COURSE INFORMATION

Scheduled Dates: 19 – 23 Feb 2024 | 20 – 24 May 2024 | 19 – 23 Aug 2024 | 18 – 22 Nov 2024

Duration: 2 Weeks

Customized dates and one-on-one sessions can be organized.

Preamble

Managing and securing the movement of goods as well as the essential control thereof from supplier to customer has become an ever increasing need within companies across the globe. Supply chain and logistics management is integral in contributing towards the profitability of any organization. This short course will ensure a general understanding of the supply chain & logistics framework which includes: the planning, procurement, pricing, stock management and distribution/logistics and is designed to help apply the principles and techniques associated with these areas of knowledge.

 Target Group

• Those who wish to enter the field of logistics and supply chain as a career.
• Those already in the field that have not had the benefit of formal training and wish to broaden their perspective.
• Those who aspire to become logistics or supply chain managers.
• Those who, while not exclusively involved in the logistics and supply chain functions, nevertheless control or interface with it.

Course Outline

Supply Chain Management

• An introduction to managing operations across the supply chain.
• Operations and supply chain strategies.

Foundations of Operations Management

• Managing processes and capabilities.
• Product and process innovation.
• Manufacturing and service process structures.
• Managing quality.
• Understanding inventory fundamentals and lean systems.

Integrated Relationships across the Supply Chain

• Customer Management.
• Supply Management.
• Logistics Management.

Planning for Integrated Operations across the Supply Chain

• Demand planning: forecasting and demand management.
• Sales and operations planning.
• Independent demand inventory planning.
• Materials and resource requirements planning.

Managing Change in Supply Chain Operations

• Project Management.
• Evolving business models and change drivers in the supply chain.

REGISTRATION

To register, kindly fill the Seminar Registration Form and send it to us through:
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TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF PAYMENT

1. Fees Payment - All fees are payable strictly in advance 2 working days before the course starting date.
2. Cancellation Fee - Cancellation of any participant 5 working days before the start day of a course will incur a 20% cancellation fee.
   We regret that no cancellations will be accepted within 2 working days of a course, but substitutions may be made.

COURSE INFORMATION

Scheduled Dates: 12 – 16 Feb 2024 | 13 – 17 May 2024 | 12 – 16 Aug 2024 | 11 – 15 Nov 2024

Duration: 1 Week

Customized dates and one-on-one sessions can be organized.

PREAMBLE

This course is designed to train participants on the practice of good Auditing for Internal Auditors. The course will equip participants with the ability to understand the Primary functional areas of Auditing. The Internal Audit techniques will also be explored in depth, whereby participants will be asked to relate their training to actual issues and experiences at their place of work.

COURSE OBJECTIVE

Through lectures, group discussions and facilitator presentations, seminar participants will discover how world class audit functions are using participative, qualitative, real time risk assessment and gain an understanding of the most successful audit techniques.

COURSE OUTLINE

The following issues will be discussed:

The New Vision of Internal Auditing
•    The new definition of internal auditing
•    The new understanding of internal control (COSO)
•    Sample audit department mission: Central Maine Power

Audit Department Structure and Annual Planning Process
•    Best practice principles
•    Best practice examples: DuPont, Fannie Mae, Central Maine
•    Power, Pacific Telesis
•    How to plan, monitor, and aggregate results to form an entity wide opinion

Value added Audit Methodologies
•    Best practices principles
•    Risk based auditing
•    Business process auditing
•    Best practice Web site and database
•    Use of guest auditors
•    Auditing e-commerce applications
•   Trends and innovations in audit reports

Control Self Assessment
•    Why internal auditors must use some form of self assessment
•    Control self assessment workshops: two common techniques, case study
•    Self assessment questionnaire
•    Entity wide self assessment survey
•    Uses of self assessment
•    Five principles for evaluating soft controls
•    How to select the best self assessment technique for your  organization
•    Self assessment for hard controls

Other Assurance and Consulting Services
•    Business process improvement
•    Internal control assessment
•    Audit’s role in mergers and acquisitions
•    Becoming the organization's consultant of choice

Enterprise Risk Management
•    Enterprise Risk Management Integrated Framework
•    Examples of ERM Countrywide, Aquila, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
•    ERM architecture
•    Sample risk management policy, risk models, risk maps
•    Diagnostic tool for risk management maturity
•    Internal audit’s role in ERM Staffing, Work Environment, Marketing, and Measuring

Staffing and work environment best practice principles
•    Competency model for staffing and career development
•    Career planning form
•    Marketing internal audit
•    Post audit customer survey
•    Audit Department performance metrics
•    How to Get There from Here
•    Audit department customer analysis
•    Creating a shared vision for the future
•    Developing the strategic plan
•    Implementing the plan
•    Discussion guide for customer input
•    Internal audit strategic plan
•    Summary Profile of a Value adding Internal Audit Department

REGISTRATION

 To register, kindly fill the Seminar Registration Form and send it to us through:

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 TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF PAYMENT

1. Fees Payment - All fees are payable strictly in advance 2 working days before the course starting date.
2. Cancellation Fee - Cancelletion of any participant 5 working days before the start day of a course will incur a 20% cancellation fee.
   We regret that no cancellations will be accepted within 2 working days of a course, but substitutions may be made.

COURSE INFORMATION

Scheduled Dates: 19 – 23 Feb 2024 | 20 – 24 May 2024 | 19 – 23 Aug 2024 | 18 – 22 Nov 2024

Duration: 1 Week

Customized dates and one-on-one sessions can be organized.

PREAMBLE

Skills covered by this 3-days course are critical to professionals working in the areas of budgeting, credit analysis, project evaluation, investment and equity valuation. Financial analysis provides a basis for all investment decision-making and is also essential to producing realistic forecasting models. These in turn help to predict changes in securities prices and the optimal allocation of resources. The course also includes instructions on how to write a useful, focused and impactful financial report that will aid investment decision-making.

Target Group

Suitable for senior credit control staff, credit managers and supervisors, and financial controllers.

Course Outline

1. Financial Analysis
2. The profit and loss account
3. The cash flow statement
4. The balance sheet
5. Accounting factors
6. Report Writing
   
   

REGISTRATION

To register, kindly fill the Seminar Registration Form and send it to us through:
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TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF PAYMENT

1. Fees Payment - All fees are payable strictly in advance 2 working days before the course starting date.
2. Cancellation Fee - Cancellation of any participant 5 working days before the start day of a course will incur a 20% cancellation fee.
   We regret that no cancellations will be accepted within 2 working days of a course, but substitutions may be made.

COURSE INFORMATION

Scheduled Dates: 05 – 16 Feb 2024 | 06 – 17 May 2024 | 05 – 16 Aug 2024 | 04 – 15 Nov 2024

Duration: 2 Weeks

Customized dates and one-on-one sessions can be organized.

Preamble

The Credit Management & Risk Awareness Course is a comprehensive and detailed 2-weeks course designed to educate entry-level professionals as well as senior-level executives about the intricacies of global credit and risk management.Drawing from multiple perspectives, the knowledge and hands-on experience provides you a more balanced view of how to better understands, manage and mitigate the credit risks associated with doing business internationally. In simple terms – know the risks of getting paid, and get paid on time.By understanding the needs and challenges of credit and risk managers, this budget conscious, comprehensive and detailed course was designed for you, the practitioner, to add value to your own professional development while making you an even more valuable asset to your company.

Objectives

• Improving your skills, expanding your knowledge and learning will always get you noticed among your team members.
• Professional skills will show your employer and clients that you are committed to your profession and are well-trained.

This skilled makes you more valuable to employers and so you may be able to:

1. Enjoy better employment and advancement opportunities
2. Have a competitive advantage over other professionals without certification
3. Earn higher wages

Target Audience

The following people should attend:
Credit Manager , Accounts Receivable Specialist , Assistant Credit Manager , Assistant Vice President , Business Development Manager , Chief Financial Officer, Controller, Corporate Credit Manager , Corporate Risk Manager , Director of Credit , Director Credit and Accounts Receivable , Senior Manager Credit and Collections , Sales Manager , Credit Manager , Senior Credit Analyst 

Course Outline

Module 1: Introduction - Concepts for Successful Credit Management

Module 2: International Trade and the Law

• Critical Concerns for the Risk Manager
• Documentation Requirements
• Legal Aspects of Finance and Lending

Module 3: Analyzing Risk & Setting Credit lines

• Credit and Collection Policies
• Credit Investigation
• Financial Statements for the Credit Decision Process
• Key Financial Analysis Ratios
• Credit for Global Customers
• Credit scoring

Module 4: Risk Assessment - Key Considerations

• Country Risk
• Currency Risk
• Foreign Exchange
• Tools for Reducing FX Risk
• Culture Risk

Module 5: Risk Protection & Mitigation

• Methods of Payment
• Mechanics of Trade Finance
• Documentary Collection
• Commercial Letters of Credit
• Guarantees, Standby and Performance Letters of Credit

Module 6: Accounts Receivable - Reporting, Monitoring and Forecasting

• Analyzing A/R

Module 7: Structured Trade Finance

• Principal Financing Techniques
• Export Financing

Module 8: Monitoring Trade Loans

• Loan Decisions and Risk Management

Module 9: Cash and Treasury Management - Bank systems & controls

• Internal Systems and Controls
• Cash and FX Management

Module 10: Cash and Treasury Management - Financing International Trade

• Principles of Financing International Trade
• Pre-Export vs. Post-Export Financing

Module 11: Export Credit Insurance

• Understanding Credit Insurance
• Defining Credit Insurance Policy Coverage

Module 12: The Future of the Credit Risk Manager

• Tools for E-Commerce
• Ethics and the Credit Manage

REGISTRATION

To register, kindly fill the Seminar Registration Form and send it to us through:

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TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF PAYMENT

1. Fees Payment - All fees are payable strictly in advance 2 working days before the course starting date.
2. Cancellation Fee - Cancelletion of any participant 5 working days before the start day of a course will incur a 20% cancellation fee.
   We regret that no cancellations will be accepted within 2 working days of a course, but substitutions may be made.