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Name
Finance Essentials for Golf Industry Leaders
Type
PGA Training Academy
# Registered
70

Credit value: 3 Elective Credits (Golf Operations)
Cost: $300
Delivery Method: Asynchronous Facilitated Course 
Course Duration: Approximately 3.5-4 hours
Course Availability: All Year

Finance Essentials for Golf Industry Leaders is designed to help you make better business decisions in your role as a leader in the golf industry. Whether you are currently a head professional, or aspiring to be one, financial literacy is essential. 

Regardless of your level of involvement in developing financial statements, this course will help develop your financial management skills and knowledge and improve your ability to work with other team members, such as the controller, general manager, and other department managers.

Course Learning Outcomes
In this course, you will;
  • Interpret simple financial statements (e.g., balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement)
  • Calculate and interpret simple financial statement ratios
  • Manage cash flow
  • Develop a practical budget
  • Identify budget variances 
  • Forecast future financial information
Evaluation Methods
In this course, you are required to complete a learning module and submit a project that will be graded against a rubric. 
The module will take you approximately 3.5 to 4 hours to complete, with additional time required to complete the project (approximately 2 to 3 hours).

Your subject matter expert in this course is Liz McDowell, former Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and Corporate Secretary at York Downs in Unionville, Ontario. Liz joined the golf industry in 2011, following public practice as a Chartered Professional Accountant. 
Course Policies
"Not Yet" Policy
 

Any learner who does not meet the equivalent passing grade, does not meet the late policy, resubmission policy, missed time policy or contravene the Academy Integrity policy in a given course will receive no credit ("Not Yet") for that course.

Any learner that receives a "Not Yet" grade and is choosing/required to re-take the course will be able to do so at 50% cost of the course registration fee.

Refund Policy for Online Courses – Asynchronous:

Within 7 days of registration – full refund
Within 30 days of registration – half refund of the course
After 30 days of registration - $0 refund"

*any member who is 50% or more through a PGA Training Academy course will receive a $0 refund. 
*any failing grade for a course will receive a $0 refund.  

For a detailed list of all PGA Training Academy Policies, please visit https://www.pgaofcanada.com/trainingpolicies
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