Services Wholesale and Retail

Credit Facility Offering and Management Training

SAQA US 258159 | NQF 3 | Credits 8 | Duration 5 Days
From $1,242 per delegate

Description

This course equips learners with the knowledge and skills to offer and manage credit facilities in compliance with the National Credit Act and other relevant regulations. Participants will learn to assess credit applications, structure credit agreements, and monitor credit accounts to minimize risk and ensure responsible lending.

Learning Outcomes

  • Apply the principles of the National Credit Act to the credit-granting process.
  • Evaluate credit applications using financial analysis and risk assessment techniques.
  • Structure credit facilities and draft credit agreements in compliance with legal requirements.
  • Implement procedures for granting and administering credit facilities.
  • Monitor and manage credit accounts to identify and mitigate potential risks.
  • Demonstrate ethical and responsible lending practices.

Target Audience

This course is designed for credit managers, loan officers, financial advisors, and other professionals involved in the credit-granting process within banks, microfinance institutions, and retail credit providers.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment

Course Outline

Day 1: Introduction to Credit Facility Offering and Management

Objectives:
• Understand the regulatory framework governing credit facilities in South Africa.
• Identify the key components of a credit facility.
• Explain the role of the National Credit Act (NCA) in credit provision.
• Differentiate between different types of credit facilities.
• Recognise the importance of responsible lending practices.

Topics:
• Overview of the South African credit industry.
• Key legislation: National Credit Act (NCA) and regulations.
• Types of credit facilities: overdrafts, term loans, revolving credit.
• Parties involved in a credit facility: lender, borrower, guarantor.
• The credit life cycle: origination, monitoring, closure.
• Principles of responsible lending and affordability assessments.
• Introduction to credit risk management.
• Ethical considerations in credit provision.

Day 2: Credit Application and Assessment Process

Objectives:
• Describe the steps in the credit application process.
• Evaluate borrower creditworthiness using financial analysis.
• Apply the NCA affordability assessment guidelines.
• Interpret credit bureau reports and scoring models.
• Identify red flags in credit applications.

Topics:
• The credit application process: submission, verification, analysis.
• Financial statement analysis for credit assessment.
• Cash flow analysis and debt service coverage ratios.
• Affordability assessment methods per NCA.
• Credit bureau reports: interpretation and use.
• Credit scoring models and their application.
• Collateral evaluation and security structures.
• Common pitfalls in credit assessment.

Day 3: Structuring and Offering Credit Facilities

Objectives:
• Design appropriate credit facility structures based on borrower needs.
• Determine suitable credit limits, terms, and pricing.
• Prepare credit facility offer documents.
• Understand covenants and conditions precedent.
• Apply risk-based pricing principles.

Topics:
• Structuring credit facilities: amount, tenor, repayment terms.
• Pricing methodologies: interest rates, fees, and charges.
• Security and collateral: types and valuation.
• Loan covenants: affirmative, negative, and financial.
• Conditions precedent and subsequent.
• Credit facility letters and offer documents.
• Approval processes and credit committees.
• Regulatory disclosures and consumer rights.

Day 4: Managing and Monitoring Credit Facilities

Objectives:
• Implement ongoing monitoring of credit facilities.
• Manage drawdowns, repayments, and covenant compliance.
• Identify early warning signs of credit deterioration.
• Handle non-performing loans and remedial actions.
• Maintain accurate credit records and reporting.

Topics:
• Credit facility administration: drawdowns, rollovers, repayments.
• Covenant monitoring and reporting.
• Early warning indicators for credit risk.
• Non-performing loans: classification and provisioning.
• Remedial actions: restructuring, rescheduling, enforcement.
• Credit file management and documentation.
• Reporting to management and regulators.
• Use of technology in credit monitoring.

Day 5: Advanced Topics and Practical Integration

Objectives:
• Analyse complex credit scenarios and propose solutions.
• Apply credit risk mitigation techniques.
• Understand portfolio management and concentration risk.
• Evaluate the impact of economic cycles on credit.
• Integrate all course concepts in a comprehensive case study.

Topics:
• Syndicated loans and club deals.
• Credit derivatives and risk transfer.
• Portfolio credit risk management.
• Stress testing and scenario analysis.
• Regulatory capital requirements (Basel III).
• Emerging trends: fintech, digital lending.
• Ethics and governance in credit management.
• Comprehensive case study: end-to-end credit facility process.

Practicals

No practicals for this training.

This course is made up of exercises and case studies delivered alongside the theory — no separate practical sessions are required to complete it.

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course and a final summative test at the end.

Daily Exercises — 30%

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 30% to the final total.

Final Test — 70%

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 70% to the overall mark.

Final Total
Component Out of Weight
Daily Average (multiple choice) 100% 30%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice) 100% 70%
Final Total 100%

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

Certificate

Certificate of Completion

Awarded to delegates who achieve an overall mark of 50% or higher on the Final Total (Daily Average 30% + Final Test 70%).

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

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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.

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