To address the financial needs of the growing number of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), financial organizations are focusing on offering products tailored for these enterprises. To succeed in building a viable SME lending business and stay ahead of competition, there is a need to enhance the capacity of individuals working in these institutions to maximize on SME Financing and lending activities.

Africa SME Finance Academy offers the premier training programme on SME finance; it focuses on quality strategic and technical knowledge for SME bankers and financers. asfa's broad mix of faculty combines expertise knowledge and industry perspective to facilitate a series of courses, designed to offer a comprehensive understanding of SME financing needs.

At asfa we offer courses to equip SME financing institutions with applicable skills and knowledge on the lending process and lending decisions, whilst creating an opportunity for participants to network and learn with top class trainers.

This 6 Day course is designed for Relationship Officers and Managers, who have the direct responsibility of appraising institutions to enable lending decisions as well as managing debt portfolios. After the course, they will be able to:

This course offers a core curriculum as well as elective courses. Participants must attend all modules of the core curriculum but choose only 2 electives.