This online course targets the policy aspects of financial inclusion. Participants will develop skills to draft and analyze policies and design strategies that are most relevant to emerging economies.

The structure is flexible and available online. Participants will be able to complete the course within six months at their own convenience.

Upon completion, participants will receive certification from a world-class educational institution.
Participants will receive input from technical experts and learn from their peers through discussion forums.

The course has been designed so that it can be completed while participants are in full-time employment.

The course is priced at EUR1,550. Registrations received before or on 15 January 2025 are eligible for an early bird discount. With an early bird discount, the pricing of the course is EUR1,350. Paid-up AFI member institutions will enjoy a further discount of EUR 300.

The final exam takes place online for 2 hours.

Register directly through the website of the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management here.

To enjoy the price for paid-up AFI member institutions, please choose “bank transfer” as your payment option. Credit card and PayPal can cater for full course fees and early bird discount only.

The course runs twice a year (March-August; September-February) and must be completed within six months.
The program structure is flexible and can be self-paced with an estimated total workload of 150 hours, or 5-7 hours per week, including self-study, online lectures, reading and final exam preparation.

Each unit ends with an online test which will consist of multiple choice questions. Participants are required to pass these tests in order to get access to the subsequent module. The final exam takes place online. In order to take the final exam digitally, you will need to ensure having microphone and webcam for proctoring, as well as stable power connection with a fully chargeable laptop in case you are located in a region experiencing often power cuts.

Upon successful completion of the exam, the Frankfurt School will issue a certificate that earns participants six European credit transfer system (ECTS).

If the exam is not taken or failed but participants have completed the course work, a confirmation of course completion can be issued by Frankfurt School on request.

CEFI is an integral part of the Frankfurt School’s Online Master of Leadership in Development Finance. As such, a CEFI alumni taking the online master gets the CEFI recognized both for the syllabus and tuition fees.

Please get in touch with us at Capacity.Building@afi-global.org if you have any questions.

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Congratulations to AFI staff on becoming Certified Experts in Financial Inclusion (CEFI) as part of a joint online initiative by AFI and Frankfurt School of Finance & Management. Your knowledge is already helping foster financial inclusion and mitigate the negative socio-economic impacts of the pandemic across our network.

• Sulita Levaux (September 2017 class)
• Thomas Wong (September 2017 class)
• Ana Jovanovic (March 2020 class)
• Johanna Nyman (March 2020 class)
• Diana Schvarztein (March 2020 class)
• Nurshafenath Shaharuddin (March 2020 class)
• Laura Ramos (March 2020 class)
• Mariam Jemila Zahari (March 2020 class)
• Shirley Ng (September 2020 class)
• Helen Walbey (September 2020 class)
• Jeanette Moling (September 2020 class)
• Paula Ricaurte (March 2021 class)
• Zaira Badillo (September 2021 class)
• Hazell Raquel Del Cid Marroquin (September 2021 class)
• Leonard Angoratchi (September 2021 class)
• Audrey Hove (September 2021 class)
• Efoé Koudadjey (September 2021 class)
• Aban Haq (March 2022 class)
• Nonhlanhla Chiromo (March 2022 class)
• Ranchithaa Anatory (March 2022 class)
• Vidhya Raman (September 2024 class)