THE CERTIFIED PROJECT FINANCE ANALYST PROGRAMME
Accelerate your Project Finance career with CPFA certification.
Gain years of Project Finance experience in just 8 intensive weeks.
Learn the Legal, Financial, and Technical aspects of Project Finance only on the Certified Project Finance Analyst programme.
WHAT IS THE CPFA PROGRAMME?
The Certified Project Finance Analyst programme is a hands-on, intensive workshop,
delivered part-time, remotely, over an 8-week period.Gain your Project Finance accreditation and fast-track your Project Finance career.
WHERE OUR ALUMNI WORK
We are all on different paths. Here at the Project Finance Institute, we are proud of everything that our Alumni accomplish.
THE APPLICATION WINDOW IS OPEN
The Project Finance Institute is a highly competitive institution.
Apply today to join the January 2025 programme.
Fill out your application in as much detail as possible in order to give you the best chance of getting accepted for the CPFA programme.
If you are looking to send your colleague or team through the CPFA programme then contact us today.
REQUEST MORE PROGRAMME INFORMATION
Find out how the Certified Project Finance Analyst programme can deliver unparalleled Project Finance career growth by
requesting more information for the January 2024 programme below.
CERTIFIED PROJECT FINANCE ANALYST PROGRAMME
January 2025
Application deadline: 10 December
Pre-course starts: 16 December 2025
Project simulation starts: 20 January 2025
Time commitment: 8 weeks (plus 4-week pre-course)
Location: online (live and self-paced)
Cost: $5,900
CERTIFIED PROJECT FINANCE ANALYST PROGRAMME
Easy Apply
Apply for January 2025 by filling out our short application form.
Remember: people who have already completed the Certificate in Project Finance Modelling will have a strong advantage.
THE SKILLS YOU WILL LEARN
Before the 8-week project simulation begins, you will undertake a period of pre-course tuition in core legal, financial and technical concepts.
1LEGAL CONCEPTS
Legal Foundations
-Overview of PF contracts
-Government support
-Case Study: Rwanda Peat Project
-Which risks remain with the project company
-Introduction to PPAs
-Introduction to finance docs
-Factors that influence the debt package
-When it all goes wrong…Key Legal Concepts
-Non-recourse finance
-Subordination
-Conditions precedent
-Reps and warranties
-Amendments and waivers
-Direct agreements
-Covenants
-Force Majeure
-Events of default
-Cross default
-Compensation on termination
2TECHNICAL CONCEPTS
Wind Power
-Origins of a probability-based approach in renewables
-Introduction to wind
-Resource assessment
-How to measure and predict wind speed
-Turning wind into energy
-The importance of uncertaintyCapital Risks & Their Mitigations
-Contracts overview
-Interface risk
-Design risk
-Performance LDs
Wrap Up
-What happens when it all goes wrong
-The future of wind energy
3FINANCIAL CONCEPTS
Pools of Capital
-Equity
-Debt
-Export credit agencies
-Multi-lateral development banks
-Development finance institutors
-Institutional investors
-Project bonds
-Private equity & infrastructure funds
-Government
Debt Structuring
-Mini-perm debt and cash sweeps
-Balloons
-Refinancing
-Hedging policy
-What really happens when projects underperform
Construction Arrangements
-Introduction
-Construction period risks
-EPC commercial considerations & contingency
-What’s included in project costs?
-EPC security package
-Bid bonds
Revenue Structures
-Introduction to volume and price risk
-Renewable energy revenue structures
-Termination scenarios
-Impact of revenue structures on debt sizing
4PROJECT FINANCE MODELLING
Part 1
-Stages of a Project Finance deal
-Model set-up & timelines
-Sources and Uses of cash
-Construction costs
-Construction financing
-Financial statements update
-Debt sculpting & sizing revisited
-Equity returns revisited
-Pre-funding working capital
-Model optimisation
-Assignment: Impact of development fee on tariff
-Assignment: Analysis
-Shareholder loans
-Debt service reserve account
Part 2
-Part 1 solutions
-How to use Excel’s probability distribution functions to obtain P-values
-DSCR - base case, distribution lock-up & default
-Average DSCR
-Loan Life Cover Ratio (LLCR)
-Project Life Cover Ratio (PLCR)
-Average cost of debt
-Weighted Average Loan Life
-Debt capacity revisited
-Equity bridge loan
-Modelling multiple tranches of debt
-Solving P50 vs P90
-Mini-perm debt modelling
-Swap pricing
-Advanced accounting and tax modelling
CPFA IS THE DUAL AWARD PROJECT FINANCE PROGRAMME
The Project Finance Institute is a highly competitive institution.
The first accreditation you will earn as part of the full programme' is the designation of the "Certificate in Project Finance Modelling" (CPFM).
On successful completion of the programme, you will be awarded the "Certified Project Finance Analyst" (CPFA) certification.
HEAR FROM OUR ALUMNI ABOUT THEIR COURSE EXPERIENCE
Learn from leading lawyers, engineers, and financiers.
Use your model to support live negotiations with lenders and suppliers. Structure your project and present to a real Investment Committee. Then optimise your bid, competing against other teams on the course.
All the while you’ll be developing world-class financial modelling and project structuring skills.
There is no other Project Finance training course like it.
"This course really opened my eyes to what actually happens in projects."
- Laura Gillies. M&A, Deloitte, Canada.
"The way this course is designed is really ambitious—but it’s so valuable. Having access to so many different experts—all of whom are active in real project is a great way to learn."
- Jon Forssell. Partner, CAPEX Advisors, Finland.
"I got a lot out of working in our team. We really pushed each other and as everybody had a different background I learned a lot from them as well."
- Nana Gyimah. Project Finance Lead, West Heartfordshire Hospitals, NHS Trust.
"I think the infrastructure and project finance world has been missing a course like this. This mix of practical and theoretical is great—I’ve done other courses which just gave me a bunch of videos to watch—there was no interaction. I look at projects differently now."
- Hassan Sako. Manager, Deloitte , Côte d’Ivoire.
"The course was an exciting experience. I had the chance to learn the different key elements of financial, legal, contractual, and technical aspects of projects."
- Maryam Al Mazrouei. Senior Analyst, Masdar, UAE.
"These eight weeks have been really educational for me—it was an amazing journey to be honest."
- Mahmoud Waly. Senior Investment Associate, Eleswedy Electric, Egypt.
"I improved my modelling but also learned how to get better in other areas such as understanding bankability, project documentation, and how to approach project negotiations."
- Richard Nguyen Hoa, Corporate Finance, Sunseap Group Pte Ltd, Singapore.
"I was engaged because the course was so engaging. I just really enjoyed the whole process. I think what you guys are doing is really cool and I feel fortunate to have gone through it."
- Nathan Potter, Business Development Manager, Globeleq, England.
"Thanks a lot, Kenny and team for the in-depth knowledge in financial modelling. You’ve shared amazing skills and tools. It was a pleasure learning about structured finance, financial foundations, and negotiation. Really an art."
- Getúlio Magalhães, Spain.
"There has been no other educational experience that I've had that has been as well structured to meet the end goal of attaining knowledge whilst taking away a lot of growth."
- Ben Metcalf, Project Developer, Galehead Development, United States.
"It was very interesting to learn from a pioneer in the Wind industry on probability scenarios which has become our day to day lives now."
- Martin Angelov, Chartered Accountant, Siemens, Singapore.
"There is some emotion along the way, we had two rounds of lender negotiations and our first round wasn't that good but we nailed the second. Then we got some really good feedback on our IC presentation, it was quite the journey!"
- Chiva Thlang, Investment Manager, Palladium, Cambodia.
"The CPFA is an intensive project finance certification program tapping into insights from leading industry practitioners. Applying both the theoretical and practical skills gained, this program has been invaluable to me in my development in PF already."
- Hussain Emad Ragaban, Senior Consultant, PwC, Saudi Arabia.
"Undoubtedly an exciting and demanding learning experience. Grateful to the team and all the other industry leaders for taking us through a Project finance journey."
- Mohammed Sanusi, Associate Programme officer, IRENA, UAE.
"Very happy to have participated in the CPFA programme. A lot of work and plenty of learning in excellent company, and skills that I have been able to implement immediately in my daily work."
- Jani Peurakoski, Senior Consultant, Spinverse, Finland.
"I am very grateful to Project Finance Institute for providing an eye-opening experience. The course showed us a glimpse of how the real PF world is working and what skill sets are needed for us in order to succeed in PF projects."
- Junhyeok Stephen Heo, Senior Analyst, Archangel Ventures Inc.
"I acquired knowledge that takes in its ambit a plethora of Project Financing concepts and roleplay of many stakeholders involved in project financing."
- Kunjan Choksi, Vice President - Finance & Accounts, JBF Bahrain SPC.
"I now have a better understanding of the impact of different variables on the model outputs tariff/IRR/key metrics, and my understanding of the important features in the different contracts."
- Léonor Boué-Eger, Finance Manager, GreenYellow.
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Download our CPFA Investment Proposal document below if your employer needs to find out more about the Certified Project Finance Analyst programme benefits to yourself and their business.
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