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Certified Expert in Risk Management, Corporate Governance and Compliance

Certificate Course

Your next career step starts here

Strengthen your role as a trusted leader in today’s complex business landscape. This programme equips you with the skills to balance opportunity, compliance and risk—turning challenges into strategic advantages. Drawing on real board-level insights from banking, investment and microfinance, you’ll learn how to navigate uncertainty, design effective governance structures and communicate confidently with regulators and stakeholders.

Next start date

01 March 2026

Duration

6 Months

Language

English

Format

Online

Type of education

Certificate Course

Early Bird Price

€ 1600

Strengthen your role as a trusted leader in today’s complex business landscape. This programme equips you with the skills to balance opportunity, compliance and risk—turning challenges into strategic advantages. Drawing on real board-level insights from banking, investment and microfinance, you’ll learn how to navigate uncertainty, design effective governance structures and communicate confidently with regulators and stakeholders.

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Your Benefits

Advance your leadership with the Certified Expert in Risk Management, Corporate Governance & Compliance — a programme designed to turn governance challenges into strategic advantages.

  1. Master Governance, Risk & Compliance – Transform regulations into levers for innovation and sustainable growth.
  2. Learn from Real Board-Level Practice – Gain insights drawn from banks, microfinance institutions and investment funds.
  3. Strengthen Decision-Making Under Uncertainty – Apply risk analysis, scenario planning and effective governance structures.
  4. Flexible, Career-Ready Learning – Upskill at your own pace with practical tools and global expertise.
  5. Gain an accredited certification (6 ECTS credits)

Target group

The Certified Expert in Risk Management, Corporate Governance & Compliance is designed for you if you’re a senior professional or an emerging leader in a financial institution or beyond. It’s especially relevant if you’re managing or directing teams in retail or small business banks, leasing firms, consumer credit companies, or microfinance institutions. The programme also speaks to leadership teams in fast-growing non-financial enterprises and technology-driven start-ups operating in both emerging and developed markets. If you’re a current or future leader, this course helps you master evolving best practices in Governance, Risk and Compliance and shows you how to turn them into a competitive advantage for your organisation.
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Discount

Register by 15 January 2026 and secure the early bird discount. Regular price after this date: EUR 1,900.

 

 DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE

  • Early bird discount (by January 15)
  • 10% group discount
  • 10% alumni discount

Contact us for combinable discounts

Register by 15 January 2026 and secure the early bird discount. Regular price after this date: EUR 1,900.

 

 DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE

  • Early bird discount (by January 15)
  • 10% group discount
  • 10% alumni discount

Contact us for combinable discounts

REGISTRATION

01 March 2026 - 31 August 2026

6 Months
€ 1600

REGISTRATION

01 March 2026 - 31 August 2026

6 Months
€ 1600

METHODOLOGY

Flexible Learning. Lasting Impact

Our self-paced, asynchronous online courses are built for professionals who want to upskill on their own time, without putting work on hold. Our courses deliver international expertise and hands-on tools you can apply immediately.
  • Flexible, study anytime, anywhere
  • Practical learning, real-world examples
  • Expert support when you need it
  • Optional live sessions (also recorded, of course)
Join a global community of professionals who are advancing their careers with flexible, high-quality learning.

CONTENTS

The Certified Expert in Risk Management, Corporate Governance and Compliance helps you strengthen your role as a trusted leader in governance. Whether you’re working in banking, microfinance or investment, you’ll deepen your expertise, sharpen your decision-making and learn how to achieve success through effective governance.

In this comprehensive programme, you’ll explore the three interconnected pillars of Governance, Risk and Compliance and discover how they shape both strategy and performance. You’ll gain practical insights into board dynamics, regulatory and market mechanisms, and the balance between strategic vision, risk management and compliance oversight.

Drawing on real board-level experience from banks, microfinance institutions and investment funds, the course connects theory with practice. You’ll see how strategic debates naturally trigger risk analysis and how managing risk always leads back to questions of long-term direction and growth.

With this certification, you’ll gain the skills, tools and confidence to navigate today’s fast-changing business environment and succeed in governance leadership.

COURSE OUTLINE

Unit 1

The Nature of Risk

The Nature of Risk

2. Risk Management Principles and Process  

3. Risk Landscape in Banking 

4. Risk Management Outside the Financial Industry 

Unit 2

Corporate Governance, Risk Management and Organisation

What is Corporate Governance?

2. Global Best Practices in Corporate Governance

3. Example / Special Box

4. Corporate Governance - to what End?

5. Interactions Between Legal Form and Corporate Governance

6. Critical Review of Various Board Paradigms

7. Cases and Examples

8. Governance and Prudential Regulation of Financial Institutions

Unit 3

Compliance and Operational Risk Management

Conceptual Framework for Operational Risk Management

2. Special Focus on Key Compliance Topics

3. Selected Topics in Operational Risk Management for Financial Services

Unit 4

Credit Risk Management - Selected Tools and Metrics

The Nature of Credit Risk

2. Credit Risk Provisioning

3. What Everyone Needs to Know About Credit Rating and Scoring

4. Supply Chain Credit Risk Management

Unit 5

Fundamentals of Asset Liability Management

The Basics of ALM

2. Capital Adequacy and Leverage

3. Liquidity Risk Management

4. Interest Rate Risk

5. Foreign Exchange Rate Risk

COURSE OUTLINE

Unit 1

The Nature of Risk

The Nature of Risk

2. Risk Management Principles and Process  

3. Risk Landscape in Banking 

4. Risk Management Outside the Financial Industry 

Unit 2

Corporate Governance, Risk Management and Organisation

What is Corporate Governance?

2. Global Best Practices in Corporate Governance

3. Example / Special Box

4. Corporate Governance - to what End?

5. Interactions Between Legal Form and Corporate Governance

6. Critical Review of Various Board Paradigms

7. Cases and Examples

8. Governance and Prudential Regulation of Financial Institutions

Unit 3

Compliance and Operational Risk Management

Conceptual Framework for Operational Risk Management

2. Special Focus on Key Compliance Topics

3. Selected Topics in Operational Risk Management for Financial Services

Unit 4

Credit Risk Management - Selected Tools and Metrics

The Nature of Credit Risk

2. Credit Risk Provisioning

3. What Everyone Needs to Know About Credit Rating and Scoring

4. Supply Chain Credit Risk Management

Unit 5

Fundamentals of Asset Liability Management

The Basics of ALM

2. Capital Adequacy and Leverage

3. Liquidity Risk Management

4. Interest Rate Risk

5. Foreign Exchange Rate Risk

COURSE OUTLINE

Unit 1

The Nature of Risk

The Nature of Risk

2. Risk Management Principles and Process  

3. Risk Landscape in Banking 

4. Risk Management Outside the Financial Industry 

Unit 2

Corporate Governance, Risk Management and Organisation

What is Corporate Governance?

2. Global Best Practices in Corporate Governance

3. Example / Special Box

4. Corporate Governance - to what End?

5. Interactions Between Legal Form and Corporate Governance

6. Critical Review of Various Board Paradigms

7. Cases and Examples

8. Governance and Prudential Regulation of Financial Institutions

Unit 3

Compliance and Operational Risk Management

Conceptual Framework for Operational Risk Management

2. Special Focus on Key Compliance Topics

3. Selected Topics in Operational Risk Management for Financial Services

Unit 4

Credit Risk Management - Selected Tools and Metrics

The Nature of Credit Risk

2. Credit Risk Provisioning

3. What Everyone Needs to Know About Credit Rating and Scoring

4. Supply Chain Credit Risk Management

Unit 5

Fundamentals of Asset Liability Management

The Basics of ALM

2. Capital Adequacy and Leverage

3. Liquidity Risk Management

4. Interest Rate Risk

5. Foreign Exchange Rate Risk

STUDY JOURNEY

Schritt
01

Register

The course starts twice a year, on 1 March and 1 September
Schritt
02

Participate

6 months, 100% online, self-pace, self-study, few deadlines
Schritt
03

Pass the Exam

Online, offered twice a year
Schritt
04

Get Certified

Receive your e-certificate

MODULE OF

ONLINE

Master of Leadership in Sustainable Finance

Recognised as elective module

Benefit from an Alumni discount and have the course credited when you continue to the Master of Leadership in Sustainable Finance.

BLENDED

Diploma in Risk Management

Recognised as core module

Benefit from an Alumni discount and have the course credited when you continue to the Diploma in Risk Management.

BLENDED

Diploma in Financial Inclusion

Recognised as elective module

Benefit from an Alumni discount and have the course credited when you continue to the Diploma in Financial Inclusion.

BLENDED

Diploma in Green Finance

Recognised as elective module

Benefit from an Alumni discount and have the course credited when you continue to the Diploma in Green Finance.

MODULE OF

ONLINE

Master of Leadership in Sustainable Finance

Recognised as elective module

Benefit from an Alumni discount and have the course credited when you continue to the Master of Leadership in Sustainable Finance.

BLENDED

Diploma in Risk Management

Recognised as core module

Benefit from an Alumni discount and have the course credited when you continue to the Diploma in Risk Management.

BLENDED

Diploma in Financial Inclusion

Recognised as elective module

Benefit from an Alumni discount and have the course credited when you continue to the Diploma in Financial Inclusion.

BLENDED

Diploma in Green Finance

Recognised as elective module

Benefit from an Alumni discount and have the course credited when you continue to the Diploma in Green Finance.

MODULE OF

ONLINE

Master of Leadership in Sustainable Finance

Recognised as elective module

Benefit from an Alumni discount and have the course credited when you continue to the Master of Leadership in Sustainable Finance.

BLENDED

Diploma in Risk Management

Recognised as core module

Benefit from an Alumni discount and have the course credited when you continue to the Diploma in Risk Management.

BLENDED

Diploma in Financial Inclusion

Recognised as elective module

Benefit from an Alumni discount and have the course credited when you continue to the Diploma in Financial Inclusion.

BLENDED

Diploma in Green Finance

Recognised as elective module

Benefit from an Alumni discount and have the course credited when you continue to the Diploma in Green Finance.

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