Leadership in Islamic Finance and Economics (LIFE)
Programme Overview
The LIFE programme is a professional learning pathway that covers all sectors in Islamic Finance namely Islamic Banking, Takaful and Islamic Capital Market and is designed upon knowledge delivery mapped against competency levels in order to enable a structured learning process for the participants. The programme helps produce quality experts in the field of Islamic finance in Brunei Darussalam to remain current in respect to the knowledge and skills required to deliver professional services in pace with contemporary professional development. Aligned with BDCB’s Financial Sector Blueprint (FSBP), this programme is part of BILIF’s effort to further develop the Islamic finance industry in Brunei Darussalam in accordance to the country’s National Vision 2035.
Entry Requirement
For Common Core as follows:
- 2 O Level
*Note: No working experience and related degree required
Programme Learning Progression
The LIFE learning progression is divided into 3 structures:
Specialised knowledge:
Common Core
Participants will learn more in depth of their preferred specialization. Participants will take modules and examination necessary to become a specialist in their selected sector.
Sector Core
Sector core covers the main focus of Islamic Finance which are Islamic Banking, Islamic Capital Market and Takaful. Participants will select their preferred sector either Islamic Banking, Islamic Capital Market or Takaful.
Specialised Knowledge
This core covers 9 knowledge areas that are common within all sectors in the industry – Islamic Banking, Islamic Capital Markets and Takaful. These modules are compulsory.
Methodology
LIFE Common Core is organised as a self-paced online study via our BILIF plus platform where all applicable learning materials are available and ready to be accessed according to the participants’ schedules.
Your Investment
Level | Papers | Modules | Examination Period | Dates |
1 | Paper 1 | LIFE CC01 – CC04 | July – August 2022 | 04 July 2022 07 July 2022 13 July 2022 21 July 2022 12 August 2022 19 August 2022 25 August 2022 |
Paper 2 | LIFE CC05 – CC06 | |||
Paper 3 | LIFE CC07 – CC08 | |||
2 | Paper 1 | LIFE CC01– CC02 | September – October 2022 | 02 September 2022 09 September 2022 15 September 2022 21 September 2022 28 September 2022 06 October 2022 13 October 2022 |
Paper 2 | LIFE CC03 – CC04 | |||
Paper 3 | LIFE CC05 – CC06 | |||
Paper 4 | LIFE CC07 – CC09 | |||
3 | Paper 1 | LIFE CC01– CC02 | November 2022 – January 2023 |
03 November 2022 10 November 2022 17 November 2022 25 November 2022 01 December 2022 08 December 2022 15 December 2022 22 December 2022 10 January 2023 |
Paper 2 | LIFE CC03 – CC04 | |||
Paper 3 | LIFE CC05 – CC06 | |||
Paper 4 | LIFE CC05 – CC06 |