Showing posts with label Finance. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Finance. Show all posts

Sunday, March 11, 2012

New Online Finance Risk Management Training Program

B.F. Environmental Consultants Inc in partnership with The eLearning Center is facilitiating a number of training programs to help understand and evaluate risk in finance management. Working professionals who need specialized training or those embarking on a new job can reach their career goals though continuing education in risk management. Classes cover topics like operational risk, portfolio return and value-at-risk, a measure used by financial practitioners to quantify their exposure to loss. To fully grasp what risk management is all about, enroll in the course Understanding Uncertainty. This class will give you a background in the basic principles of uncertainty, an essential part to recognizing all kinds of risk. Another course, which offers mandatory continuing education credit, describes the technique of Monte Carlo simulation to calculate possible future returns based on past experience.


In partnership with e-learning company Zoologic, The eLearning Center brings you convenient risk management training online. With a computer and Internet connection, you don’t need to leave home to attend classes. Please note that some courses may require prerequisites, so read class descriptions carefully before enrolling. Make your mark on the financial world by becoming a valued employee with ideal job skills.   The courses being offered include:

Introduction to Monte Carlo Simulation

Monte Carlo Simulation and VAR
Operational Risk Fundamentals
Operational Risk: Quantification and Mitigation
Portfolio Diversification
Portfolio Returns
Portfolio Risk
Probability Distribution of Returns
Understanding Uncertainty
Value at Risk

To Learn More - Go to Online Financial Management Training Courses

Other Programs
Waste/Environmental Management
Hazardous Materials Management
Software Training Programs


Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Pennsylvania Energy Service Provider Network- Funding Alternative Energy Projects

Pennsylvania Energy Service Provider Network- Funding Alternative Energy Projects
The Sustainable Energy Fund has partnered with Wilkes University and the Pocono Northeast Resource Conservation & Development Council to host a meeting to introduce the SEF Energy Service Provider Network to Northeast Pennsylvania.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

PRLog (Press Release) – Nov 12, 2009 – On Wednesday, Nov. 18th from 9:30AM-4PM at Wilkes University's Martz Center (Room 214- Building 28), the Sustainable Energy Fund (SEF) in cooperation and coordination with the Pocono Northeast RC&D Council and Wilkes University Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences Department will be hosting a meeting/seminar for businesses, companies, and individuals on alternative and renewable energy and funding energy related projects.

The SEF is working on developing a service provider network to help deliver quality, cost effective sustainable energy projects to businesses, citizens, and non-profit organizations. The network will not only help to educate and inform local business and citizens, but will facilitate funding of local energy projects for individuals, businesses, and non-profit organizations.

The meeting/seminar will focus on:

9:30AM-1:00PM - The SEF's "Energy Service Provider Network"

2:00PM-4:00PM - Energy info seminar for business people and the general public

Note: For the morning meeting parking is limited and preregistration is required- Mr. Chris Flynn at (610)264-4440 ext.16.

The morning session is for businesses or non-profit organizations that provide alternative energy services, such as: energy audits, solar and PV Systems, wind generation, groundsource, geothermal heating and cooling, biomass systems, insulation and weathering services, alternative energy training, and other energy related services. The main goal of the morning session is to inform the service providers how this partnership business could streamline the loan underwriting process, provide working capital, and introduce a microloan program.

The afternoon session is for citizens, businesses, and non-profits that are end users of energy related products and services. The purpose of the meeting will be to educate and inform the public on the financial incentives, financing options, ways to conserve and use energy more efficiently, and to introduce the Energy Service Provider Network. The main goal of the afternoon session is to inform the end users with information on the benefits of the Service Provider Network and the potential for streamlining the process of funding an energy project. For the afternoon session- no on-campus parking is being provided.

For more information, Visit http://www.thesef.org or call Mr. Chris Flynn at (610)264-4440 ext.16.

Visit
http://www.pnercd.org
http://www.wilkes.edu

For a Map of the Campus
http://www.wilkes.edu/pages/201.asp