This course is aimed at equipping learners with skills that will enable them become experts in Islamic SACCOs and their products. You are not required to be well versed in Islamic finance, neither are you required to be professing the Islamic faith to take this course. The main focus areas of the course are: (1) Fundamentals of Islamic Finance (2) The Islamic SACCOs, (3) Liability Products of Islamic SACCOs (4) Asset Products of Islamic SACCOs (5) Service-Based Products in Islamic SACCOs (6) Product Development Process and Creation of Islamic Windows (7) Shari’ah and Governance in Islamic SACCOs (8) Operation of Islamic SACCOs and Shari’ah Monitoring Process (9) Risks in Islamic SACCOs (10) Research and Development (11) Sales and Marketing, and (12) Current Trends in Islamic Finance Industry.
The lesson gives a general overview of the Islamic Financial System.
The lesson gives definitions of common terms that are used in this course.
The lesson defines Shari'ah and its primary & secondary sources.
The lesson discusses the Shari'ah framework including the two legs of Shari'ah, ie the Ahkam and the Maqasid.
This section focusses on Islamic finance and its history.
The lesson focuses on the salient features of Islamic finance, such as the concept of ownership of wealth, fair dealings, trading in Shari'ah compliant businesses only, and the principle of no risk, no gain.
The lesson discusses differences between Islamic finance and convensational finance
This lesson gives an overview of SACCOs.
This lesson discusses meaning of SACCOs, their types, history, key features principles & values of saccos, regulation, impact of SACCOs in Kenya, challenges & opportunities of SACCOs, and finally a brief overview of Islamic SACCOs/windows.