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>. OR remotely using the link above. 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.
Pitchbook Pioneer is the new certification platform for the Pitchbook database. Login to your Pitchbook account, click on your name in the upper right, and select Pitchbook Pioneer from the drop down menu. Another window will open. You'll need to login using your Pitchbook credentials on that page. There are 30+ courses available and 3 certifications.
Private equity and venture capital database with in-depth information and statistics on a wide range of companies including startups. Establish benchmarks, find real time data on deals, identify and analyze comparables, and search investor details. Users are limited to 10 downloads per day and 25 downloads per month. Licensed for academic & curricular uses only. All accounts are reset in May of each year to ensure compliance.