Training & Development - Alliance for Financial Inclusion

AFI Educate online courses

Our AFI Educate courses have been designed in response to demand for capacity building on financial inclusion policy. Open to both AFI members and the wider financial inclusion community, they cover the key aspects of this fast-moving policy area, allowing you to learn in a convenient format.

Five courses are available:

Introduction to Inclusive Green Finance Policies

AFI National Financial Inclusion Strategy Policy Model

Inclusive Financial Integrity – Practical Policy Perspectives

AFI Policy Framework for Women-led MSME Access to Finance

Financial Inclusion Policy Crisis Response – the Case of COVID-19

AFI Educate courses last twelve weeks and run three times per year

15 February to 15 May

15 June to 15 September

15 October to 15 January

Course fees

Courses are priced at US$250 per person, with discounts available if you book onto more than one course, or if there is more than one learner from your organisation.

Find full details at our AFI Educate homepage.

Certified Expert in Financial Inclusion Policy

Our Certified Expert in Financial Inclusion Policy (CEFI) course, run in collaboration with the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, will develop your ability to draft and analyze financial inclusion policies and strategies.

Through online lectures, discussion groups and self-study, participants learn about:

Aligning the Goals of Financial Inclusion, Integrity and Stability

Measuring Financial Inclusion

Digital Financial Services

Consumer Empowerment and Market Conduct

MSME Finance

Microcredit, Microsavings and Microinsurance

National Financial Inclusion Strategies

The course runs twice a year (March-August; September-February) and must be completed within six months. Estimated total workload is 150 hours, or 5-7 hours per week.

Full details about the CEFI course, and on how to register, are below.

Who should sign up for the course?

Financial regulators, policymakers and supervisors who are working on developing policies, regulations and strategies for financial inclusion

Management and staff of financial service providers – both banks and non-banks -, and financial inclusion professionals who need to be aware of regulatory aspects to help design and deliver financial services that promotes financial inclusion

Staff of AFI member institutions who are new to financial inclusion or interested in making a career change in financial inclusion

AFI member institutions that are setting up new units specializing in financial inclusion

AFI member institutions that are developing comprehensive financial inclusion strategies

AFI public-private dialogue (PPD) partners who want to further their policy understanding for financial inclusion

What is the course content?

This provides an understanding of the design and implementation of regulatory frameworks that help promote financial inclusion. The seven units are as follows:

Unit 1	Aligning the Goals of Financial Inclusion, Integrity and Stability
Unit 2	Measuring Financial Inclusion
Unit 3	Digital Financial Services
Unit 4	Consumer Empowerment and Market Conduct
Unit 5	MSME Finance
Unit 6	Microcredit, Microsavings and Microinsurance
Unit 7	National Financial Inclusion Strategies

Learn more about units

What is unique about the course?

What are the benefits of the course?

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.

How much does it cost?

The course is priced at EUR1,550. Registrations received before or on 15 July 2024 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.

Course fees	AFI member institutions	Non-member institutions
Price before 15 July 2024	EUR 1,350	EUR 1,350
Price after 15 July 2024	EUR 1,550	EUR 1,550
Price for paid-up AFI member institutions	EUR 1,050	Not applicable
Certificate fee	Digital Certificate – Free Hard copy certificate- Euro 50	Digital Certificate – Free Hard copy certificate- Euro 50

The final exam takes place online for 2 hours.

How to register?

When does the course begin and end?

How are the assessments completed?

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.

What certification is given on completion of the course?

Recognition in Frankfurt School’s Online Master of Leadership in Development Finance

Meet the certified team in AFI

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)

Zaira Badillo (September 2021 class)