Before you begin enrolment, have these ready:
ACT qualification completion certificate, where relevant
Employer VAT number for employer-sponsored entry
Work Experience Declaration Form and CV, if required
What You'll Study
By the end of this topic, you will be able to evaluate corporate funding strategies and capital-market decisions. You will understand how interest rates, yields, capital structures, and the cost of capital affect funding recommendations.
Introduction to Financial Markets
Introduction to Capital Structure
Introduction to Numerical Techniques for Treasury
Weighted Average Cost of Capital
Course Sample Materials
Who Can Enrol
If you have relevant qualifications or work experience, you may be eligible for exemption from the Certificate in Treasury Fundamentals and direct entry to a Certificate in Treasury MicroCredential. Select an option below to check whether an exemption applies to you.
I have completed the Certificate in Treasury Fundamentals
You have automatic entry to MicroCredentials.
I Have Completed the Certificate in International Cash Management
You have automatic entry to MicroCredentials.
I am a qualified accountant
We recommend the Diploma in Treasury (Accountants) fast-track pathway.
If you wish to study MicroCredentials only, you have automatic entry. Upload a copy of your accountancy certificate when booking.
Direct Entry Through Work Experience
You have automatic entry if you have three years’ experience in a treasury role, or working with treasury in a financial institution or treasury consultancy. Upload your CV when booking.
Previous degree
You have automatic entry if you hold a recognised degree in accounting, finance, business, economics, banking or a joint honours degree. Your degree must be from:
a UK higher education institution, or
an institution recognised by the UK ENIC National Agency as being at an equivalent academic level.
Upload your degree certificate, or a Statement of Comparability if you have used NARIC, when booking.
You also have automatic entry if you hold an MBA accredited by AACSB, AMBA or EQUIS. Upload your qualification certificate when booking.
If you hold a recognised degree in another graduate discipline and have 12 months’ experience in a treasury role, or working with treasury in a financial institution or treasury consultancy, you have automatic entry. Upload your qualification certificate and CV when booking.
ACT Accredited Universities
We recommend the Certificate in Treasury. If you are studying or have studied with an ACT Accredited University, you have automatic entry to MicroCredentials. Upload your qualification certificate when booking.
CertBALM or BTRM Qualified
Certificate of Banking Asset Liability Management (CertBALM)
Certificate of Bank Treasury Risk Management (BTRM)
You have automatic entry to MicroCredentials.
Once you have completed this pathway, you will be eligible for exemption from the Diploma in Treasury Management Units 4a and 4b.
If you hold BTRM, upload your qualification certificate when booking. We do not require a CertBALM certificate because the ACT holds your completion status.
CAS Swiss Certified Treasurer (SCT)
If you have completed the CAS Swiss Certified Treasurer (SCT) at Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, you have automatic entry to MicroCredentials. Upload your qualification certificate when booking.
CFA Charterholder
If you are a CFA Charterholder, you have automatic entry to the Diploma in Treasury Management and, if you choose to study a MicroCredential, automatic entry to MicroCredentials.
CTP Qualified
If you hold the Certified Treasury Professional (CTP) qualification, you have automatic entry to MicroCredentials, the Certificate in Treasury and the Certificate in International Cash Management. Upload your qualification certificate when booking.
What It Costs
When you start studying, you buy your online learning materials and student licence at the same time. Your assessment can be booked at a later date, when you feel prepared and ready to sit the exam.
To study more than one MicroCredential or complete the full set for the Certificate in Treasury, add your chosen MicroCredentials and a six- or 12-month student licence to your basket. The Education team will help you plan your study order and support you through the programme.
Student Licence
Six weeks access
Learning Materials
Assessment Fee
Employer sponsored: All three fees can be invoiced to your organisation. Speak to the ACT team to arrange employer billing.
Self-funded: Student membership and materials paid upfront. Assessment booked and paid separately when you're ready to sit.
Extended student licence: You need a student licence for each MicroTopic. If you plan to take more than one MicroTopic, you can save money with an extended licence:
6 months: total £125, save over 20%
12 months: total £230, save over 25%.
Booking for Your Team
We can also deliver cash management learning to companies with teams that are interested in taking either the full qualification or selected units, and tailor it to your business needs.
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Assessment
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