Certified Impact Philanthropy Professional Programme

Programme Overview

The Certified Impact Philanthropy Professional is the WMI Asia Centre for Changemakers’ signature programme. It is designed to provide family office professionals, wealth advisors and planners with the knowledge and skills to support high net worth individuals and families with their social change endeavours.

Through a series of practitioner-led teachings and hands-on discussions, participants will graduate with the ability to confidently strategise, advise, and implement philanthropic plans for families and clients to drive transformational change.

Programme Structure

The programme has been structured into 2 parts.

Part 1 – Certificate in Philanthropy and Social Impact
Part 2 – Advanced Certification in Philanthropy and Social Impact

Completion of the Certificate in Philanthropy and Social Impact is required prior to taking the Advanced Certificate in Philanthropy and Social Impact.

To be a Certified Impact Philanthropy Professional, participants must complete the two mandatory programmes.

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Who Should Attend

Multi and Single Family Office Representatives
Family Foundation Representatives
Wealth and Estate Planning Professionals
Private Bankers and Client Relationship Managers handling UHNW and Family Office segment
Family Trust Advisors and Consultants
Private Client Practice Professionals including lawyers, tax professionals and accountants
Non-Profit Organisations and Charities Professionals

Useful Links

IBF Standards: https://www.ibf.org.sg/home/for-individuals/skills-and-jobs-development/training-support/IBF-STS

Private Banking Code of Conduct: https://abs.org.sg/industry-guidelines/private-banking

Certification

Participants who successfully complete the programme will be awarded:

Accreditation

This programme is accredited by The Institute of Banking and Finance (IBF). Singaporeans and Permanent Residents are eligible for enhanced funding support of up to 70% course fee subsidy under the IBF Standard Training Scheme (IBF-STS).

Participants are advised to assess the suitability of the course and its relevance to his/her business activities or job roles.

The IBF-STS is available to eligible entities and individuals based on the prevalent funding eligibility, quantum and caps. IBF-STS provides up to 70% course fee subsidy support for direct training costs subject to a cap of S3,000 per candidate per course subject to all eligibility criteria being met.

Find out more on www.ibf.org.sg

Certification

Certificate for Philanthropy and Social Impact

Upon completion, participants will be:

Eligible for 15 IBF-STS CPD Hours
Awarded the WMI Certificate for Philanthropy and Social Impact

Certificate for Philanthropy and Social Impact

Upon completion, participants will be:

Eligible for 24 IBF-STS CPD Hours
Awarded the WMI Advanced Certificate for Philanthropy and Social Impact
A WMI Certified Philanthropy Professional

Modules	Full Fees (S$)	Fees after subsidies inclusive of 9% GST (With effect from 1 January 2024) (S$)
Before GST	After GST	Company-Sponsored	Company-Sponsored/Self Sponsored

Note:

The fees listed above are after IBF-STS funding. Any discrepancies in registration details or failure to meet minimum IBF academic requirements will result in an unsuccessful IBF reimbursement claim and students will be liable for the full tuition fees. For funding eligibility criteria and more information regarding the funding, please visit www.ibf.org.sg/home/for-individuals/skills-and-jobs-development/training-support/IBF-STS.

SkillsFuture Credit can be utilised to offset the balance of the programme fees after IBF subsidy.

Global-Asia Family Office Circle (GFO Circle) Members are entitled to 10% discount across “Family Office” programmes. Click here for more information on GFO Circle membership.

The information above is correct at the time of publication. The Wealth Management Institute reserves the right to amend the fees and/or terms and conditions as appropriate.