Certified Expert in Islamic Microfinance

In this course you will learn the principles of Islamic finance and the major financing mechanisms and products within Islamic microfinance. The course will enable you to develop a thorough understanding of the risk landscape and risk mitigation strategies. Furthermore, regulatory, governance and Sharia compliance frameworks for Islamic microfinance will be discussed and analysed.

Having been co-developed by Frankfurt School and the Islamic Relief Academy, this course provides a rich learning experience based on the expertise from a top-ranked business school, combined with the expertise from a renowned provider of Islamic microfinance.

By the end of this course students will be able to:

Understand the principles of Islamic finance and recognise the distinctness of some of the major financing mechanisms and products used in the Islamic microfinance sector
Apply/Demonstrate the ability to carry out client appraisals
Apply/Demonstrate the ability to analyse microfinancial performance information and employ the necessary tools
Recognise the areas and issues critical for risk management
Explain the key parameters for Regulatory, Governance and Sharia Compliance Frameworks for Islamic Microfinance

This course is targeted towards microfinance and development professionals who are working in areas such as microfinance, Islamic microfinance, and end-user finance, or towards participants who want to explore Islamic microfinance. This includes staff from the following organisations, at either the operational level or the management level:

Faith-based NGOs and non faith-based NGOs
Islamic microfinance institutions
Microfinance institutions
Retail banks interested in downscaling
Social/impact investors
Banking training institutes
Other interested parties are of course also welcome to register for the course, such as:

Auditors
Consultants
Central bankers
Staff members of apex institutions
Students (preferably with a banking/finance background)
Operational experience from the conventional microfinance sector or the Islamic finance sector is not necessary but is considered as an asset.