change in the area of Islamic Banking and Finance by propagating knowledge, skills, competency, integrity, innovation, commitment, and productivity.
• To be the centre of knowledge, excellence, and inspiration for the whole community, as well as the private and public sectors in Islamic Banking and Finance.

OUR TRAINING OPTIONS

• In-house tailored training
• E-learning (standard courses, or tailored e-learning)
• Blended learning (courses/workshops + e-learning)
• Pre- and post-course testing and formal examinations
• Short talk

Amanie Group was founded in 2005 by renowned Islamic scholar Tan Sri Dr Mohd Daud Bakar. It started with Amanie Advisors, now a prominent global boutique firm in Islamic Finance advisory. Since then, Amanie has steadily grown over 18 years, branching into various fields like publishing, production, training, international consulting, and a non-profit arm. The Group includes Amanie Academy, Amanie Media, Amanie International Consulting and Amanie Care Foundation. Amanie Advisors operates in four cities: Kuala Lumpur, Dubai, Astana, and Casablanca. The philanthropic Amanie Care Foundation focuses on community, education, and the environment, relying on funding to aid vulnerable communities. Amanie Media publishes books and manages Malaysian Business online. Amanie Academy develops talent and capacity-building programs.Amanie International Consulting offers global services like project management and strategic planning. Under Tan Sri Dr Mohd Daud Bakar’s leadership, Amanie Group’s experts create value for stakeholders, clients, and communities in today’s fast-changing world.

PROFESSIONALISM & INTEGRITY : Whilst we go that extra mile to help clients achieve their objectives, our clients know and value the fact that we don’t simply give them unrealistic assurances. At Hisham, Sobri & Kadir, long lasting relationships are built on the trust placed by our clients on us to come up with objective solutions to the issues before them. Additionally, clients are also comforted of our commitment to quality and professional standards in the conduct of matters entrusted to us. ADDING VALUE : We do not practise law in a vacuum. We adopt instead a pragmatic and objective approach in assisting our clients. Our lawyers are trained to help clients anticipate commercial trends and opportunities as well as assess potential risks, as a way of adding value to our services. So whether it is sealing a commercial deal or resolving a legal controversy, we don’t merely stop with a deal for our client but try our best to secure the best deal for them.
THE BEST PERSON FOR THE JOB : We have our in-house transaction management policy where we draw on the diversity of our lawyers’ expertise and talents to ensure those with the most appropriate experience and expertise to be on board for a designated transaction.

Association of Islamic Banking and Financial Institutions Malaysia (AIBIM) was established in 1995 and currently has 27 member banks. AIBIM promotes a sound Islamic banking system and practice in Malaysia; represents the interest of members locally and abroad; provides advice and assistance to members pertinent to the development of Islamic banking and finance at the local, regional and global level; coordinates human capital development initiatives, and promotes public awareness on Islamic Finance.

Premised on the main objective of having a global entity to ensure professionalism among Shariah advisors and experts in Islamic finance, the Association of Shariah Advisors in Islamic Finance (ASAS) was established and officially registered on 12 April 2011. The importance of ASAS was recognised as part of the national agenda in the Malaysian Financial Sector Blueprint 2011-2020 under Agenda 3.2: “Internationalisation of Islamic finance.” Recommendation 3.2.10 proposes to:- “Develop Malaysia as a reference centre for Islamic financial transactions.” To execute the recommendation, Malaysia needs to build on the development of human capital in Islamic finance while establishing the Shariah, legal, regulatory and supervisory frameworks. This includes: “….. iv. Gaining international recognition for the Association of Shariah Advisors (ASAS) as the body responsible for enhancing qualification and professionalism of Shariah advisors, locally and internationally.”

Given the importance of talent to the Islamic finance ecosystem as well as the above expectation, ASAS, with the support of Bank Negara Malaysia, has developed a Professional Development Program (PDP) that aims at enhancing the knowledge and competency of its members in Islamic finance specifically in providing impactful Shariah advisory services to its counterparty as well as ensuring that innovative and creative talents are being nurtured. The PDP comprises ASAS flagship certification programmes for Shariah Advisors namely Certified Shariah Advisor and Certified Shariah Practitioner as well as the continuous learning and experience-based program namely the Continuing Professional Development.