Fast Track To Financial Services

Fast Track To Financial Services

(SCQF level 7)

Part-time, Accounting and Finance

Course Options
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Overview

Why choose Financial Services?

Financial Services is a major employer in the Glasgow region with around 20% of the city’s workforce employed directly in the industry.  The sector is key to Glasgow’s long term economic prosperity. 

  • 48,800 people are employed in Financial Services in Glasgow.
  • The Broomielaw is home to Glasgow’s International Financial Services District with new sites currently being developed along the river Clyde. 
  • 7000 jobs are expected to open up in the next 5 years.
  • Glasgow is the UK’s largest hub for Insurance and Long Term Investment providers.

Find out more about Barclays' new campus in Glasgow here.

Why choose this course?

This is a short, full time, 6-week course which has been designed in collaboration with Barclays, HSBC, BNP Paribas, Morgan Stanley, Lloyds Banking Group and other industry partners to meet the needs of Financial Services employers in the Glasgow region, supporting expansion plans and replacement hiring. 

Professionals from industry will co-deliver key aspects of the curriculum, giving insight into how content relates to organisations and practice.  The course provides interview preparation.

A fantastic opportunity has been offered by Barclays where, on successful completion of the course, you will be interviewed for open vacancies which are relevant to your experience.

The course is certificated by City of Glasgow College.

Minimum entry requirements
  • This course is aimed at anyone who has graduated from Higher Education in college or university and is looking to start a career in Financial Services. 
  • This should be at SCQF Level 7 or above in any subject discipline.

Additional selection requirements
  • To support your future employment in the Financial Services sector, it is useful to highlight that any future job offer will be subject to screening checks by the employer.
  • Before applying for this course, we want to highlight minimum screening requirements which are typically undertaken in the financial services sector.  You should be satisfied that you:-
  1. Are eligible to work in the UK.
  2. Have access or copies of your higher education certificates.
  3. Do not have any unspent criminal convictions.
  4. Would pass a credit check (late payments of credit cards/council tax etc does not mean that your credit check will automatically fail).

What you study

There are 4 course modules designed to develop your core skills and knowledge and relevant to opportunities currently available in the Glasgow Financial Services sector.

Financial Services: Environment

  • Retail Banking.
  • Compliance and Regulation.
  • Treating Customers Fairly.

Financial Services: Risk

  • Financial Crime.
  • Fraud.
  • Data and Risk Analytics.

Financial Services: Professional Skills

  • Communication and Collaboration.
  • Professional Development.

Financial Services: Business Culture

  • Business Motivation and Stakeholders.
  • Culture and Change.

After the course

This course is specifically designed to enhance your opportunities for progression into employment within any financial services provider.