Developed by financial and educational experts, the T Level in Finance/Compliance and Risk Analyst qualification will help you develop core competencies and skills required in the financial sector. It will teach you how to use digital tools to understand the processes and systems used in the financial markets.
This Technical Qualification is for students who want to progress to a career in the finance sector. The T Level in Finance provides students with the core knowledge and skills related to financial compliance and risk analysis. On completion, students are well placed to seek employment in the finance sector.
This course enables you to understand the operations of the stock markets and how trading in bonds and stocks happens in the stock markets. It 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.
What you'll learn
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 and risk analyst, in the second year.
You will study the financial Industry with a specific focus on financial compliance and risk analysis.
Year 1
You will study the core components:
- The Business Environment
- Careers within Finance and Accounting Professions
- Regulation
- Professionalism and ethics/equality, diversity and inclusion – Part One
- Security and Risk
- Professional Services
- Fundamentals of Law
- Fundamentals of Financial Accounting
- Technology
- Data-Driven Innovation/Analytics and Design Thinking
- Research Skills
- Project/Change Management and Administration
- The Financial Services Sector
- Professionalism and ethics – Part Two
Year 2
You will study occupational specialism, which is financial compliance and risk analysis.
- Operate ethically and professionally in all interactions with internal and external customers.
- Communicate risk implications of products and services to internal and external customers
- Communicate regulatory implications of products and services to internal and external customers.
- Investigate and analyse potential risk or regulatory issues and present findings.
How you'll learn and be assessed
You will spend 80% of your time in college learning about your chosen subject and 20% of your time working in an industry placement – which is at least 315 hours (45 days) – where you will put what you have learnt into practice.
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.
Progression
After two years, you can progress to employment, a higher apprenticeship, or to a 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
Entry requirements
You will need 5 GCSEs at grade 4 or above including English language, and grade 5 in maths.
