Key details
Mode of delivery: Classroom-based
Course code: AFB51A
Duration: 1 day
Fee: £925.00 + VAT
CPD Hours: 6
Course Overview
This session explores why central banks exist, how their institutional models have evolved and how governance arrangements shape independence, accountability and credibility. Participants compare mandates across jurisdictions and consider the implications of broader objectives.
Agenda
Central Banking Foundations and Core Objectives
- Central Bank Origins: Evolution, purpose and historical milestones
- Governance Models: Structures, independence and accountability
- Mandates Across Jurisdictions: Inflation, employment, financial stability, FX and climate
Course Review
- Summary and recap of key learning objectives
- Action Planning
Target Audience
This course is suitable for:
- Central bank economists and policy officers
- Monetary policy and financial stability teams
- Bank supervisors and financial regulators
- Risk, compliance and AML/CFT professionals.
- Governance, legal and institutional policy specialists.
- Finance ministry and public-sector officials working with central banks.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, you will be able to implement a successful strategy that enables you to:
- Trace the evolution of central banking and explain how major historical milestones shaped modern central bank functions.
- Compare central bank governance models and assess the trade-offs between independence, accountability and institutional design.
- Evaluate how central bank mandates differ across jurisdictions and how broader objectives influence policy priorities and institutional choices.
Course dates
Apr 5, 2027
Aug 16, 2027
Dec 6, 2027
