Cert in Islamic finance

THE Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) recently launched a global qualification in Islamic finance.  

“CIMA has identified a demand from the global business community to develop skills to service this increasingly important market,” said CIMA education director Robert Jelly.  

The programme will assist employers in major financial centres throughout the world in equipping employees to develop financial products, he added. 

CIMA’s new qualification, available at certificate level, comprises four modules – Islamic commercial law, Islamic banking and takaful (insurance), Islamic capital markets and instruments, and accounting for Islamic financial institutions.  

Students can complete these modules within two to six months. Upon completion, they will have, among other skills, a sound knowledge of the theoretical and religious aspects underpinning Islamic finance.