Key details
Mode of delivery: Classroom-based
Course code: AFB51A
Duration: 1 day
Fee: £925.00 + 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:
- Central bank officials and policy advisors
- Financial sector regulators and supervisors
- Senior staff from ministries of finance and treasury departments
- Risk management professionals in public financial institutions
- Economists and analysts specializing in monetary and financial stability.
- Members of financial stability and macroprudential policy units
- Internal auditors and compliance officers in regulatory bodies
- Professionals involved in crisis management and contingency planning.
- FinTech and SupTech specialists in regulatory innovation units
- Governance, ethics, and transparency officers in public institutions
- Researchers and academics in finance, economics, and public policy.
- 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
Feb 23, 2026
Jun 29, 2026
Oct 5, 2026
