At the end of the programme, participants will be able to:

• Demonstrate good understanding and knowledge in Project Preparation and implementation,
• Good understanding of SDG projects and national development priorities,
• Enhanced skill in project/SME lending, financing and structuring of finance for projects,
• Improve skills in  risk-based project/credit assessment,
• Scale-up leadership and people management skill.
• Ability to nurture and Micro, Small and Medium businesses , and manage entrepreneurs.

The training module is structured as follows:

• Current Trends in Development Banking and Finance Landscape in Africa
• Introduction to Project Preparation and Implementation
• Intro to Risk-based Project/Credit Assessment and Risk Management
• Entrepreneurship Development and Managing Small Business
• Project Funding Options for DFIs
• Financial Modeling II
• Issues in Credit-Project Appraisal
• Intro to Monitoring & Evaluation – Measuring Development Impact
• Loan/Credit Recovery
• Corporate Governance and Leadership
• Credit Scoring and Rating for SMEs
• Case studies
• End of program assessment

The faculty members are experts with hands-on experience in development banking and finance operations..

a. The PCP in Development Finance will be administered by the AADFI Directorate. The faculty team is made of professionals with in-depth knowledge in development banking and finance operations.

b. AADFI training activities are governed by a set of rules to facilitate maximum learning and foster good relations among participants, instructors and Programme Directorate. Below are the relevant extracts of the rules for this workshop:

i. Nomination of a candidate is deemed to imply his/her readiness to comply with the advice of the instructors and the Programme Directorate.

ii. Participants are expected to attend all sessions, including group meetings, promptly and regularly.

Programme fee paid is non-refundable for non-attendance at the programme. However, it may be used for a future programme with an equivalent registration fee to be held within the next year.

Furthermore, the fee paid will not be refunded or used for future AADFI programme if an institution of a registered participant fails to notify AADFI of withdrawal in writing 20 working days before commencement of the programme.

Nonetheless, the nominating institution reserves the right to replace a registered staff with another staff 20 working days before the start of the training.

AADFI takes measures to ensure that programmes announced are not canceled. However, under circumstances beyond its control, AADFI reserves the right to cancel or reschedule the dates of its programme. In such circumstances, registered participants will be communicated accordingly.

One of the goals of the programme is to build capacity in development finance operations in African institutions and agencies. To this end, the programme has been partially subsidized to encourage greater participation.

Therefore, the Registration Fee is as follows:

• Member institutions €1950 (One Thousand Nine Hundred and Fifty Euros) per participant.
• Non-member institutions €2,250 (Two Thousand Two Hundred and Fifty Euros) per participant.

The fee does not cover participants’ hotel accommodation, airfare, and other personal expenses.
The registration fee should be transferred to AADFI Account. The Account information will be provided.

1. Cancelation Policy

Programme fee paid is non-refundable for non-attendance at the programme. However, it may be used for a future programme with an equivalent registration fee to be held within the next year.

Furthermore, the fee paid will not be refunded or used for future AADFI programme if an institution of a registered participant fails to notify AADFI of withdrawal in writing 20 working days before commencement of the programme.

Nonetheless, the nominating institution reserves the right to replace a registered staff with another staff 20 working days before the start of the training.

AADFI takes measures to ensure that programmes announced are not canceled. However, under circumstances beyond its control, AADFI reserves the right to cancel or reschedule the dates of its programme. In such circumstances, registered participants will be communicated accordingly.

2. Hotel Accommodation

Participants are responsible for their travel, board & lodge, and other personal expenses. Negotiation is ongoing with hotels and negotiated tariffs for board & lodge will be communicated to participants.

Depending on participant’s status, a visa and international vaccination certificate are required to enter Côte d’Ivoire. For participants from countries that require visas to enter Côte d’Ivoire, the necessary documents and procedures for the processing of entry visas will be provided when dispatching Acceptance Letter.

Please note that the AADFI cannot directly procure visas for any prospective applicant. Therefore, participants are advised to forward their nomination forms early so that they could commence necessary travel arrangements in good time