• Suitable for all learning styles

    Rich learning environment, using a combination of written content, video tutorials and interactive exercises.

  • Access from anywhere

    No paper or textbooks to carry around and progress is bookmarked and tracked automatically.

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Course content


  • Background. Background and development of the scheme

  • Risks. Investment risk, liquidity risk, tax risk

  • Tax reliefs. What reliefs are available, minimum holding periods to claim, the amounts that can be claimed and how to claim

  • Interaction with other reliefs. Including pensions, ISAs and other IHT reliefs

  • Interaction with other schemes. How the different tax-advantaged venture capital schemes interact with each other, and which are more suitable in different scenarios

  • Rules. The rules governing both the schemes themselves and the types of underlying investment that qualify

  • Due diligence. Due diligence and assessing investments

  • Case studies. How the different tax-advantaged venture capital schemes interact with each other, and which are more suitable in different scenarios

  • Final assessment. Learners must answer correctly to 80% of the 20 questions complete the course and obtain a certificate valid for 12 months

“Worth doing and very good”

Tim Creasey, Financial Planning Consultant and Wealth Manager, Keystone Wealth Management

“It will give you a good grounding in the subject, even if you are starting from scratch”

Victor Mello, Director, Midas Wealth Management

“I thought this course was excellent - very comprehensive and explains the subject in a way that is easy to understand. I learned a lot.”

Lorraine Ames, Head of Technical at Smith & Pinching

Interested in a corporate licence?

If you are looking for a corporate licence to allow your entire team to take advantage of our e-learning, please get in touch to discuss: [email protected]