Certified Expert in Microfinance

The course takes approx. 6 months assuming 3-4 hours of self-study per week. It consists of 7 mandatory units and 4 electives, which build upon each other. The units need to be completed in a sequence. To complete the course, participants must take two mandatory assignments and pass the final exam. Syllabus: Unit 0: Introduction to the Certified Expert in Microfinance Unit 1: From Microfinance to Financial Inclusion Unit 2: Financial and non-financial services demanded by the poor Unit 3: Microcredit lending methodologies Unit 4: Managing Microcredit Unit 5: Financial, Social and Environmental Management for MFIs Unit 6: Risk Management Unit 7: Management of MFIs: beyond finance and impact