CB (Stage II)

Training Outlines & Examination Structure
Schedule & Fees

Training Outline

Modules	Contact Hours
Elective
Green Finance and Sustainability	15
Corporate Finance Services	15
Finance of International Trade	15
Technology Management and Innovation in Banking	15
Financial Planning¹	N/A
ECF on AML/CFT (Professional Level)²	N/A
ECF on Operational Risk Management (ORM) (Professional Level)³	N/A
ECF on Credit Risk Management (Core level)⁴	N/A

Remark 1: For exemption only. Holders of the Professional Certificate for ECF on Retail Wealth Management (RWM) offered by HKIB are eligible to apply for “Financial Planning’ module exemption. Please refer to "ECF-RWM" for details.

Remark 2: For exemption only. Holders of the ECF on AML/CFT (Professional Level) offered by HKIB are eligible to apply for ECF module exemption. Please refer to "ECF on AML/CFT" for details.

Remark 3: For exemption only. Holders of the ECF on ORM (Professional Level) offered by HKIB are eligible to apply for ECF module exemption. Please refer to "ECF on ORM" for details.

Remark 4: For exemption only. Holders of the ECF on CRM (Core Level) offered by HKIB are eligible to apply for ECF module exemption. Please refer to "ECF on CRM" for details.

Examination Structure

Examination	Format	Passing Mark	Duration (hours)
Elective
Green Finance and Sustainability	Multiple Choice Questions & Essay Questions	60	3
Corporate Finance Services	Multiple Choice Questions & Essay Questions	60	3
Finance of International Trade	Multiple Choice Questions & Essay Questions	60	3
Technology Management and Innovation in Banking	Multiple Choice Questions & Essay Questions	60	3
Financial Planning⁵	N/A	N/A	N/A
ECF on AML/CFT (Professional Level)⁶	N/A	N/A	N/A
ECF on Operational Risk Management (ORM) (Professional Level)	N/A	N/A	N/A
ECF on Credit Risk Management (Core level)	N/A	N/A	N/A