The world of finance is always changing, which means you need to change with it. By learning a new skill or gaining a new qualification, you can better understand your industry and be ready for whatever’s around the corner.
To help you kick-start or advance on your career, here’s a choice of courses and initiatives that you can join, some of which offer specific qualifications that can be obtained privately or through sponsorship:
| Sector | Qualification | Professional Body | Provider in Jersey |
| Trust & Company Management | Certificate and/or Diploma in International Trust Management | The Society of Trust and Real Estate Practitioners (“STEP”) | JIBS |
| Certificate in Foundations | The Society of Trust and Real Estate Practitioners (“STEP”) | JIBS | |
| Chartered Secretaries Qualifying Scheme (“CSQS”) | Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (“ICSA”) | BPP, OneStudy | |
| Diploma in Offshore Finance and Administration (“DOFA”) | Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (“ICSA”) | BPP, OneStudy | |
| International Finance and Administration (“IFA”) Qualifications | Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (“ICSA”) | BPP, OneStudy | |
| Investment Business | Chartered Financial Analyst | CFA Institute | JIBS |
| Private Client Investment Advice & Management (“PCIAM”) | Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (“CISI”) | JIBS | |
| Investment Advice Diploma (“IAD”) | Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (“CISI”) | JIBS, BPP | |
| Certificate/Diploma in Corporate Finance | Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (“CISI”) | BPP | |
| Investment Operations Certificate (IOC) | Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (“CISI”) | BPP | |
| Masters in Wealth Management (CISIM) | Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (“CISI”) | BPP | |
| Capital Markets (Level 3) | Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (“CISI”) | BPP | |
| Compliance, Anti-Money Laundering and Financial Crime Prevention | Professional Postgraduate Diploma in: Governance, Risk & Compliance; Financial Crime Compliance | International Compliance Association (“ICA”) | JIBS |
| International Diploma in: Anti Money Laundering; Governance, Risk & Compliance; Financial Crime Compliance | International Compliance Association (“ICA”) | JIBS | |
| International Advanced Certificate in Anti Money Laundering | International Compliance Association (“ICA”) | JIBS | |
| Advanced Certificate in Practical Customer Due Diligence (CDD) | International Compliance Association (“ICA”) | JIBS | |
| International Advanced Certificate in Compliance | International Compliance Association (“ICA”) | JIBS | |
| Certificate in Anti Money Laundering | International Compliance Association (“ICA”) | JIBS | |
| Certificate in Compliance | International Compliance Association (“ICA”) | JIBS | |
| Certificate in Financial Crime Prevention | International Compliance Association (“ICA”) | JIBS | |
| Accounting | Associate Chartered Certified Accountant (“ACCA”) | Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (“ACCA”) | BPP, OneStudy |
| Associate Chartered Accountant (“ACA”) | Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (“ICAEW”) | BPP, OneStudy | |
| Foundations in Accountancy (“FIA”) | Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (“ACCA”) | BPP, OneStudy | |
| Award in manual bookkeeping (level 1&2) | International Association of Book-Keepers (“IAB”) | OneStudy | |
| Banking | Certificate in Offshore Banking Practice (“COBP”) | Chartered Banker Institute’s (“CBI”) | BPP |
| Funds | The Advanced Certificate in Fund Administration (“ACFA”) | N/A | OneStudy |
| International Funds Certificate (“IFC”) | N/A | BPP | |
| Other | Diploma in Management and Leadership | Chartered Management Institute (“CMI”) | JIBS, OneStudy |
| Diploma in First Line Management | Chartered Management Institute (“CMI”) | OneStudy | |
| Certificate in Insurance | The Chartered Insurance Institute (“CII”) | BPP | |
| Certificate/Diploma in Professional Marketing | The Chartered Institute of Marketing (“CIM”) | BPP | |
| Certificate/Diploma in Human Resource Management (“HRM”) | The Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (“CIPD”) | BPP | |
| Certificate and Diploma in Company Direction | Institute of Directors | IoD Jersey | |
| Digital Leadership Programme | Digital Leadership Programme | Digital Leadership Programme | |
| Digital Marketing 6-Week Short Course | Digital Leadership Programme | Digital Leadership Programme | |
| Data Science 6-Week Short Course | Digital Leadership Programme | Digital Leadership Programme | |
| Artificial Intelligence for Marketing | Digital Leadership Programme | Digital Leadership Programme |
There are also various certificated awareness programmes, short courses, e-learning, continuous development programmes (“CPD”) available on the Island. For example:
Jersey International Business School
There are also opportunities on the Island to study for a degree:
| Degree | University | Local provider |
| MSc International Financial Services (by Research) | University of Buckingham | JIBS University Centre |
| BSc (Hons) International Financial Services | University of Buckingham | JIBS University Centre |
| BSc in Business Administration | BPP University | BPP |
| MSc Financial Leadership | BPP University | BPP |
| BSc (Hons) in Applied Accounting | Oxford Brooks | OneStudy |
| FdA Business & Management | University College Jersey (UCJ) | Highlands College |
| FdA Financial Services | University College Jersey (UCJ) | Highlands College |
| FdSc Information Technology for Business (with optional top-up to BSc (Hons) degree) | University College Jersey (UCJ) | Highlands College |
| Management: MBA, Master of Business Administration | University College Jersey (UCJ) | Highlands College |
| The Bachelor of Laws (LLB Law Degree) | University of London | Institute of Law in Jersey |
| The Bachelor of Laws (LLB Double Degree) | University of London & Toulouse 1 Capitole University | Institute of Law in Jersey |
Please note that the above lists of available courses, degrees and qualifications are not exhaustive and there may be other learning opportunities available to you.