T Level Finance - Financial Compliance/ Risk Analyst

This course provides an exciting opportunity to understand the financial markets and banking systems structures. Developed by financial and educational experts, the T Level Finance - Financial Compliance/Risk Assessment qualification will help you develop core competences and skills that are required in the financial sector. And teach you how to use digital tools to understand the processes and systems that are used in the financial markets. This course enables you to understand the operations of the stock markets and how trading in bonds and stocks happen in the stock markets. This course provides an understanding of how mergers and acquisitions work and how a financial compliant/ risk analyst can help mitigate the risks of a merger and acquisition process. A T level qualification is equivalent to 3 A levels - which will give you an excellent grounding to move into an occupational specialism which is financial compliance/ risk analyst in the second year. You will spend 80% of their time in college learning about your chosen subject, and 20% of their time working in an industry placement - which is at least 315 hours (45 days) - where you will put what you have learnt into practice.

In the first year, you will study the core component and these are the following elements/ units 1. The Business Environment 2. Careers within Finance and Accounting Professions 3. Regulation 4. Professionalism and ethics/equality, diversity and inclusion - Part One 5. Security and Risk 6. Professional Services 7. Fundamentals of Law 8. Fundamentals of Financial Accounting 9. Technology 10. Data Driven Innovation/Analytics and Design Thinking 11. Research Skills 12. Project/Change Management and Administration 13. The Financial Services Sector 14. Professionalism and ethics - Part Two In the first year, you will study the core component and these are the following elements/ units 1. The Business Environment 2. Careers within Finance and Accounting Professions 3. Regulation 4. Professionalism and ethics/equality, diversity and inclusion - Part One 5. Security and Risk 6. Professional Services 7. Fundamentals of Law 8. Fundamentals of Financial Accounting 9. Technology 10. Data Driven Innovation/Analytics and Design Thinking 11. Research Skills 12. Project/Change Management and Administration 13. The Financial Services Sector 14. Professionalism and ethics - Part Two

There are formal assessments during the two years: - In the first year, there are two exams and an employer set project. - In the second year, there is a synoptic practical assessment for the occupational specialism.

You should have 5 GCSEs at Grade 5 or above, including maths and English. We can accept alternative equivalent qualifications.

After two years, you can progress to other Level 4 Finance Apprenticeships to develop further skillsets. You can also progress to a relevant Higher Technical Qualification (HTQ) or degree programme pathway. Gaining a T-Level Finance qualification supports progression to many entry level job opportunities in finance and banking, such as: - Compliance officer - Risk officer - Financial adviser - Bookkeeper - Business adviser - Credit controller - Stockbroker