Course Content and Exemption Policy
| Program | Courses | Mode of Exams | Entry | Exemption Policy | ||
| Part 1 | a | Professional Diploma-Finance & Investment | 1. Introduction to Accounting 2. Fundamentals of Marketing 3. Business communication 4. Management 5. Business Law-1 | Objectives questions & Written Examination | Entry level SSCE, RSA stage 2, Matured students | Level 1 of a recognized professional certificate, HND/Degree and related course |
| b | Advance Professional Diploma-Finance & Investment | 1. Corporate Finance-1 2. Financial management 3. Business Law -2 4. Managerial Economics 5. Leadership & mgt | Objectives questions & Written Examination | CIFIA –Prof. Diploma, Diploma in business studies, RSA stage 3, | ||
| Part 2 | Intermediate | 1. Corporate Finance 2 2. Int’l Financial Reporting standards -1 3. Advanced Financial Management 4. Investment Decision Analysis | Written examinations | CIFIA-Advance Prof. Diploma, HND & Degree in Marketing,/purchasing/HR/Mgt ACCA Part 1, ICA part-1, CIMA 1,etc. | ACCA Part 2, ICA part-2, CIMA Part 2, etc. HND/Degree in Finance/Investment/Accounting /Banking related. | |
| Part 3 | Professional- 1 Associate Member | 1. Financial Statement Analysis 2. Financial Market & Analysis 3. Policy Evaluation A 4. Int’l Financial Reporting Standards 2 5. Financial Modeling | Written examinations | CIFIA-part 2, ACCA 2, ICA part-2, CIMA Part 2 HND/Degree in Finance/Investment/Accounting /Banking, etc. | MBA/MSC-Finance/Accounting/Banking, Economics etc. ICA, ACCA,CIMA | |
| Part 4 | Professional -2 Chartered Member | 1. Portfolio Risk Analysis 2. Derivatives Analysis 3. Ethics & standards 4. Project/Research work | Written examinations | CIFIA-part 3, | Exemptions granted based on related courses | |
| Fellow | Publications, research & contributions to society as chartered member | Seminar / CPD | CIFIA Chartered member with diverse professional Work experience less than 4 years |
