Bloomberg, Capital IQ, Refinitiv, and FactSet offer certification options for students. See details below on how to access each training.
Bloomberg Market Concepts (BMC) is a self-paced, interactive introduction to financial markets.
It utilizes the Bloomberg Professional Terminal and functions, such as LaunchPad. The course is available through the Bloomberg Terminal at BCER <GO>. Upon completion, you will receive a certificate from Bloomberg. The sections are woven together from Bloomberg data, news, analytics, and television and utilize over 70 Bloomberg Terminal FUnctions
Consists of 3 sections; only the 1st section is required to be certified.
At any time, all BMC modules are accessible on the Bloomberg Terminal by video; ear buds required. You do not have to do all modules in one sitting. Having a calculator is handy.
Added in 2022, the Bloomberg ESG course is a self-paced, e-learning course that teaches learners how to implement ESG strategies and prepare ESG reports for regulators from the perspective of a buy-side asset management firm. As of 2023, the new command BCER <GO> accesses both BMC and ESG certification
Bloomberg ESG consists of 7 modules including key topics like:
What You’ll Learn
Additional details about the Bloomberg ESG certification are available in:
Crack, T. F. (14, June, 2023.) Bloomberg Environmental Social Governance (ESG): Certification for Students (and Their Professors.) Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4422855.