Certificate Course in "PROJECT FINANCE"

-Background:


Project financing has become one of the core activities of banks in the recent years. With the growth in the economy and the revival in the industrial sector coupled with the increasing role of private players in the field of infrastructure, more and more banks are entering into the project finance area. This examination is specially designed, in collaboration with the Institute for Financial Management and Research (IFMR), Chennai, to familiarize candidates with basic issues arising in financing projects, as well as risk analysis and risk mitigation methodologies with a specific emphasis on structured financing.

The candidates would also be taken through the process of building financial models for projects handled by them. The programme includes e-learning, campus training, project work, on-line testing and certification at the end.


Course includes:


1 Characteristics of Project Finance
2 Technology selection, assessment of technical collaborator
3 Market Analysis: International competitiveness and SWOT analysis
4 Assessing the project cost
5 Means of financing projects
6 Estimation of project cash flows
7 Use of free and equity cash flow valuation for assessing projects
8 Financial Analysis: Break-even point analysis, decision tree, scenario analysis and sensitivity analysis
9 Common risks in projects
10 Risk mitigation methodologies in projects
11 Securitisation as a tool for risk mitigation
12 Project planning
13 Network techniques for project implementation
14 Disbursement, supervision and follow up of project by lender
15 Monitoring and follow-up of the project