10/12/2021

18/01/2022

16/12/2022

The Postgraduate Certificate in Global Capital Markets, delivered in conjunction with Ulster University, is designed for graduates from relevant disciplines who want to pursue a career in the financial services sector. With an emphasis on application in a real-term context, the overall aim is to educate students with any business, or cognate undergraduate degree, in the principles of finance, both theoretical and applied. Within the context of financial management, the programme will enable students to engage in a challenging and stimulating educational experience and acquire sound knowledge and understanding of the development and application of key finance principles, concepts, theories and techniques.

The programme consists of 4 modules over 2 semesters and will be delivered as a combination of streamed live tutorials (2 x evenings a week) and online learning. Additional face to face support sessions may be scheduled if government guidelines allow.

The first two modules in Semester 1 will introduce participants to the theory and tools required to understand market and institutional structure and assist in developing a range of interpersonal and other transferable skills necessary to work within the sector. Participants will then be required to complete two further modules relevant to their chosen specialism of Risk Management in Semester 2.

Pathway:
- Financial Risk Management: Risk Management Practices and Mathematical Foundations of Risk Measurement

This course is also available with a specialism in Regulation & Compliance. Please search Irish Times Training courses within Springboard for more information.

Assessment is via a combination of individual and group assignments and online tests.

Applicants must:

(a) have gained: (i) a 2:2 degree from a university in the Republic of Ireland or the United Kingdom, or from a recognised national awarding body, or from an institution of another country which is recognised as being of an equivalent standard;

Or

(ii) an equivalent standard in a Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma or an approved alternative qualification;
AND
(b) provide evidence of competence in written and spoken English.

In exceptional circumstances, as an alternative to (a) (i) or (a) (ii) and/or (b), where an individual has substantial and significant experiential learning, a portfolio of written evidence demonstrating the meeting of graduate qualities (including subject-specific outcomes, as determined by the Course Committee) may be considered as an alternative entrance route. Evidence used to demonstrate graduate qualities may not be used for exemption against modules within the programme.

All participants may be required to submit a letter / statement signed by a Commissioner for Oaths confirming their recent employment history.

Students are required to complete 4 modules with a total of 30 Credit Points.

MODULE 1: PROFESSIONAL & ACADEMIC SKILLS
This module is designed to help you identify the transferable skills gained through personal, social and voluntary activities and demonstrate how these are applicable to employment. The module encourages you to produce an employability skills profile and enables you to better articulate your skills in an interview scenario. In addition, the module will address areas such as business and global acumen; professional relationships; technical capabilities specifically related to Financial Services; excel modelling; and social media.

MODULE 2: FINANCIAL THEORY, PRODUCT & MARKETS
This module aims to provide students with the tools required to understand market and institutional structure and its operation and behaviour in preparation for a career in the financial services industry. A major focus of the module is to glean an in-depth understanding of operations within a financial services organisation.

SPECIALISM: FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT MODULES

MODULE 3: MATHEMATICAL FOUNDATIONS OF RISK MEASUREMENT
Through application in the area of risk management and finance, this module will provide an understanding of quantitative methods such as matrix algebra, statistics, probability theory and regression analysis.

MODULE 4: RISK MANAGEMENT PRACTICES
This module considers the principles of the risk management framework and corporate governance and risk oversight. It covers specific techniques used in identifying, reducing and managing operational risk, credit risk, investment risk, market risk, liquidity risk and model risk. Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) and Value at Risk methodology will also be addressed.

Assessment will be in the form of online assessments over the course of the 2 semesters.

*PLEASE NOTE MODULES MAY BE DELIVERED IN A DIFFERENT ORDER THAN LISTED ABOVE & SPLIT OVER MULTIPLE SESSIONS.

Live online classes, 2 evenings per week - 6-9pm

Blended

Chloe O'Connor

01 472 7101

chloeoconnor@irishtimes.com

Please contact us directly for information on the RPL application process.