10 January to 9 May 2015

COURSE OBJECTIVE

This program helps to prepare professionals in the financial industry for the rigorous examinations of the FRM certification program. This certification is globally recognized and is administered by the Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP).

The Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP) is a not-for-profit organization and the only globally recognized membership association for risk managers. GARP’s goal is to help create a culture of risk awareness within organizations, from entry level to board level.

In the areas of financial and energy risk management, GARP sets the global standard in professional designation with the FRM (Financial Risk Manager) and ERP (Energy Risk Professional) certifications. Through our educational programs, specialized content, in-person or online events, and chapter program, GARP promotes best practices in risk management and supports ongoing professional and career development for risk managers.

FINANCIAL RISK MANAGER (FRM ® ) CERTIFICATION

With seismic changes continuing to occur in the financial services industry worldwide, professionals who manage risk, money and investments are recognizing the need to objectively demonstrate a globally standardized level of up-to-date industry knowledge.

Requiring the successful completion of a rigorous two-part, practice-oriented examination. the Financial Risk Manager (FRM) designation provides a bedrock foundation in a profession and industry that is rapidly evolving. Since the FRM Program’s inception in 1997, Certified FRMs have achieved positions such as Chief Risk Officer, Senior Risk Analyst, Head of Operational Risk, and Director of Investment Risk Management, to name a few.

The global FRM community is growing dramatically, with Certified FRMs represented at nearly every major banking institution, government regulator, consulting firm and financial services institution around the world.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

This program targets candidates of the FRM Examination in general but also benefits participants who are looking for a systematic learning journey of the financial risk management topics. They can be:

A financial risk professional with work experience in risk management or related field including auditing, trading, portfolio management, academic/industry research, risk consulting and/or risk technology
• An individual with a sufficient amount of working experience in a business field other than risk management, but is interested in switching career paths to risk management
• A recent graduate with little work experience

COURSE OUTLINE

Our courses closely map to the comprehensive FRM curriculum and participants can choose from the complete course or individual modules that best fit their needs and schedule. (note: FTS funding is only applicable if participant do the complete course and not just the individual modules.)

The FRM Exam is a pencil and paper multiple choice exam given in two parts. It is offered exclusively in English, twice a year in May and November, in person at approximately 90 Exam sites around the world. It consists of two parts.

Part I: 100 multiple-choice questions (4 hours)

Part I curriculum covers the tools used to assess financial risk: quantitative analysis, fundamental risk management concepts, financial markets and products, and valuation and risk models.

Part II: 80 multiple-choice questions (4 hours)

Part II focuses on the application of the tools acquired in Part I through a deeper dive into market, credit, operational and integrated risk management, investment management as well as current market issues.

Different topics and mark distributions are shown below