Program Overview

Certified Public Controller Program (CPC)

The Certified Public Controller Program (CPC) is tailored to the dynamics of the public and non-profit sectors, providing a broad framework to optimally fulfill a senior position as a public controller or a financial professional.

Overview

• The program is designed to be completed in 2 years on a part-time basis, consisting of 4 modules plus a thesis.
• It offers 1680 PE points.
• The program is completely taught in Dutch.

Program Details

• The program focuses on building a rigid foundation in terms of business, enhancing skills to transfer acquired knowledge to others, and increasing awareness of social value creation.
• It also helps in building an interesting and valuable network of public controller colleagues.
• The position of the public controller is developing rapidly in different aspects, with a more complex work context, more requirements and responsibilities, and an increasing necessity for knowledge and organization of IT systems.
• Due to the modular curriculum, it is also possible to follow one or more separate modules.

Accreditations

The program is accredited, ensuring it meets the required standards for education in the field.

Why Study at the VU School of Business and Economics?

• The school's programs bridge high-quality science and practice for ambitious individuals who ask the bigger questions and want to leave a lasting imprint on business and society.

Related Study Programmes

• Zijlstra PE programme: A varied program full of topical themes in Public Control, Audit, Governance & Leadership.
• Public Control, Governance & Administration: Delving into the public controller's political-administrative context.

Program Objectives

• To provide a comprehensive education in public control, enabling graduates to fulfill senior positions in the public and non-profit sectors effectively.
• To enhance skills in transferring knowledge and creating social value.
• To build a network of professionals in the field.