ECB Annual Report on supervisory activities

Training plays an important role in this process. Developing a common approach to training for
supervisors will contribute to:
• a consistent approach to supervision;
• a common supervisory culture;
• intra-SSM mobility, flexibility and employee development;
• the creation of economies of scale and greater expertise within the SSM.
Chart A
Joint effort: NCA/<strong>ECB</strong> training courses
organised in 2016
20
15
15
17
As a result of the joint effort of the supervisory
community, 34 system-wide training courses
were held in 2016, hosted by both NCAs and
the <strong>ECB</strong>. Fourteen of these had been newlydesigned
and over 1,200 places were offered to
SSM staff. In 2017 more than 60 system-wide
training courses will be offered.
10
5
2
0
<strong>ECB</strong> and NCA NCA <strong>ECB</strong>
Regular JST workshops
JSTs are the backbone of the SSM. To
contribute to building a single team of European
banking supervisors, the <strong>ECB</strong> launched one-day
workshops in 2016. These “Working in a JST”
workshops take place in Frankfurt am Main and
other euro area locations. At these dynamic and
interactive workshops, supervisors share sound
practices that may have already been
implemented in some teams to make their internal cooperation more effective and efficient. The
workshops also provide an opportunity for JST members from across the euro area to exchange
views during practical exercises. More generally, they foster collaboration and increase openness
and transparency among members of the same JSTs.
SSM traineeships
In 2016 the <strong>ECB</strong> launched the first SSM Traineeship Programme with the aim of creating a pool of
young talent for the entire SSM. As part of this programme, graduates have the opportunity to move
across institutions within the SSM, which helps them to gain valuable pan-European work
experience and allows them to contribute to a common European banking supervisory culture. On 1
October 2016, 26 out of the 33 participants in the SSM Traineeship Programme 2016 opted to join
national supervisors in several European countries for a four-month assignment. For most of them
this was their second placement at a national competent authority in addition to time spent at the
<strong>ECB</strong>. At the end of their secondments all the SSM trainees will return to the <strong>ECB</strong> in Frankfurt am
Main to share what they have learned and provide feedback about the programme and their
experiences of the SSM’s working culture.
<strong>ECB</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> on supervisory activities 2016 − Organisational set-up of <strong>ECB</strong> Banking
Supervision 59