Revenue Assurance Academy



Chicago, USA
15-19 April 2013

Finance, Audit & RA Certification Training


We are excited to announce that that we will host a two-week training and certification event in Chicago. Based on the needs of telecoms professionals in this region, this event will feature our Finance, Audit & Revenue Assurance for NextGen Telcoms: 2013 Update.
We are also offering our New Telco Fraud Specialist Course and Executive Revenue Assurance Program at our Chicago event.
Once a course is filled, it will no longer be available for online registration. Should this occur, you may contact your membership manager to get added to a wait-list. The last day to register for this event is 5 April 2013.

*Courses at this event are scheduled based on regional demand, so let us know now which program you want to attend! If there is insufficient interest for any of the programs listed below, they may no longer be offered in Chicago. Review our course listings and event guides below, and express interest as soon as possible to lock in the course that you want most!



 

Programs Offered at This Event

Finance, Audit & Revenue Assurance: 2013 Update (FAR)

15-19 April 2013
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NextGen FAR101: Foundations and Standards Overview Comes of Age
NextGen FAR102: Accounting, Assurance and Audit Standards for Network Assets and Systems
NextGen FAR103: Revenue Management Principles for Telecoms & Next Generation Technologies
NextGen FAR104: Partnership Accounting and Controls Management
NextGen FAR105: Corporate Sales Assurance & Profitability Management thru Pricing, Promotion and Product Controls

Certified Practitioner of Revenue Assurance
(CP-RA) Certification Training

 

The Finance, Audit and Revenue Assurance for NextGen Telecoms: 2013 Update is a five-day workshop and certification event designed to provide the student with a comprehensive update on the current state of the art in the modern practice of financial controls management, audit and revenue assurance as defined and practiced under the GRAPA standards, governance model, methodologies, and framework. Students will learn about the GRAPA controls framework and how to apply them to a number of critical operational and technical domains.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Customizing Your Training:

Do you have specific training objectives? Maybe you can only get away from the office for a limited time? With the unit-based approach, you can now take only those training sessions that are the most important to YOUR objectives! Best of all, GRAPA will recognize your unit-by-unit completion so that you earn recognition for those topics you have completed.

Next Steps:
  1. 1. Express interest in attending this event
  2. 2. Complete the pre-training objectives survey to help determine which units are best for you
  3. 3. Based on survey results, we will help you build a customized lesson plan for the event and a GRAPA faculty advisor
  4. 4. Verify your lesson plan with your manager to ensure that training objectives will be met
  5. 5. Work with your faculty advisor and membership manager to complete your registration for this event

Event Links

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Venue Information

Event Guide


Faculty Leading This Event

Rob Mattison

Rob Mattison, RA Academy Faculty 

Louis Khor

Louis Khor, RA Academy Faculty

 

Standards-Based Training

The GRAPA Revenue Assurance standards provide the basis of Revenue Assurance Academy's world-renowned training and certification. These standards are based on the real-world practices of GRAPA members across the globe, and are constantly adapting to keep up with the fast-paced telecoms industry.
Learn More about the GRAPA Standards

Tuition Information

Master Certification for RA Management
10-day Program (FAR & XRA): $7,200
Finance, Audit & Revenue Assurance (FAR)
5-day Program:  $4,800
Telco Fraud Specialist Certification (TFS)
5-day Program:  $4,800
Executive Revenue Assurance (XRA)
5-day Program:  $4,800
RA Manager's Workshop (RMW)
3-day Program: $3,600 
Revenue Engineering (REN)
2-day Program: $2,800 
Revenue Assurance Governance (RAG)
1-day Program: $1,800 

Unit and Customized Programs
1-4 Unit Program: $900 per unit
5-8 Unit Program: $600 per unit
9-10 Unit Program: $480 per unit