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The ABFA Education Programme

This section of the site contains detailed information on the ABFA’s courses and Educational activities. For the latest news on education, check out the news page.

Please click here to download 2014 Course Brochure. If you would prefer to receive a printed brochure, click here to order a hard copy or call Richard Siddons on +44 (0)20 8332 9955.

What to find out more about stock finance and brush up on the current trends within the industry? ABFA Educational books are just for you! Click here to order your copies now!

Training courses are also run by our counter-part associations – the CFA and the IFG Group. To visit the education section of the CFA website click here and click on Education on the top toolbar. To visit the IFG website please click here.

Day Courses

Our day course programme has been designed to deliver high quality training to all staff across the ABFA Membership, and support and supplement the ABFA’s Distance Learning Programme. All ABFA day courses and Distance Learning Programmes are open to non-Members. The courses on offer are as follows:

  • Account Management

  • Audit and Survey Training

  • Certificate Course – Introductory Seminar

  • Certificate Course – Legal Aspects Review

  • Diploma Course – Financial Understanding Review

  • Financial Analysis

  • Fraud and Loss Prevention

  • Introduction to Invoice Finance and ABL

  • Legal Aspects of Receivables Financing and Asset Based Lending

  • Recovery of Distressed Situations

  • Stock as Collateral for Lending

Distance Learning

The ABFA’s Distance Learning Programme is comprised of three layers of qualifications – the ABFA Foundation Course, the ABFA Certificate Course and the ABFA Diploma Course. The Leadership Development Week is a stand-alone course, and the ABFA now offers several e-Learning Courses.

E-Learning

The ABFA provides a number of e-learning industry risk courses readily accessible to all staff of Member companies, offering an understanding of many of the industries that their clients are likely to be involved with. The 45-minute courses are designed to be interactive and are broken down into modules, allowing students to cover the course in a single session or in a number of separate sessions, whatever is the most appropriate

  • Industry Risk – the Food Industry

  • Industry Risk – the Road Transport and Logistics Industry

  • Industry Risk – the Recruitment Industry

  • ndustry Risk – the Printing Industry

  • Industry Risk – the Clothing Industry

  • Industry Risk – the Construction Industry

  • ABFA e-Learning Foundation Course

  • Fraud and Loss Prevention

  • Legal Documentation

Compliance Library

The ABFA has joined forces with a recognised compliance training company for Members. Four courses, specific to the asset based finance industry, are now available, along with a management tool which will help monitor students progress and record completion of the courses.

  • Anti-Money Laundering

  • Countering Bribery and Corruption

  • How to Comply with the Data Protection Act

  • Information Security and your Responsibilities

For more information about these courses and prices, please download the course information below.

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