Diploma in Credit Union Management

Course Details

Diploma in Credit Union Management

Programme Objectives
This programme is designed to equip candidates with the skills required to effectively discharge the responsibilities of a Director, Committee Member and other high level decision makers in the Credit Union sector. The overall aim of this programme is to provide Credit Union leaders with the appropriate conceptual and methodological skills to enhance the social and economic welfare of their membership of their membership and to advance the cooperative movement in Trinidad and Tobago and the Caribbean through effective management and governance. The target group will comprise of Credit Union Board Members, Credit and Supervisory Committee Members, Loans Officers and Managers. This programme of study was developed in collaboration with the Trinidad and Tobago Credit Union Stabilisation Fund (TTCUSF).

Programme Structure
This Diploma Programme has a duration of two (2) years. Participants completing all core courses will gain a total of nine (9) transfer credits to ROYTEC's Associate Degree in Management. Participants completing all core courses and the specialisation option will gain a total of fifteen (15) transfer credits to ROYTEC's Associate Degre in Management.

Courses Covered

• Auditing I for Credit Unions
• Credit Management I
• Credit Union Law and Governance
• Credit Union Marketing and Relationship Management
• Credit Union Risk Management
• Economics for Credit Union Management
• Fundamentals of Cost and Management Accounting
• Fundamentals of Financial Management for Credit Unions
• Human Resource Management
• Strategic Management
• Practicum

On successful completion of all core courses, seminars, and the Practicum, candidates have the option to continue with a programme of specialised study by completing the following courses over one (1) additional semester:

• Auditing II for Credit Unions
• Asset Management
• Credit Management II

Admission Requirements
A minimum of five (5) CXC passes (General Proficiency) Grades I and II (Grade III accepted from June 1998 onwards) or five (5) GCE O'Level passes, Grades A, B and C (or equivalent) including English Language and Mathematics.

Applicants may also be considered on the basis of their work experience, relevant training and educational background as deemed relevant by ROYTEC's Admissions Committee to be the equivalent of the above for the purpose of study. Applicants may be subject to an interview.

This Programme of Study is Recognised by the Accreditation Council of Trinidad and Tobago.