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CAS Commodity Professional Expand your knowledge of commodity trading

In the Commodity Professional CAS continuing education programme, you will be able to expand your in-depth knowledge of the commodity industry and its characteristics. The programme lays the perfect foundation for a future specialist or executive role in the industry.

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Switzerland ranks among the most important commodity trading hubs in the world.

On this website, you will find answers to the following questions:

  • What is the content of this continuing education programme?
  • What kind of certificate will you get?
  • What is the target group of this CAS programme?
  • What are the goals of the CAS programme?
  • What are the admission criteria?
  • What is the structure of the programme?
  • Where does the CAS programme take place?
  • What are the programme dates and times?
  • What is the duration of the continuing education programme?
  • When does the programme start?

What is the content of this continuing education programme?
Commodity specialists acquire profound knowledge of the commodity industry and its environment in a relaxed learning environment. Highly renowned guest lecturers share specific knowledge and skills relating to their everyday professional practice, combining theoretical knowledge with essential learning experiences. The language of instruction is English. (Link to the German version) Moreover, you will learn to better understand complex environments, partners and customers. This course lays the foundation for a specialist or management position in the commodity industry, both in Switzerland and internationally. Core topics include commodity trading, investment and extraction as well as energy, oil trading, risk management, shipping, transport, trade financing, strategies, value chain and geopolitical dynamics. 

This practical commodity programme is a cooperation between the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSLU), the Commodity Club Switzerland (CC), the Lugano Commodity Trading Association (LCTA), the Swiss Trading and Shipping Association (STSA) and the Zug Commodity Association (ZCA).

What kind of certificate will you get?
Upon completion of the course, you will obtain the Commodity Professional Certificate of Advanced Studies Hochschule Luzern/FHZ.

What is the target group of this CAS programme?
With this future-oriented programme is primarily aimed at

  • specialists and executives from commodity companies wishing to expand their industry-specific knowledge
  • employees and managers from service companies within the commodity sector, including auditing, law, transportation, risk and insurance firms

What are the goals of the CAS programme?
The main goals of the programme are
to give you in-depth knowledge of the commodity sector and its characteristics and to give you the skills to better understand your clients and to effectively use your knowledge and experience.

What are the admission criteria?
In order to be admitted to a CAS, DAS or MAS programme, prospective participants must have a tertiary degree from a university-level institution or a higher vocational education programme. Holders of a university-level degree must have two or more years of professional experience, while people with a higher vocational degree must have two or more years of professional experience in a field of activity relevant to the continuing education programme they wish to attend. The language of instruction is English. For this reason, it is essential that your language skills be at a level that allows you to follow the classes, to read and understand the course material and to converse in English. If you have any questions concerning admission to the programme or other course-related issues, please get in touch with one of the heads of programme - Ramon Garcia or Mr Marco Passalia

What is the structure of the programme?

The programme consists of six modules

  • Fundamentals of commodity trading and of the geopolitical dynamics
  • Commodities in the value chain
  • Shipping and transport
  • Trade financing
  • Fundamentals of risk management
  • Legal aspects of risk management

Where does the programme take place?
The Commodity Professional CAS programme takes place in Rotkreuz and Lugano.

The Institute of Financial Services Zug IFZ is located in immediate proximity of Rotkreuz train station in the Canton of Zug.
Lucerne School of Business
Institute of Financial Services Zug IFZ
Campus Zug-Rotkreuz, Suurstoffi 1
CH-6343 Rotkreuz

Phone: +41 41 757 67 67
Email: ifz@hslu.ch 
Website: www.hslu.ch/ifz

The IFZ is easy to reach by public transport. We schedule our course hours around the train arrival and departure times. Trains operate all day between Zurich and Lucerne. It takes less than five minutes to walk from Rotkrez train station to the IFZ. Find your train connections here.

What are the programme dates and times?
There are three days of classes per month

  • Thursday: 09:45 to 18:00
  • Friday: 08:20 to 17:50
  • Saturday: 08:20 to 12:35 (Rotkreuz)
  • Saturday: 08:20 to 16:45 (Lugano)

What is the duration of the continuing education programme?
The duration of the programme is six months.

When does the Certificate of Advanced Studies programme start?
The next CAS starts on the 11th of May 2023. Register now.

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Further Information

  • Date Schedule CAS Commodity Professional

    (125.0 KB) .PDF 

  • Flyer CAS Commodity Professional

    (6.8 MB) .PDF 

  • Testimonials

  • Merkblatt - Neuregelung des Steuerabzugs von Weiterbildungskosten (Only in German)

    (182.5 KB) .PDF 

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Facts

Start of programme

11th of May 2023

Application deadline

7th of April 2023

Duration

6 months

Course costs

CHF 9,800

Information events
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  • Thursday, 30 March 2023, Online
Programme type

CAS

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15

Language of instruction
  • English
Venue

Lugano
Rotkreuz

Provider(s)

Business
Institute of Financial Services Zug IFZ
CC Corporate Finance

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Ramon Garcia

Head of programme

+41 79 370 91 11

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Marco Passalia

Head of programme

+41 79 432 55 81

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Contact

Silvana Schnüriger

Programme organiser

+41 41 757 67 06

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Institute of Financial Services Zug IFZ

Campus Zug-Rotkreuz, Suurstoffi 1
6343 Rotkreuz

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Corso Elvezia 16
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