Credit intermediation: distance learning with training platform and exam (presential)

Target group

The training course is intended for anyone who requires a general knowledge of credits professionally and/or for those who need a certificate proving their professional knowledge, such as:

• Credit intermediaries;
• Members of the statutory management body of the intermediaries;
• Effective managers of credit intermediaries;
• The persons responsible for the distribution (PRD) for a credit intermediary in consumer or mortgage credit or for a creditor who exercises the business of credit intermediation;
• Persons responsible for distribution for an agent in ancillary position (consumer credit);
• Persons in contact with the public (PCP);
• Persons in contact with the public for an agent in ancillary position (consumer credit).

Required prior knowledge

Basic level: No specific prior knowledge is required for this course.

Programme

CONTENT

The programme is composed of three modules:

Module 1 - General principles of credit Intermediation (mendatory) - (43 pages)

• The Belgian financial landscape
• Laws that have an impact on the financial sector
• Contractual law
• Consequences of the matrimonial property regime on credit Protection of privacy

Module 2 - Consumer credit (optional) - (58 pages)

• Credit-related matter: payments
• The securities Book VII of the Code of Economic Law Purpose and area of application
  • Pre-contractual protection of the customer
  • Identification and verification data
  • Conclusion of the Early Repayment agreement
  • Non-execution of the credit agreement
  • Admittance to the activity of the creditors and credit intermediaries.
  • Supervision and sanctions

Module 3 - Mortgage credit (optional) - (74 pages)

• Area of application
• The securities
• Legislation concerning mortgage credit Provisional deed of purchase
  • Costs
  • NBB and central register for credits
  • Interest rates and modalities for repayment Guarantees
  • Release and early repayment Codes of Conduct
  • Fiscal aspects
  • Access to the activity Supervision and sanctions 
     

TRAINING COURSE CONTENT

After registration and payment, you are given access to our digital learning platform. There you will find the following items:

• Syllabi: each module has a syllabus, the content of which corresponds to the final attainment targets of the associated exam;
• How much time must I allow for studying the manuals?
• Exercises: exercises are available for each module to test the knowledge that you have acquired of the course material and to prepare you for the exam;
• Planning tool: this provides an overview of all the possible exam sessions which you can use to schedule your exam yourself;
• Certificate: after the successful completion of your exam, you can print your certificate here.

REGISTRATION PROCEDURE : How do you get started with this training course?

1. You register for this exam/retake via the ‘register’ button. Please use the same e-mail address for each new registration.

2. In the last step for the registration form, you can choose to pay either online or by bank transfer. Once you have received a registration confirmation, we will send you the invoice by e-mail.

3. After payment of the invoice, your registration will be processed further in our system and you will receive an e-mail with your personal activation link to our digital learning platform. Our digital learning platform includes syllabi, exercises, exam and certificate.

4. On our digital learning platform you can choose a date on which you want to take the exam. All modules must be taken on the same date.

EXAM INFORMATION

CPD hours

Each module includes an online test consisting of multiple-choice questions. CPD hours will only be granted if you pass the test. You are entitled to 2 attempts to pass the test. If you do not pass (result lower than 60%), CPD hours will not be granted for this (sub)module. We therefore recommend that you take the test only when you are sure you master the subject matter. 

Dates
The exam dates are only available on your own account within our digital learning platform. You will be given access to our digital learning platform after the payment and processing of your registration. Syllabi and exercises are made available to you as soon as we have received your payment. We schedule a number of exam moments each week. You indicate yourself when you wish to take the exam. You can change the chosen date free of charge up to 5 calendar days before the exam.

Results
If your result is positive, you will find a certificate accredited by the FSMA on your own account within our digital learning platform proving that you have passed the exam (indicated per module) and which demonstrates that you have the required technical knowledge.

If you fail to pass one or more modules of the exam, you can register for a resit via the website. When doing so, it is important to use the same e-mail address that you used for your initial registration.

When choosing a new date, a waiting period of 15 days needs to be respected. This period of 15 days commences on the day following the date of the exam for which you were not successful. For example: if you took an exam on 1 September, you can retake it on a date after 16 September.

If you only wish to register for the exam, the price is €120 per module. In that case, please register by e-mail: info@febelfin-academy.be

Practical information

Exam location: Febelfin Academy, Phoenix gebouw - Koning Albert II-laan 19 1210 Brussels

Price:

• Member (including syllabus, exercise platform and exam): €160
• Non-member (including syllabus, exercise platform and exam): €180
• Partner (BZB/Fedafin - including syllabus, exercise platform and exam): €160
• Resit: €45

De prices are set for the total package (3 modules), regardless of the exams that you wish to take.

Methodology

An ‘E-learning - distance learning’ is 100% self-study. It is a learning method in which each participant processes the learning content individually, at their own pace, which is presented in the form of a syllabus prepared by the teacher. This is provided in a digital format (PDF) via the MyFA learning platform, possibly supplemented with an exercise platform.

Teaching materials:

Syllabi + digital exercise platform