Key details
Mode of delivery: Online Course
Course code: AFB51AO
Duration: 1 day
Fee: £740.00 + VAT
CPD Hours: 6
Course Overview
This course offers a foundational overview of central banking, covering its origins, core functions, and governance. It explores how central bank mandates vary across countries, providing insight into global models and institutional roles.
Agenda
Central Banking Foundations and Core Objectives
- Origins, Evolution, and Purpose of Central Banks
- Key Functions and Governance Structures
- Exploring Central Bank Mandates Across Global Models
Course Review
- Summary and recap of key learning objectives
- Action Planning
Target Audience
This course is suitable for:
- Junior Central Bank Officials, Analysts, and Policy Support Staff
- Commercial Banking, Financial Institution, and Regulatory Professionals interacting with central banks
- Policy Officers, Economic Researchers, Economists, and Financial Stability Analysts
- Risk, Treasury, Compliance, AML, CFT, and KYC Professionals
- Bank Supervision, Financial Regulation, and Supervisory Technology Professionals
- Public Finance, Ministry of Finance, and Treasury Department Staff
- FinTech, SupTech, Digital Banking, and Regulatory Innovation Professionals
- Researchers, Academics, Development Partners, and Advisors supporting financial sector reform
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, you will be able to implement a successful strategy that enables you to:
- Explore the historical development of central banks and financial systems, their core mandates (price stability, sustainable growth, financial stability), and how these roles evolved across global and regional contexts.
- Understand central banking functions including monetary policy, lender of last resort, and financial system oversight; review governance models, independence, boards and committees, and institutional accountability.
- Understand and compare how central banks operate under different mandates across global models, and evaluate how these mandates shape their functions, priorities, and governance structures.
Course dates
Jun 29, 2026
Oct 5, 2026
