Empower Your Team to Protect Your Institution
Nstitute is our new online certification program that empowers you to excel in managing third-party risk while collecting continuing education credits.
TPRM Certification Training Program
Our third party risk management certification program (NCVMP training) is a self-paced and comprehensive training program produced by Ncontracts’ team of third-party vendor management experts. The program covers all the key aspects of vendor management – including the latest regulatory guidance – to help you and your teams level up their skills and protect their institution.
Vendor Management Certification: Benefits
When you become an Nstitute Certified Vendor Management Professional (NCVMP), you will:
- Apply practical knowledge immediately to assist your financial institution's third-party program.
- Know exactly what’s required for financial institutions, instead of wasting time on generic or unrelated industries.
- Earn 29 continuing education credits. The ABA has approved Nstitute curriculum for 29 credits
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Manage Risk
Confidently navigate the vendor lifecycle with your team and take charge of 3rd party risk from pre-screening to ongoing monitoring and exit strategies.
Increase Efficiency
Automate and prioritize critical 3rd parties, ensuring your team stays focused and aligned. Get streamlined and stay ahead of the examiners after finishing our third party certification course.
Ensure Regulatory Compliance
Eliminate compliance concerns and address examiner-specific standards effortlessly with policy and procedure management, alerts, and reports.
Level Up Your Team
Empower your team to navigate the entire third-party risk management lifecycle by focusing on the exact needs of your institution, rather than unrelated industries.
Access Latest Regulatory Guidance
Access regulatory guidance and perspectives from the inside with exclusive resources and top-tier risk management experts who’ve experienced walking in your shoes.
Spot and tackle third-party risks
Master the third-party risk program
Navigate the risk management lifecycle
Evaluate your vendor management efficacy
Apply due diligence and document correctly
Secure your data and cyber-landscape
Manage fourth-party risks effectively
Foster fintech relations
Implement risk controls and methodologies
Integrate vendor management into your ERM
Get Your 3rd Party Risk Certification!
TPRM Certified and Accredited
*ABA Professional Certifications is dedicated to promoting the highest standards of performance and ethics within the financial services industry. The Nstitute Certified Vendor Management Professional” (NCVMP) certification has been approved for 29 credits. This statement is not an endorsement of this program or its sponsor. Certified professionals will report these credits at aba.csod.com.
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Frequently Asked Questions:
The amount of time to complete the certification can vary depending on learning style, etc. but we designed the program to take approximately 24 hours to complete. Approximate times are 3-5 hours of material per main section plus study and exam time.
Course content consists of videos, e-books, one pagers. All content and testing is on demand and self-paced.
Upon completion of the coursework and passing test grade for an Nstitute certification, a Nstitute Certified Vendor Management Professional (NCVMP) certification will be awarded. The certification will be effective for 2 years from the certification award date.
Upon expiration of your two-year certification period, you will need to register for the recertification course in Nstitute to maintain your certification and regain access to the NCVMP coursework. NCVMP recertification course currently retails for $1,135 for an additional two years.
You have three (3) attempts to pass each exam. As long as an exam is passed within the third attempt, there is no additional costs. Note: Our exams are designed to test on relevant and intuitive material. All students have passed the exams within 2 attempts to date.
Annual CPEs are not required to maintain the NCVMP certificate prior to recertification. One payment provides a 2-year certification with no financial or CPE obligation. The only requirement is satisfactory completion of the exams.
Once enrolled in an Nstitute certification course, you will have access to the course content in Nstitute for two years from the enrollment date.