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Featured Certificates and Courses

Climate Finance
Gain practical knowledge in the space of climate change and climate-related finance matters in the context of business, portfolio construction, and investment analysis.

Natural Language Processing for Investment Professionals
Learn to leverage NLP in sentiment analysis for use in investment valuation models and the decision-making process.

DeFi: Introduction to Blockchain and Cryptocurrency
Essentials of blockchain technology, cryptocurrency, hashing, mining, smart contracts, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and more.

Investment Foundations® Certificate
Learn the essentials of finance, ethics, and investment roles in the global investment industry.

Certificate in Data Science
Gain practical knowledge of data visualization and machine learning fundamentals, and how they are used in the investment process.
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Learners must complete all required courses and pass a summative end of certificate assessment to earn a certificate. Each course will have their own requirements for completion, including participating in discussions and passing module and course assessments.
When learners complete a course or meet the requirements to earn a certificate, they will be provided a digital badge to showcase their accomplishment and engagement with learning from CFA Institute. If you are a member, you will also earn PL Credits, which are indicated on each of our products.
Certificates and courses offered by CFA Institute are open to all individuals interested in developing skills for or expanding their knowledge of the investment industry.
Membership options with CFA Institute are based on several factors, including industry role, and are subject to application review. For details on becoming a member, we invite you to visit our membership details page.
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