The ACT accredits training providers delivering courses that supplement the treasurer’s toolkit and support them through their learning journey. By partnering with approved organisations we aim to extend the breadth of content for the treasury community's continued professional development.
Accounting for Sustainability (A4S) aims to inspire action by finance leaders to drive a fundamental shift towards resilient business models and a sustainable economy. One of the key ways A4S does this is through its Academy programme. The A4S Academy is an 18-month online learning and implementation programme for senior finance leaders to embed sustainability. The programme empowers and equips finance teams with the skills needed for their businesses to succeed in the face of environmental and social risks and opportunities.
The CertBALM® has been designed to provide a benchmark qualification in bank and building society asset and liability management and be a standalone qualification which is recognised by the banking industry.
It is benchmarked to a Level 6 qualification – equivalent to an honours degree – and equates to 200 hours of learning over a period of 6 months. The ACT is the Awarding Body for this qualification.
The Certificate of Bank Treasury Risk Management (BTRM) is a six-month, part-time course designed to empower individuals working in, or intending to work in, every aspect of bank balance sheet management and asset-liability management (ALM). The BTRM is unique in being the only professional qualification for bank Treasury, Finance and Risk professionals that covers every aspect of bank ALM, capital and liquidity risk management. The strong emphasis of the course throughout is on practical relevance and equipping students with the tools and techniques required by banks in the real world. The BTRM is a career-enhancing professional qualification.
BTRM is practitioner led, developed and orientated, and enables students to acquire an advanced-level understanding on the core process of bank ALM governance. Practitioners will be able to apply best-practice techniques to measure ALM risks and formulate strategies for management of these risks at their employing institutions.
The Centre for Finance, Technology and Entrepreneurship is a global knowledge platform in digital finance that aims to liberalise education by making learning about the biggest technologies and trends in finance accessible to anyone. CFTE helps people build skills to transform their career with courses that go beyond traditional learning.
At CFTE you can learn from those steering the biggest developments in the financial sphere - from global CEOs to disruptive entrepreneurs hailing from Starling Bank, UBS, Mastercard, IBM and other large institutions. To help meet every learner’s goals, CFTE offers Specialisations to get certified in any area of digital finance as well as continuous learning material to stay on top of the latest trends in digital finance 365 days a year on THINK.
The Anti-Slavery Digital Learning Course has been developed by Themis in partnership with the UK Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner and the UK Modern Slavery Training Delivery Group, a UK government initiative, and is accredited by the London Institute of Banking and Finance and the ACT. It is part of a national campaign to ensure all 70,000+ financial institutions across the UK get the same level of information, resources and support to tackle modern slavery and human trafficking. An accredited certificate can be obtained upon completion of the final assessment, regardless of which sections you’ve explored. Additional resources to help combat modern slavery can also be found here in Themis' Anti-Slavery Hub.
For more information email: accreditation@treasurers.org