germany-frankfurt am main: procurement procedure on the design and delivery of an escb and ssm flagship training programme./ procurement procedure on the design and delivery of an escb and ssm flagship training programme./ the european central bank (ecb) fulfils this mandate together with the 19 national central banks (ncbs) of the member states whose currency is the euro (the ‘eurosystem’). in addition, the ecb together with all the central banks of the eu countries (both euro and non-euro countries) forms the european system of central banks (the escb). since 2014, the ecb is also entrusted with the task of banking supervision within the european union to ensure the stability of the banking system. this is conducted by the single supervisory mechanism (ssm) which consists of the ecb and the national competent authorities (ncas) of the participating countries. to support the fulfilment of these mandates, the decision-making bodies of the ecb has endorsed the implementation of an escb and ssm learning and development strategy consisting of three pillars: leadership competencies, general behavioural competencies and technical competencies. this procurement focuses on technical competencies.