Certified Project Finance Specialist

This training is designed by the Project Finance Certified Specialist Program to provide a critical core body of knowledge and skills in project finance and financial modeling.

An IP3 Project Finance Specialist Certification validates a breadth of knowledge acquired through immersive training in financial modeling and contractual structuring.

Specialists will develop skills including:

• Developing an effective feasibility study screening process based on financial data analysis
• Identifying and allocating the various risks associated with each project to the appropriate stakeholder
• Constructing and creating financing models that calculate value-for-money (VfM) and public sector comparator (PSC) benchmarks, and that evaluate feasibility assumptions and net present values (NPV)
• Preparing sensitivity analyses to stress test the project’s cash flows, projected internal rate of return (IRR), and debt service coverage ratios (DSCR)
• Assessing the underlying economic and financial assumptions contained in the financial models developed by the private sector
• Identifying and understanding sources of finance, including both equity and debt
• Communicating and discussing findings with stakeholders

• Advance your skills and create a positive impact within your current role
• Become more marketable and mobile
• Generate added opportunities for professional growth
• Increase your income potential with additional expertise
• gained through certification
• Work with and qualify to join our distinguished faculty
• Demonstrate your global and comprehensive PPP skills

• National, regional, and local government officials responsible for infrastructure financial modeling
• Contract officers and regulatory commissioners
• Financial analysts from PPP or privatization units
• Public servants, utility managers, executives, and financial experts
• Audit or project managers
• Staff of bilateral and multilateral international organizations