Frankfurt School of Finance & Management - Sustainable World Academy
Certified Expert in Risk Management, Corporate Governance and Compliance
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Certificate
DURATION
6 months
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
15 Jul 2026*
EARLIEST START DATE
01 Sep 2026
TUITION FEES
EUR 1,900 **
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
* Early bird discount available until January 15
** discounts are available
Key Summary
Corporate Governance is the system by which organizations are directed and controlled. It involves regulatory and market mechanisms, the relationships between an entity’s management, its board, its shareholders, and other stakeholders, as well as the goals for which the entity is governed. Corporate Governance, therefore, is about strategy as well as Risk Management. Compliance is a core function within a broader definition of risk management and control. Governance, Risk, and Compliance are very closely intertwined and are best presented in an integrated format in order to give business leaders the readily applicable tools to succeed.
The author is a member of the board of directors in a small bank, a large non-bank microfinance institution, and an emerging markets investment fund. In practice, we find that every governance level debate about strategy triggers a scenario analysis that brings out the connected risks and compliance issues. Every Risk Management Committee meeting, in the end, turns into a strategic discussion about what to do next, about how risk control and mitigation measures would interact with the organization’s strategic objectives.
What Do We Offer?
- An interactive e-learning course including video lectures, a PDF script for each unit, practical exercises and examples, ready use excel tools, online tests, and case studies.
- A discussion forum for course-related issues as well as for the exchange of opinions and experiences with your classmates, tutors, and the FSDF e-Campus Team.
- Personalized support from your e-Campus team.
- The option to obtain a Frankfurt School certificate after passing the final exam or a confirmation of course completion after completing the course.
Workload
The course takes 6 months assuming 5-7 hours of self-study per week. It consists of 5 units that build upon each other. You will take the units in sequence and will need to pass an online multiple-choice test before accessing the next unit.
The CERGC course includes 3 mandatory assignments, which have to be submitted on a specific date.
You are not sure if you manage to complete the course within 6 months? No worries! You can apply for a course extension (6 more months) against an administrative fee.
This course is of interest to senior professionals and aspiring leaders in financial institutions as well as in many other sectors of commerce and industry.
The content is particularly relevant for managers and directors in retail and small business banks, leasing firms, consumer credit companies, microfinance institutions, but also for leadership teams in growing non-financial businesses and technology-driven start-ups, both in emerging and developed markets.
As a current or future leader, you need to understand the evolving best practices in Governance, Risk, and Compliance and turn them into a competitive advantage for your own business.
In order to complete the course and get certified, participants need to pass a final exam and a course assignment (case study). Participants who have successfully completed the Certified Expert in Risk Management can be certified as Expert in Corporate Governance Risk and Compliance upon completing all the units (passing the online tests) and passing the course assignment.
The course comprises 5 units, which build upon each other.
| Unit 1: The Nature of Risk
| Unit 2: Corporate Governance, Risk Management, and Organisation
| Unit 3: Compliance and Operational Risk Management
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| Unit 4: Credit Risk Management - Selected Tools and Metrics
| Unit 5: Fundamentals of Asset Liability Management
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*Subject to change
Suggestions and Recommendations
This course gives you the flexibility to decide on the timing and pace of your learning experience. However, we will provide you with recommendations for you to take as much as possible from this course.
Your schedule: We will provide you a course schedule including voluntary and mandatory deadlines. The course schedule serves as a guideline for your personal learning schedule and will help you complete the program within the given time frame.
Exercises: Even though the exercises in the script are not mandatory we strongly advise that you use them as an opportunity to check your knowledge and to prepare for the final exam.
Networking Opportunities: Use the forum to introduce yourself to your peer participants and to start interesting discussions.
Training Approach
The flexibility of our courses offers you the opportunity to follow your own schedule and to combine daily work with professional development.
The high quality offered will immediately improve your daily job performance as well as the performance of your institution.
Training Material
| Video Lectures | Online Tests | Reading Material |
|---|---|---|
| Each unit ends with an online test comprising a set of 10 - 15 multiple-choice questions. Only after having successfully completed an online test, you will gain access to the next unit. | A PDF script is for most of our courses the main studying material. This reading material provides basic concepts and principles applicable to the subject of each unit. |
| Assignments | Discussion Forum | |
| The key to successful learning is the immediate use of newly acquired knowledge and the transfer of theory into practice. Our online courses are therefore supplemented by mandatory assignments. | A course discussion forum enables the interaction between participants and trainers and facilitates the exchange of experiences as well as possibilities to ask questions or get clarifications. |
Final Exam
Passing a final examination is a requirement for obtaining your certificate.
- Location: The final exam takes place online
- Duration: The final exam takes 2 hours.
- Cost: An additional final exam fee will be charged for the second and third final exam attempts.
If you do not wish to take the final exam, you will receive a confirmation of course participation after completing the course.