Audience
ICMA Affiliate Financial
Accountants (AFAs)
Duration
Six Months,
10 Hours / Week
Mode of Study
Self Paced Learning
Content
International Learning
Content
Certification
International
Certifications
Practical Corporate Training Certificate
Programme Structure
Data Analytics
Microsoft 365 Fundamentals
Communication Skills
Introduction
While preparing for the prestigious CMA designation, the Affiliate Financial Accountants (AFAs) are required to develop practical corporate skills that can help them get ready to create impact in the real world.
This part-time, six months, Practical Corporate Training Certificate programme has three components: Data Analytics, Microsoft 365 Fundamentals and Communication Skills.
The international DNA of the program and its in-demand skills will enhance employability outcome for the learner and, at the same time, meet the requirements of PM1, PM2 and PM6 of ICMA’s Practical Corporate Training Program.
Data Analytics Certificate
Programme Contents
Introduction
Data analytics is the collection, transformation, and organization of data in order to draw conclusions, make predictions, and drive informed decision making.
Over 5 courses, gain in-demand skills and a comprehensive introduction to data analytics. You’ll learn from Google employees whose foundations in data analytics served as launchpads for their own careers.
It takes 3 months at 10 hours a week to complete this certificate.
Course 1
Foundations: Data, Data Everywhere
This is the first course in the Google Data Analytics Certificate. In this course, you’ll be introduced to the world of data analytics through hands-on curriculum developed by Google.
Course 2
Ask Questions to Make Data-Driven Decisions
This is the second course in the Google Data Analytics Certificate. The material will help you learn how to ask effective questions, make data-driven decisions, and meet stakeholders’ needs.
Course 3
Prepare Data for Exploration
This is the third course in the Google Data Analytics Certificate. You’ll learn how to use tools like spreadsheets and SQL to extract and make use of the right data for your objectives, and how to organize and protect your data.
Course 4
Process Data from Dirty to Clean
This is the fourth course in the Google Data Analytics Certificate. You’ll learn how to check and clean your data using spreadsheets and SQL, as well as how to verify and report your data cleaning results.
Course 5
Analyse Data to Answer Questions
This is the fifth course in the Google Data Analytics Certificate. In this course, you’ll explore what it means to analyse your data. You’ll take what you’ve learned up to this point and apply it to make sense of the data you’ve collected.
Learning Content Provider
Google Career Certificates are part of Grow with Google, an initiative that draws on Google’s 20-year history of building products, platforms, and services that help people and businesses grow. Through programs like these, Google aims to help students who will drive the workforce of tomorrow access the best of Google’s training and tools to grow their skills, careers, and businesses.
Completion of this Data Analytics Certificate will give students an opportunity to enrol and complete the remainder of the Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate with two months additional study with ICMA Digital.
Microsoft 365 Fundamentals Specialisation
Programme Contents
Introduction
This Specialization is intended to help all novice computer users get up to speed with Microsoft 365 quickly. It covers different features of the interface, shows you how to perform basic tasks, and introduces you to the most important tools in Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
You will improve your word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation skills to take your productivity to the next level. You will learn how to work smarter and more collaboratively with the latest intelligent features of Office 365.
It takes 2 months at 10 hours a week to complete this program.
Course 1
Work Smarter with Microsoft Word
This course covers the different features of the Word interface, shows you how to create a basic document, and introduces you to Word’s most important tools.
Course 2
Work Smarter with Microsoft Excel
This course will introduce you to Microsoft’s powerful and easy-to-use spreadsheet program, which provides you with an extensive set of tools to organize, analyse, present, and store data.
Course 3
Work Smarter with Microsoft PowerPoint
This course is intended to help you get up to speed on many of the different features found in PowerPoint and to become familiar with its more advanced selection of features.
Learning Content Provider
The learning content for this specialisation is provided by Microsoft. At the end of this program, you will receive a Certificate of Completion from Microsoft.
By the end of this program of courses, you will be ready to take and sign-up for the MO-100: Microsoft Word (Word and Word 2019), MO-200: Microsoft Excel (Excel and Excel 2019), and MO-300: Microsoft PowerPoint (PowerPoint and PowerPoint 2019).
Taking these Microsoft exams is optional, and the Microsoft exam fee will be an additional cost, should you choose to take these external exams.
Effective Communication Skills
Programme Contents
Course 1
Business Writing
This course will teach you how to apply the top ten principles of good business writing to your work and how to deploy simple tools to dramatically improve your writing.
Course 2
Storytelling & Influencing
This course will develop your capacity to communicate appropriately in different situational and cultural contexts, making you a highly influential leader.
Course 3
Finding Your Professional Voice
By the end of this course learners will have gained knowledge of how the voice works, had a chance to experiment with different ways of speaking, and increased their confidence in their vocal expression.
Learning Content Providers
Experience the Programme
Google
Data Analytics Professional Certificate
Microsoft
365 Fundamentals Specialisation
Macquarie University
Storytelling & Influencing
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Programme
Practical Corporate Training
Certificate
Duration
Six Months,
10 Hours / Week
Audience
ICMA Affiliate Financial
Accountants (AFAs)
Mode of Study
Self-Paced
Learning
Programme Fees
(One-Time $50 Admission Fee)
Total Fee: $350
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