LEVEL
1
DURATION
3 learning hours
LANGUAGE
English
PRICE
US$150
CREDITS
3
CREDITS CATEGORY
Appreciating Governance
COURSE CODE
TF 101-17
TARGET AUDIENCE
General practitioners working in banks, corporates, or financial institutions in functions such as relationship management, credit and compliance, who have an interest in trade finance and need to understand capital adequacy.
Course Objectives
This course provides an introduction to the Basel III rules on Capital Adequacy and explains how Credit Risk and Liquidity Risk is measured. Upon completion, you will have developed a good foundational understanding of:
- The Standardised and IRB approaches to calculation of regulatory capital
- The difference between Capital and Risk-weighted-assets (RWA)
- Differences between Regulatory Capital and Economic Capital
- Pricing of Trade Products from a Regulatory Capital and RWA perspective
- The regulatory liquidity management framework
- Pricing Trade Products from a Liquidity management framework perspective
This course forms part of our wider Global Trade Certificate (GTC) programme.

Course Outline
Module 1 Standardised Approach (Qualifying Capital, Risk weighted assets (RWA)
Module 2 The Internal Ratings Based (IRB) Approach
Module 3 Calculation of Capital
Module 4 Calculation of Risk Weighted Assets (RWAs)
Module 5 Economic Capital (Differences between regulatory and economic capital risk parameters)
Module 6 Liquidity and its Impact on Pricing
Module 7 Pricing of Trade Finance Products
Module 8 Assessment
Assessment
This eLearning course will include a self-assessment tool to help you prepare for the Global Trade Certificate (GTC) final examination if you choose to obtain this certificate. The passing grade for the final examination is set at 70%.
What is an ICC Academy online course?
ICC Academy courses are delivered via our Learning Management System (LMS) using innovative tools for combining digital learning with industry-centric community discussions.
Our courses are available for purchase individually or as pre-designed packages (ie: Certificates) and are delivered exclusively online. They include videos, animations, case studies, and a self-assessment section and are available to take at any time—anywhere in the world.