THE BAHAMAS INSTITUTEOF FINANCIAL SERVICES
"Keeping Financial Services Education Relevant to Industry Needs"
Credit Skills Academy
Internationally Recognized Credit Risk Training for Caribbean Banking Professionals
The Credit Skills Academy is a globally recognized professional development programme designed to develop world-class expertise in credit risk management, lending, and financial analysis. Created specifically for banking and financial services professionals, the Academy combines international best practices with practical, real-world application to strengthen credit decision-making across all levels of an organization.
Whether you are a Loan Officer, Mortgage Officer, Credit Analyst, Relationship Manager, Branch Manager, Commercial Banker, or senior executive, the Academy equips participants with the knowledge, analytical skills, and confidence to assess credit risk, structure lending solutions, manage loan portfolios, and support sound, sustainable lending practices.
Through practical case studies, financial analysis, and internationally accepted lending standards, participants gain skills they can immediately apply in the workplace while meeting today's evolving regulatory and risk management expectations.
A Progressive Learning Pathway
The Academy offers a structured career pathway that supports professionals at every stage of their careers:
-
Foundation Level – Develops a strong understanding of credit principles, lending practices, financial statement analysis, and credit assessment, leading to the ICCS – Internationally Certified Credit Specialist designation.
-
Advanced Level – Builds specialist expertise in credit risk management, business risk analysis, asset risk rating, cash flow analysis, and syndicated lending, leading to the prestigious IACCS – Internationally Advanced Certified Credit Specialist designation.
-
Executive Level – Provides Continuing Professional Development (CPD), executive-level insights, and exclusive resources for senior credit professionals, executives, and decision-makers committed to maintaining excellence in credit risk management.
The International Credit Skills Academy is delivered by Keith Checkley & Associates (UK) in partnership with the Caribbean Association of Banks Inc. (CAB). Since its launch in the Caribbean in 2015, the Academy has become one of the region's premier professional credit development programmes, equipping banking professionals with internationally recognized qualifications and practical skills that strengthen lending decisions, enhance risk management, and support career advancement.
Foundation Level provides essential credit skills for frontline staff and early-career professionals.
Participants build core competence in credit principles, personal and business lending, proposal assessment, and regulatory frameworks.
.png)
Advanced Level is designed for experienced credit professionals seeking to enhance analytical and decision-making capabilities.
Participants explore complex credit risk assessment, large company analysis, project finance, early warning indicators, and corporate recovery strategies.
Executive Level is tailored for senior credit professionals, board members, and decision-makers who require strategic oversight.
An annual subscription provides access to wealth of reference material to support complex credit decisions.
Corporate licenses are available for organizational training.