Credentials that change what you are trusted to do

Objective The complete operating partner pathway, from foundation to applied practice, with the reference library included. Includes COPPE Level 1, COPPE Level 2: Applied Value Creation, and the VCII Strategic Power Pack of six premium guides. Level 1 The value creation levers, the hundred day structure, the governance relationship with a portfolio company chief executive, and the language a sponsor expects in a board pack. Level 2 The same practitioner run through a full hold period on a worked case: entry model, debt schedule, sequencing decisions, exit bridge, and the evidence a buyer will demand. Carries the certification examination. Target Audience Operating Partners, Portfolio Company Executives, Corporate Development and Finance. Progression Both COPPE levels are prerequisites for Level 3. Value $379 rather than $573 purchased separately.

Objective The analyst pathway, from foundation to applied practice, with the reference library included. Includes CVCA Level 1, CVCA Level 2, and the VCII Strategic Power Pack of six premium guides. Level 1 The value creation taxonomy, the EBITDA bridge, working capital mechanics, and how an initiative becomes a number a sponsor will underwrite. Level 2 That foundation applied to a full case, with the modelling, the sensitivity work, and the evidence discipline expected of anyone supporting an operating partner or a deal team. Target Audience Analysts, Operating Partners, Portfolio Company Finance Leads, Corporate Development. Value $329 rather than $503 purchased separately.

Objective Five specialist masterclasses and the reference library, covering the skills a value creation professional carries alongside a certification. Includes Total Value Creation, the AI Value Creation Accelerator, the Growth Executive Officer Masterclass, the Advanced Private Equity Accelerator, the Advanced LBO Masterclass, and the VCII Strategic Power Pack. Coverage The full taxonomy of levers and how they sequence against a hold period, where AI changes the economics of the work, growth as an operating discipline, deal structure and returns architecture, and the leveraged buyout model built properly. Target Audience C-Suite, Operating Partners, PE Professionals, Founders. Value $299 rather than $500 purchased separately.

Objective Examination preparation for both CFA levels, paired with the applied finance material that turns a passed exam into a career. Includes CFA Level I and Level II Success Accelerator Prep Packs, the Advanced LBO Masterclass, Total Value Creation, the AI Value Creation Accelerator, and the VCII Strategic Power Pack. Why Together Most charterholders can value a company and far fewer can explain what to do about the answer. That gap is not on the curriculum. Target Audience CFA candidates and charterholders moving into investment, corporate development or portfolio roles. Value $279 rather than $430 purchased separately.

Objective Advise private company owners on what the business is worth, what it could be worth, and what stands between the two. Impact Build an exit readiness plan sorted by lead time against the owner's date, and name what cannot be fixed in time. Target Audience Corporate Finance and Transaction Services, Accountants and Business Advisers, Operating Partners, Owners preparing a sale. Format Evergreen Online / Assisted Self Learning Structure 11 modules, 9 bonus units, 17 interactive instruments and 3 checkpoints, across 80 lessons Case Company One business followed across 33 months, plus an unaided capstone on a second company Instruments Discount register builder, add-back adjudicator, turnkey index, readiness sequencer, process simulator Access 1 year course access, including every update made in that period Quizzes & Certs Placement diagnostic and 3 practice quizzes with worked answers / Marked Exit Readiness File and a final examination Standalone No other VCII credential is required to take it.

Objective Build a strong foundation in private equity value creation and operating partner skillsets. Impact Stronger operational performance across strategy, operations, and finance. Target Audience Operating Partners, PE Professionals, Portfolio Managers. Format Evergreen Online / Assisted Self Learning Structure 12 lessons, each with a written lesson, audio companion, VideoCast and Visual Companion Study Time Self paced, 100 to 400 total hours Entry No prerequisite. Levels 1 and 2 may be taken in either order. Access 1 year course access Quizzes & Certs Yes / Evergreen Certificate

Objective Master the arithmetic of value creation. Level 1 taught the language, Level 2 teaches the calculation. Impact Size, defend and evidence any value creation decision, from return attribution to exit readiness. Target Audience Operating Partners, Portfolio Company Executives, Corporate Development and Finance. Format Evergreen Online / Assisted Self Learning Structure 9 quantitative modules, 7 bonus units, 5 primer books, 9 assignments and drills Case Company One business held from entry to exit across five years Simulator 3 months of PE Simulator access Entry No prerequisite. Levels 1 and 2 may be taken in either order. Access 1 year course access / No expiry on the certificate Quizzes & Certs 3 practice quizzes with worked answers / Supervised certification

Objective You are appointed to a portfolio company already off thesis. Diagnose the drift, establish what the capital structure permits, decide, and defend it to a board. Impact Act under constraint rather than analyse in comfort, and hold a position when the room would prefer a softer one. Target Audience Operating Partners, Portfolio Company Executives, Value Creation Leads. Format Evergreen Online / Assisted Self Learning Structure 9 modules, 4 assessments, plus the Intervention Toolkit and The Sentence Book Case Company Oposera Mechanical Services, a corpus of roughly seventy documents that disagree with one another in ways that matter Entry Requires COPPE Levels 1 and 2 Access 1 year course access / No expiry on the certificate Quizzes & Certs Capstone and a supervised examination, 50 questions at an 80 per cent pass mark

Objective Build a strong foundation in value creation across economic, financial, and strategic frameworks. Impact Mastery of strategic, operational, and financial value creation for competitive advantage. Target Audience C-Suite, Entrepreneurs, PE Professionals, Operating Partners. Format Evergreen Online / Assisted Self Learning Study Time Self paced, 100 to 400 total hours Entry No prerequisite. Levels 1 and 2 may be taken in either order. Access 1 year course access Quizzes & Certs Yes / Evergreen Certificate

Objective Master the analytics of value creation. Level 1 taught the language, Level 2 teaches the mathematics underneath it. Impact Build a value bridge that reconciles, defend every number in it, and translate a return target into work that can start on Monday. Target Audience Analysts, Operating Partners, Portfolio Company Finance Leads, Corporate Development. Format Evergreen Online / Assisted Self Learning Structure 9 quantitative modules, 6 bonus units, primer library, 9 assignments and drills Case Company Northbridge Instruments, carried across five years from Year 0 to exit Simulator 3 months of PE Simulator access at Professional level Entry No prerequisite. Levels 1 and 2 may be taken in either order. Access 1 year course access / No expiry on the certificate Quizzes & Certs 3 practice quizzes with worked answers / Reviewed certification

Objective Establish what a thesis actually evidences, price what it merely assumes, and hold the finding when somebody senior would prefer you did not. Impact Grade the evidence behind every input, and price the accumulated unverified assumptions by exposure rather than by likelihood. Target Audience Value Creation Analysts, Deal Team Analysts, Portfolio Company Finance Leads. Format Evergreen Online / Assisted Self Learning Structure 6 assessed modules, plus the Verification Toolkit Case Company Oposera Mechanical Services, a corpus of roughly seventy documents that disagree with one another in ways that matter Instruments Evidence Grade and the Inference Debt register Entry Requires CVCA Levels 1 and 2 Access 1 year course access / No expiry on the certificate Quizzes & Certs Capstone and a supervised examination, 50 questions at an 80 per cent pass mark

Objective Master advanced PE concepts across operations, digital transformation, and leadership. Impact Drive operational excellence and stronger leadership capability. Target Audience PE Professionals, C-Suite, Portfolio Managers, Founders. Format Evergreen Online / Assisted Self Learning Study Time Approximately 48 total hours, self paced Quizzes & Certs Practice tests / Evergreen Certificate

Objective Master advanced LBO concepts, including deal structuring and exit strategies. Impact Enhanced ability to navigate PE complexities and drive value. Target Audience PE professionals, Start-up founders, C-Suite. Format Evergreen Online / Assisted Self Learning Study Time Approximately 48 total hours, self paced Quizzes & Certs Practice tests / Evergreen Certificate

Objective Turn an investment thesis into realised earnings, using instruments you run on your own asset rather than read about. Impact Diagnose where value actually sits, sequence the work so it is not attempted years too early, and build a value bridge a buyer will accept. Target Audience Operating Partners, Value Creation Professionals, Portfolio Company Executives, Founders. Format Evergreen Online / Assisted Self Learning Structure 12 modules, each built around one instrument, plus a 6 lesson Advanced Frameworks module Frameworks Five Worlds, Fruitful Five, Seven Pillars, Exit-Back Design Case Company Marlow Precision Group, an integrated case running all twelve instruments with every figure reconciling Simulation PE Simulator access included Study Time 30 to 40 total hours, self paced Quizzes & Certs Pre-assessment, optional practice test and a 40 question final assessment at an 80 percent pass mark / Evergreen Certificate

Objective Elevate leadership and efficiency for executives using novel toolkits. Impact Leadership upskilling, business scaling, and resource optimisation. Target Audience Entrepreneurs, PE professionals, C-Suite. Format Evergreen Online / Assisted Self Learning Study Time 20 to 60 total hours, self paced Quizzes & Certs Available / Evergreen Certificate

Objective Empower professionals to harness AI for value creation and scaling. Impact Enhanced efficiency, innovation, and strategic integration. Target Audience C-Suite, CTOs, PE professionals, Managers. Format Evergreen Online / Assisted Self Learning Study Time Approximately 30 total hours, self paced Quizzes & Certs Available / Evergreen Certificate

Objective Find out where you actually stand, for the phase where reading has stopped moving your score. Structure A 200 question mock examination over 4.5 hours at the real format and timing, the VCII CFA Level I Handbook, Smart Sheets and formula flashpoints. Target Audience CFA Level I candidates who already have the curriculum. Access 12 months of access, self paced / 7 day refund What This Is Not Not a teaching course, not a certification, and not affiliated with or endorsed by the CFA Institute.

Objective Level II is not Level I with harder questions. It tests whether you can find the relevant information inside a wall of it. Structure A 100 question mock examination over 3 hours in the vignette format with two attempts, the VCII CFA Level II Handbook, and formula Smart Sheets. Target Audience CFA Level II candidates, particularly Level I passers meeting the vignette format for the first time. Access 12 months of access, self paced / 7 day refund What This Is Not Not a teaching course, not a certification, and not affiliated with or endorsed by the CFA Institute.

Subtitle How to Get a Job in Private Equity. Objective Roughly 70 per cent of private equity associates come straight from banking. This is the map for everyone else. Target Audience Consulting, corporate development, financial planning and analysis, audit and transaction services, and operators moving towards an investment seat. Format Evergreen Online / Assisted Self Learning Structure 8 modules, 41 lessons, plus 3 front matter lessons and a bonus section, with 8 artefacts built along the way Assessment 40 questions, 60 minutes, 70 per cent to pass, two attempts Access 12 months of access / 14 day refund, no conditions Quizzes & Certs Available / Certificate of Completion

Subtitle How to Become an Operating Partner. Objective The market is promoting people into operating partner seats they have never held. This is the structured preparation for that seat. Target Audience Portfolio company executives, consultants and functional leaders moving towards an operating partner seat, and operating partners new to the role. Format Evergreen Online / Assisted Self Learning Structure 8 modules, 40 lessons, plus 3 front matter lessons and a bonus section, ending in an operating cadence plan Assessment 40 questions, 60 minutes, 70 per cent to pass, two attempts Access 12 months of access / 14 day refund, no conditions Quizzes & Certs Available / Certificate of Completion