In a statement
endorsed by Mr Ozena Utulu, Acting. Group Head, Corporate Communications of the
bank saying two products Acada and
Alumni Banking Service are internet-based solutions that are seamlessly
integrated with the school’s portal and Alumni platforms that benefit the
different stakeholders and complement efforts in attaining the best global
practices in school management.
Acada is a suite enterprise web application designed on the
portal platform to add value to the administrations and operations of primary
and secondary schools in a variety of ways. It makes it easier for students
(prospective, current, and alumni) alongside their guardians and teachers to
interact with the school without the need for physical presence.
In the same vein, the Alumni Banking service is an
educational provision by Heritage Bank that seeks to utilize a track, engage,
endow and invest model to help secondary and tertiary educational institutions
create modern alumni systems that contribute to their financial stability just
like great alumni do in the best global schools.
He stated that the alumni product by Heritage Bank is
moduled in a more cohesive structure to help the participants initiate, expand
and maintain an alumni portal for current and past students. Specifically, he
cited the purpose of these services; the Alumni Banking by Heritage Bank offers
two services on the platform, which are the Community and the Marketplace.
Meanwhile, the Divisional Head, E-Business &
Collections, Olusola Longe-Okenimkpe enjoined parents to embrace Acada as the
academic session is about to kick off. She disclosed that the tailor-suited
solution has high values for school management and fee payment modules and,
also holds a value proposition for school and parents with enormous benefits.
She further explained that the Acada Portal offers website
modules, admission management, online application for new pupils, pupil
registration, timetable management, assignment management, classes, and class
arms management. Other offers of the Acada solution, Longe-Okenimkpe said, were
result and promotion management, ID Card generation, class notes and; document
download, and newsletter.
She also reiterated that following the beginning of the new
academic session, school administrators and parents should adopt the Acada
School Portal solution for them to effectively and efficiently administer their
operations.
She further disclosed that for a seamless, convenient, and
easy way to transact educationally, stakeholders could adopt other Heritage
Bank’s related products like E-wallet/card payment and Cashless Management
Kiosk System for their children/wards education.