Project Finance Training

Learning Outcomes

• Apply the principles of project finance to evaluate project viability and structure funding solutions.
• Analyze project risks and allocate them appropriately among stakeholders using contractual mechanisms.
• Evaluate financial models to assess project returns, cash flows, and debt service capacity.
• Design a project finance transaction, including security arrangements and funding sources.
• Implement project finance documentation and monitor compliance with lending agreements.

Target Audience

Financial analysts, project managers, and professionals involved in infrastructure, energy, or development projects who need to assess and implement project finance structures.

Prerequisites

A basic understanding of corporate finance and accounting principles is recommended.

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

Practical sessions provide hands-on experience in building and analyzing project finance models, conducting risk assessments, and structuring deals. Learners will work on case studies and simulated scenarios to apply theoretical concepts in a controlled environment.

Practical Activities

• Financial Model Building Workshop — Learners build a simplified project finance model from scratch using Excel, including revenue forecasts, debt schedules, and key ratios. (6h)
• Risk Assessment and Mitigation Exercise — Given a project scenario, learners identify key risks, allocate them to appropriate parties, and propose mitigation measures. (4h)
• Case Study: Structuring a Renewable Energy Project — Learners work in teams to structure a solar IPP deal, including SPV setup, debt sizing, and negotiation of key terms. (5h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total

Component	Out of	Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored)	100%	30%
Daily Average (multiple choice)	100%	20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice)	100%	50%
Final Total	—	100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

How it works

• Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
• Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
• You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
• If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.

Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates	Discount
5	3% off
10	6% off
15	9% off
20	12% off
25	15% off
30	18% off
50	30% off
75	35% off
100	40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.