Credential Outlines
ACT Certificate in Treasury MicroCredentials
What are MicroCredentials?
MicroCredentials are short, focused learning MicroTopics designed to validate your knowledge in a specific area. Unlike traditional qualifications, MicroCredentials can be completed in just weeks or months, giving you the flexibility to achieve them at your own pace.
Why choose a MicroCredential?
- Career advancement: Upskill or reskill quickly to move into new roles
- Flexible: Learn on your terms, with online access for 8 weeks
- Cost-effective: Only pay for the topics you need
- Team-friendly: Great for corporate upskilling and performance reviews
Capital markets and funding | Credential Outline
Gain a clear understanding of how organisations access and manage financial resources to support their growth and operations.
Understanding how financial markets operate, the conventions and participants are crucial, given the interaction treasurers have with debt and equity markets.
What you'll cover
- Introduction to financial markets
- Introduction to capital structure
- Introduction to numerical techniques for treasury
Learning support
You'll have access to an interactive online platform and a dedicated support forum for 8 weeks. Materials are available anytime, anywhere.
Assessment
One online MicroTest, remotely invigilated.
Entry requirements
More information on the entry routes can be found on our website.
Fees
- Learning material: £395
- Learning licence: £50 (6- and 12-month options available)
- Assessment: TBC
*Fees are subject to local VAT.
Corporate finance | Credential Outline
Build a comprehensive understanding of how financial decisions are made within a business to drive value and support strategic goals.
This will equip you with the analytical and practical tools used to assess company performance, evaluate investment opportunities, and determine business value.
What you'll cover
- Financial statement and business analysis
- Introduction to numerical techniques for treasury
- Investment appraisal
- Business valuation
Learning support
You'll have access to an interactive online platform and a dedicated support forum for 6 weeks. Materials are available anytime, anywhere.
Assessment
One online MicroTest, remotely invigilated.
Entry requirements
More information on the entry routes can be found on our website.
Fees
- Learning material: £380
- Learning licence: £50 (6- and 12-month options available)
- Assessment: TBC
*Fees are subject to local VAT.
Debt management and international trade | Credential Outline
Develop a clear understanding of how organisations manage their funding needs and navigate the complexities of trading internationally.
You will explore the importance of maintaining financial flexibility, accessing funding sources, and supporting the funding needs of a business.
What you'll cover
- Cash and liquidity fundamentals
- Bank debt and debt capital markets
- Bank borrowing and funding
- Managing international trade
Learning support
You'll have access to an interactive online platform and a dedicated support forum for 6 weeks. Materials are available anytime, anywhere.
Assessment
One online MicroTest, remotely invigilated.
Entry requirements
More information on the entry routes can be found on our website.
Fees
- Learning material: £380
- Learning licence: £40 (6- and 12-month options available)
- Assessment: TBC
*Fees are subject to local VAT.
Foreign exchange and interest rate risk | Credential Outline
Explore the key instruments for identifying and managing interest rate and currency risk, including the use of forward foreign exchange contracts, swaps, options, and cross-currency interest rate swaps.
What you'll cover
- Introduction to numerical techniques for treasury
- Introduction to interest rates and foreign exchange markets
- Interest rate and foreign exchange risk management
- Forward contracts, the yield curve, and linking interest rates and foreign exchange
Learning support
You'll have access to an interactive online platform and a dedicated support forum for 6 weeks. Materials are available anytime, anywhere.
Assessment
One online MicroTest, remotely invigilated.
Entry requirements
More information on the entry routes can be found on our website.
Fees
- Learning material: £395
- Learning licence: £50 (6- and 12-month options available)
- Assessment: TBC
*Fees are subject to local VAT.
Principles of risk management | Credential Outline
Develop a good understanding of how organisations identify, assess, evaluate, manage, and report risk for an array of fundamental and emerging risks.
What you'll cover
- Introduction to risk and risk management frameworks
- Risk identification and classification
- Risk management and reporting
- Risk assessment and measurement
Learning support
You'll have access to an interactive online platform and a dedicated support forum for 8 weeks. Materials are available anytime, anywhere.
Assessment
One online MicroTest, remotely invigilated.
Entry requirements
More information on the entry routes can be found on our website.
Fees
- Learning material: £395
- Learning licence: £50 (6- and 12-month options available)
- Assessment: TBC
*Fees are subject to local VAT.
Treasury operations and sustainability | Credential Outline
Gain insights into how modern treasury functions are evolving to become more digital, secure, and aligned with environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles.
This MicroTopic highlights the operational realities of treasury today, including the importance of technology, risk management, and responsible financial practices.
What you'll cover
- The digitisation of treasury
- Operational, cyber, and fraud risk
- Introduction to ESG and treasury reporting
Learning support
You'll have access to an interactive online platform and a dedicated support forum for 4 weeks. Materials are available anytime, anywhere.
Assessment
One online MicroTest, remotely invigilated.
Entry requirements
More information on the entry routes can be found on our website.
Fees
- Learning material: £370
- Learning licence: £35 (6- and 12-month options available)
- Assessment: TBC
*Fees are subject to local VAT.
Treasury policy and regulation | Credential Outline
Discuss how treasury policy is developed so the board can delegate fundamental financial decisions about the organisation in a controlled manner.
You will discover how ethics and best practice should be embedded in treasury operations. It explores the links to reputational risk, and why building and keeping an excellent reputation.
What you'll cover
- Introduction to risk and risk management frameworks
- Risk identification and classification
- Risk management and reporting
- Risk assessment and measurement
Learning support
You'll have access to an interactive online platform and a dedicated support forum for 8 weeks. Materials are available anytime, anywhere.
Assessment
One online MicroTest, remotely invigilated.
Entry requirements
More information on the entry routes can be found on our website.
Fees
- Learning material: £395
- Learning licence: £50 (6- and 12-month options available)
- Assessment: TBC
*Fees are subject to local VAT.
Working capital and cash | Credential Outline
Discoverthe fundamentals of working capital such as inventory, receivables, and payables and key considerations needs to effectively manage each of these.
You will explore techniques to forecast, monitor, and control cash to ensure the business can meet its obligations while minimising idle balances.
What you'll cover
- Working capital
- Cash management
- Investing surplus cash
Learning support
You'll have access to an interactive online platform and a dedicated support forum for 6 weeks. Materials are available anytime, anywhere.
Assessment
One online MicroTest, remotely invigilated.
Entry requirements
More information on the entry routes can be found on our website.
Fees
- Learning material: £380
- Learning licence: £40 (6- and 12-month options available)
- Assessment: TBC
*Fees are subject to local VAT.
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