Scenario Planning for Financial Services Risk Training

Learning Outcomes

• Apply scenario planning techniques to identify potential risks in a specified financial services context.
• Analyze the impact of different scenarios on financial products, services, or operations.
• Evaluate the likelihood and severity of risks identified through scenario analysis.
• Design scenario-based risk reports to support decision-making.
• Demonstrate the ability to communicate scenario planning outcomes to relevant stakeholders.
• Implement a scenario planning framework to monitor and review risks over time.

Target Audience

This course is designed for financial analysts, risk managers, compliance officers, and other professionals in the financial services sector who need to anticipate and articulate potential risks in their work environment.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

Practical sessions are essential for learners to apply scenario planning techniques hands-on. These sessions involve developing scenarios using real financial data, analysing impacts on risk metrics, and presenting findings to peers, simulating workplace application.

Practical Activities

• Scenario Development Workshop — Learners work in groups to identify key drivers and construct two alternative scenarios for a fictional financial institution using a 2x2 matrix. (4h)
• Quantitative Scenario Analysis Lab — Using provided spreadsheets, learners apply sensitivity analysis and simple Monte Carlo simulations to assess impact on credit risk metrics under different scenarios. (3h)
• Scenario Presentation and Feedback Session — Groups present their scenario findings and recommended risk responses to the class, receiving peer and facilitator feedback. (3h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total

Component	Out of	Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored)	100%	30%
Daily Average (multiple choice)	100%	20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice)	100%	50%
Final Total	—	100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

How it works

• Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
• Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
• You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
• If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.

Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates	Discount
5	3% off
10	6% off
15	9% off
20	12% off
25	15% off
30	18% off
50	30% off
75	35% off
100	40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.