Professional Qualification
The Islamic Finance Qualification (IFQ) provides an excellent platform at an introductory level, to help staff understand the fundamentals of Islamic banking and finance. The course provides a stepping stone, for those who are interested in Islamic finance, to familiarise themselves with the basic concepts and structures that are generally used by Islamic banks and financial institutions.
This course is useful for existing and new staff and even those seeking a career in Islamic Finance who need to have an understanding of the influence on the Shariah in a business context.
Cost: GBP 775
Session content
Learning outcomes
The course will allow attendees to gain a good understanding of Islamic finance concepts and structures and prepare them to pass the CISI IFQ Level 3 exam.
The price of the course includes tuition, but does not include materials or the assessment. Delegates should order and book these directly with the CISI.
In advance of the course, students need to purchase their own copy of the CISI IFQ Level 3 workbook for exams: 01 June 2022 - 31 December 2024, Edition 10 from the CISI website.
The qualification is achieved by successfully passing a multiple-choice question exam.
The exams can be sat at your local CISI test centre or online using remote invigilation. For more information about the exam structure, including exam availability, exam fee, pass mark and results, and for exam bookings visit the CISI website.
Islamic Finance has been of interest to Mustafa since 2008 when he achieved the Islamic Finance Qualification (IFQ) certificate from the Chartered Institute of Securities & Investments (CISI). Since achieving the qualification he has been teaching the exam preparation course at BPP.
Mustafa is a highly motivated freelance trainer specialising in Management Accounting, Financial Management and Strategy in conventional and Islamic Finance markets.
Having worked at BPP Professional Education for over 20 years, he is now a visiting faculty at various universities and colleges training on undergraduate, postgraduate and Masters programmes including an International MBA programme.