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For 25 years we've done one thing: build people for financial services, specialists in banking and insurance. Not a general college that also offers finance, a sector specialist the industry helped shape. That focus is why employers take a CPS qualification seriously, and why our graduates get hired ahead of generic credentials.
The banks, insurers and financial services groups whose people have studied with CPS.
Financial services doesn't just hire qualifications. It hires people who understand the language, the rules and the work, especially in banking and insurance.
So we don't teach a bit of everything. Since 1999 we've built our programmes hand-in-hand with the banks, insurers and broker networks that hire from them, 25 years of working relationships with the people doing the hiring. The names on a CPS qualification are the names their HR teams already recognise, which is why our graduates get shortlisted where a generic credential gets put aside.
Accreditations and awards
Brandon Hall HCMExcellence Award · Gold 
Brandon Hall L&DExcellence Award · Silver
A CPS programme is structured so you know what to do, when to do it and where to get support. The goal is to make your learning journey clear, manageable and focused on completion.
Your learning experience
step by step.
A clear programme pathway
Your programme is broken into modules, milestones and assessments so you can understand what comes next.
Access through CPSLearn
Your learning materials, assessments, feedback and progress are managed through CPSLearn.
Guided learning support
You are not left to study alone without structure. CPS tracks progress and helps identify where support may be needed.
Assessments and feedback
You complete assessments through the programme journey and receive feedback to help you understand your progress.
Progress visibility
You can see where you are in the programme and what still needs to be completed.
Completion focus
The journey is designed to help you stay on track and complete with confidence.
Earn a credential the sector recognises
CHE and QCTO-aligned qualifications. The credentials banks and insurers know by name.
Learn the sector, not theory
Built on 25 years inside financial services. You learn the language, the rules and the work of banking and insurance.
Choose a path, not a programme
Three pathways into real financial services careers, banking, business banking and leadership. Pick the one that fits.
Finish what you start
Structured learning, faster feedback and visible progress. Built to help you complete.
Three pathways into financial services.
Three 12-month, CHE-accredited qualifications, all designed for working South Africans. A banking foundation, a business banking specialisation, and a leadership credential the sector recognises.
A qualification is only worth what the sector thinks of it.
Plenty of providers will sell you a finance certificate. Few are built by the sector, for the sector. Because financial services is the only thing we do, and banking and insurance is what we know inside out, our qualifications carry the names, the modules and the standards employers already recognise. When a CPS graduate and a general-college graduate apply for the same role, the CPS name does work the other one can't.
Recognised by name
CHE and QCTO-aligned credentials the banks and insurers already know, not a qualification they have to look up.
Built backwards from the job
Every programme is reverse-engineered from a real role, a banker, an insurer, an advisor. You learn the work, not the textbook.
Backed by sector relationships
Two decades of working relationships with the banks, insurers and broker networks that do the hiring, the same people we built the curriculum with, who now recognise the credential by name.
Starting is common. Finishing is what banks hire for.
A qualification only counts when you finish it and can apply it. We've spent 25 years learning what helps working professionals complete, structured learning journeys, faster feedback, real support and progress you can see. The result is a completion rate ahead of the sector average.
One place for your learning journey.
CPSLearn is the platform where your programme is delivered and managed. It brings together learning materials, assessments, feedback, progress visibility and support in one structured environment.
Clear programme structure
Modules, milestones and expectations laid out clearly.
Assessment & feedback
Submit assessments and receive feedback within the platform.
Progress visibility
See where you are in the journey and what still needs attention.
Support tracking
Visibility helps CPS identify where students may need extra support.
Mobile-friendly access
CPSLearn works around your schedule and device.
Exam functionality
Exam workflows for higher education programmes, where applicable.
We'll help you understand the next step before you commit.
You do not need to have everything figured out before speaking to CPS. If you are unsure which programme fits your background, goals or current career stage, the admissions team can help you make sense of the options.
- Which programme fits your career goal
- What the entry requirements are
- What documents you may need
- What the payment structure looks like
- What happens after your enquiry or application
- Who to contact if you need help
Ready to step into the sector?
Tell us where you want to land in banking or financial services. Admissions will help you pick the programme, understand the requirements, and take the next step with clarity.