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46 maltatoday, Sunday, 18 OctOber 2015 Events Banif Bank offers employees e-learning courses Pictured (from left) are Banif team members Bridget Grech, rosalie deGaetano and dennis Vella who were presented with gifts from robert Azzopardi, Business development Manager at iSL (information Systems Ltd), the Bank's e-learning platform provider, following the comple- tion of their Skillsoft e-learning courses. the presentation, held at Banif 's central Services in Gzira, was aimed at celebrating the successful collaboration be- tween Banif and iSL and the re- sulting enrichment of the Bank's knowledge pool. Banif Bank's yearly training programme included a suite of e-learning courses tailored for each individual's role and devel- opmental needs. these highly interactive learn- ing experiences, ranging from soft skills such as time manage- ment and leadership to more spe- cialised topics in the fields of it and Finance, engaged employees by giving them a more flexible and hands-on approach as op- posed to the usual seminars or classroom setting. Century 21 organizes franchise sales training in Lisbon ceNturY 21 recently organ- ized a franchise sales training program in Lisbon, Portugal be- tween the 17 and 18 September 2015. conducted by internationally renowned industry expert Mark Friend, the training programme was attended by Franchise Sales Managers from Portugal, Spain, the canary islands and Malta. the objectives of the programme were to improve the knowledge and skills of the Franchise Sales consultants in order to be more proactive in the market and to leverage the lessons learnt dur- ing the ceNturY 21 Masters meeting that took place two days before in Madrid, Spain. Frank Borg represented ceNturY 21 Malta in his capacity as local Franchise development Man- ager. "the Franchise Sales training programme provided excellent support on an individual basis and was delivered by an industry expert that has numerous years of franchise sales experience in the industry", commented Frank Borg on his arrival. "the lessons learnt from this training pro- gramme will definitely help us at ceNturY 21 Malta to package our product in line with ceN- turY 21 policy, and offer a high level of personalized service to those looking to affiliate with us". Borg continued, "What was clearly evident throughout the meetings is that ceNturY 21 is truly a global powerhouse which offers an unrivalled value pack- age". ceNturY 21 Malta has re- cently opened its first branch in Attard and is currently in discus- sions with various parties look- ing to affiliate with it. Should you wish to find out more about franchising opportunities with ceNturY 21 Malta, kindly contact Frank Borg on 7974 7739 or by email at f borg@century21. com.mt. The Face of Diet Kinnie finalists announced thiS summer, almost 200 par- ticipants answered the call for a chance to be chosen as the Face of diet Kinnie. Launched via Fa- cebook, the Face of diet Kin- nie competition is looking for the right person to represent the brand, diet Kinnie, and feature in a nationwide campaign through- out 2016. Besides this, the winner will also get a chance to partici- pate in an all-expenses paid dream fashion shoot in the uK and a one-year modelling contract with leading model agency, Supernova Models – Malta. the photo shoot will be used for an editorial fea- ture on Pink magazine. 40 applicants were shortlisted from the initial 200+ entrants. After a face-to-face interview with each one, these 40 were fur- ther narrowed down to 13 final- ists. these finalists have already undergone a number of chal- lenges and in the coming weeks, will also be attending modelling lessons under the guidance of Marisa Grima, a well-known face in Malta's modelling and fashion scene. All finalists will be walking the catwalk during the next Pink fashion show, which will be held in November. the overall win- ner of the Face of diet Kinnie competition will be announced shortly after. Lara Filletti, Brand executive for Kinnie at Simonds Farsons cisk plc, said, "diet Kinnie has long been associated with the lo- cal fashion and modelling indus- try, through its support of several fashion events. it was only natural that the brand would launch its own platform. "the Face of diet Kinnie com- petitions started in 2012 follow- ing a great campaign the previous year with tiffany Pisani, winner of Britain's Next top Model 2010. the winner of the first ever Face of diet Kinnie competition was Bettina Pace, who featured in our 2012 campaigns. We now look forward to announcing this year's winner!" "the search for the Face of diet Kinnie is going beyond my expec- tations and i am super pleased with our finalists. they all have great potential and the standard is very high. it is going to be very tough to choose just one winner," commented Marisa Grima, Styl- ist and image consultant, direct- ing this year's competition.