UIBFS

CERTIFICATE IN MICROFINANCE

INVESTMENT

UGX UGX 900,000

DURATION

3 months Month/s

COURSE OVERVIEW

The purpose of this course is to provide the knowledge, skills, attitudes and values required to function effectively in a Micro-Finance Institution. Qualifying participants will be competent to handle all aspects of the micro loan process from dealing with a loan application, through processing the loan disbursement to handling repayments. This Certificate in Microfinance is an excellent and comprehensive qualification for microfinance practitioners. It prepares you for the challenge of serving your clients in changing and increasingly competitive environments.

COURSE OBJECTIVE

At the end of this course, participants will be able to: • Explain what kind of products, services and delivery channels will work in real life for a microfinance Institution. • Understand how to conduct a proper loan analysis. • Conduct effective site visit and assess the character of a borrower. • Be able to calculate a loan applicant’s cash flow. • Understand what poor people expect from savings providers and their savings products. • Understand what perquisites microfinance providers have to fulfil to take savings products. • Be able to mitigate or even rule out particular risks. • Understand the principles of financial and social performance in microfinance. • Analyse key financial and social performance indicators. • Understand the ethical foundations of risk governance in microfinance. • Recognize ethical dilemmas in risk management and decision-making. • Apply ethical principles to governance, • compliance, credit, and operational risks.

TARGET AUDIENCE

Microfinance practitioners, such as mid-level managers and field staff of Microfinance Institutions and other financial institutions engaged with microfinance.

WHAT YOU WILL STUDY

. Microfinance – International Trends and Best Practice 2. Products and Services in Financial Inclusion 3. Loan Monitoring 4. Delinquency Management and Recovery 5. Micro Savings 6. Ethics in Key Risk Areas 7. Sales and Marketing in Microfinance 8. Financial Performance Management 9. Social Performance Management (SPM) 10. Human Resource Management

LEARNING OUTCOMES