November 23, 2023

First Citizens Celebrates Success and Commitment to Youth Development through NSSEC Partnership

Press Release

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad & Tobago, November 15^th 2023 – First Citizens Bank extends warm congratulations to all the winners of the 2023 National Secondary Schools Entrepreneurship Competition (NSSEC) and all participants in the programme. The Group hosted two divisions within the competition called the First Citizens Neo Aspirer and Neo Achiever. Winning in the Neo Aspirer division was St Joseph’s Convent POS – Bike It team and Bishop Anstey High School POS – UBike Co. team won in the Neo Achiever division. The closing ceremony, held at the National Academy for the Performing Arts culminated a six-week long virtual competition. From October 4^th, almost 700 eager students from over 60 secondary schools, making up over 120 teams, participated in the entrepreneurship gamification platform. The Marabella North Secondary School – Mythical Bikes were the overall champions of the 2023 NSSEC programme.

In attendance was Jason Julien, Group Deputy CEO – Business Generation, who shared his excitement and stated, “The inspiring truth is that sitting in this hall are our future innovators, world-changers, pioneers, leaders, inventors, titans of industry and business hall of famers. And all of the potential sitting in this room is unlimited and infinite. It is in this potential that we at First Citizens continue to invest. You are undoubtedly our greatest natural resource!”

The competition utilized a software simulation platform and allowed participants to become actual entrepreneurs, managing various aspects of an intense business enterprise while experiencing the highs and lows of it over the period. The participating schools exhibited outstanding teamwork, creating a positive and collaborative environment that resonated among them. NSSEC not only provided an innovative learning platform for the students to promote practical learning of entrepreneurial skills but also provided a hub for fostering lasting connections and friendships among students and teachers. The educational impact of NSSEC was also evident, as it raised awareness about the various entrepreneurship opportunities available within the industry, as well as those that can be designed by the students themselves.

In keeping with its continued commitment to youth development and education, First Citizens reaffirms its commitment to projects such as NSSEC and believes in the overall development of young people equipping them with valuable skills and fostering networking and camaraderie.

Command	What it does
BAL	Retrieve balance for default account
BAL <Insert Nickname> For Example: BAL Sav1	Retrieve balance on a registered account using account nickname
BAL ALL	Retrieve balance for all registered account
HIST	Retrieve list of the 10 most recent transactions posted on default registered account
HIST <Insert Nickname> For Example: HIST Sav1	Retrieve list of the 10 most recent transactions posted on a registered account using a nickname
HIST d, from <date> to <date> For Example: HIST d, from 04-05-2020 to 06-05-2020	Retrieve list of posted transactions on default registered account with date range specified, (maximum of 10 transactions)
HIST <nickname> d, from <date> to <date> For Example: HIST Sav1 d, from 04-05-2020 to 06-05-2020	Retrieve list of posted transactions on a registered account using account nickname, within the date range specified,(maximum of 10 transactions)
HIST c, from <low cheque number > to <high cheque number> For Example: Hist c, from 200 to 205	Retrieve list of posted cheques on your default registered account, within the cheque range number range specified
HIST <nickname> c, from <low cheque number > to <high cheque number> For Example: Hist Chq1 c, from 200 to 205	Retrieve list of the posted cheques on your registered account, with a nickname, within the cheque number range specified
RTRA	Retrieve list of the 3 most recent posted transfers from your default registered account
RTRA <nickname> For Example: RTRA sav1	Retrieve a list of the 3 most recent posted transfers from your registered account with a nickname
RTRA ALL	Retrieve a list of the 3 most recent posted transfers from all your registered accounts
TRAN <nickname1> <nickname2> Amount For Example: tran ck1 ck2 100	Transfer amount between accounts using nicknames
TRAN <nickname1> <Amount> For Example: tran ck2 500	Transfer amount from the default registered account to the specified registered account using the nickname
TRAN <nickname1> <Amount> <Date> For Example: tran ck2 500 04-10-2020	Transfer amount from the default registered account to the specified registered account with the nickname, for a scheduled future date.
TRAN <nickname1> <nickname2> <Amount> <Date> For Example: tran sav1 ck1 500 04-10-2020	Transfer stated amount from a registered specified nicknamed account to a second registered nicknamed account, for a scheduled future date.
HELP BAL	Retrieve information on the format of the balance commands
HELP TRAN	Retrieve information on the format of the Transfer commands
HELP RTRA	Retrieve information on the format of the Recent Transfers commands
HELP HIST	Retrieve information on the format of the Account History commands
HELP	Retrieve information on the format of the Help command
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First Citizens Celebrates Success and Commitment to Youth Development through NSSEC Partnership

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