Your Training Programs Struggle to Attract Participants?
Become a Training Provider for Our Certification Programs
Are you facing challenges as demand for your training programs declines? In today’s AI era, knowledge is freely accessible. However, the need for training has not disappeared; it has evolved and now requires greater innovation. Workers must not only acquire knowledge but also demonstrate their ability to apply it in real work. At the same time, companies need credible and independently validated evidence of competence. This creates an opportunity for you to become our training provider and deliver proven, effective, internationally accredited certification programs in your country that award globally recognized professional designations.
THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP SCHEME.
Ecosystem developed since 2013
Professionals have joined the premium program
PFM accreditation based on ISO/IEC 17024
On partners' training revenue
The market no longer purchases access to content alone. Participants and companies demand practical, measurable, and verifiable competence.
Content is increasingly accessible
Basic knowledge, tutorials, and information are now widely available through digital platforms and AI. The value of training is shifting from the volume of material delivered to participants' ability to apply knowledge in real work.
Training without validation is difficult to differentiate
Certificates of attendance prove only participation. Without standards, assessment, and verifiable credentials, programs are more easily compared with low-cost courses, struggle to earn corporate trust, and have limited pricing power.
The market is shifting toward verified capability
Workforce disruption is increasing the need for reskilling, but the market demands more credible evidence of competence. Training providers that combine training with accredited certification gain stronger differentiation and better opportunities to build long-term customer relationships.
Become an Official Professional Financial Modeler (PFM) Training Provider in Your Country.
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materials
examination
credentials
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Partners focus on only two core functions
✓ 1. Recruit participants
Develop the market through professional, corporate, university, and community networks.
✓ 2. Deliver training
Deliver face-to-face or live online preparation training using official materials.
Professional Financial Modeler (PFM) is an internationally accredited professional certification program in financial analysis and financial modeling applied to real companies and projects. It is administered by the International Financial Modeling Institute (IFMI), an organization that awards the PFM designation to candidates who pass its single-level examination. PFM has served as a professional standard in financial modeling since 2013.
The PFM Certification Program validates your competence in financial analysis and financial modeling capabilities that are essential for professionals working in finance, projects, investment, business analysis, and many other fields.
HOW IT WORKS
Simple to operate. Structured to scale.
Build a participant pipeline
Promote the program as an integrated training and certification package to professionals, companies, or universities.
Deliver preparation training
Instructors who have completed Train-the-Trainer deliver the official curriculum in an instructor-led format.
Facilitate registration and examination
Partners support administrative and technical readiness. Assessment and certification decisions remain independently managed.
Build long-term relationships
Develop advanced classes, corporate solutions, certification maintenance, and other professional programs.
What is included
You do not need to build your own certification infrastructure.
Add a premium product without starting from scratch.
No upfront licensing fee
The partnership model charges no upfront licensing fee. Instructor qualification fees apply per program in accordance with the applicable terms.
0% royalty on training revenue
Partners retain 100% of training revenue and may set package prices according to the market, subject to the applicable commercial terms.
Recurring revenue potential
Revenue opportunities do not end with the first class, but can grow through recertification and post-certification programs.
More credible positioning
Strengthen your reputation as a capability development provider with certification standards, assessment, and governance.
Clear differentiation
Offer more than training: participants gain a pathway to a professional designation and a verifiable credential.
Training providers receive approximately 70% of the total PFM package value as their revenue share.
Commercial structure
Designed to provide partners with margin potential and market control.
Partners set bundled pricing
Pricing may be adjusted to local purchasing power and market positioning, subject to any applicable minimum requirements.
Training fees remain with the partner
No royalty is charged on training revenue.
Volume-based support fee
Exam-fee discounts support partners’ contributions to candidate marketing and preparation.
Non-exclusive partnership
Partners may develop their markets and select territories in line with their capabilities.
PARTICIPANT BENEFITS
Training that concludes with evidence of competence, not merely proof of attendance.
Practical content
Financial forecasting, valuation, capital allocation, feasibility modeling, and scenario testing relevant to corporate environments.
Accredited credential
PFM is accredited by IAS, USA, and KAN, Indonesia, under ISO/IEC 17024, and grants successful candidates the PFM designation after their names.
Competence validation
The assessment combines conceptual understanding with the practical construction of financial models based on standardized templates.
Bilingual examination
English and local-language support enables non-native English speakers to participate in the assessment more inclusively.
Verifiable status
Certification status and training records can be verified for employer or client validation.
Career positioning
The credential strengthens CVs, professional profiles, and evidence of readiness for AI-driven changes in the workplace.
WHO IS IT FOR?
One ecosystem, three growth pathways.
For Aspiring Training Providers
Begin with an established program foundation without having to build a curriculum, question bank, platform, or credentialing system from scratch.
Add a premium product
Strengthen differentiation, build market trust, and convert your existing participant pipeline into a new revenue stream.
Improve employability
Offer a professional certification pathway for students, alumni, faculty, and executive education participants while strengthening industry connections.
TRACK RECORD AND CREDIBILITY
An ecosystem used by thousands of professionals.
+5,000
Professional participants have joined the premium program in Indonesia.
12+
Years of business and ecosystem development since 2013.
60% – 70%
Most participants come from large companies and in-house classes.
IAS + KAN
PFM accreditation in the United States and Indonesia. ISO/IEC 17024 Certified.
TESTIMONIALS
PT. Pertamina Patra Niaga
“The PFM Certification is a practical, career-boosting credential that can meaningfully validate financial modeling skills especially for investment professionals.”
PT. Wijaya Karya
“In my opinion, the Professional Financial Modeling (PFM) Certification Program is a valuable program to improve financial analysis and modeling skills. It helps participants understand how to build financial projections, conduct investment analysis, and support business decision-making in a more structured and professional way. In addition, this certification can enhance career value because it demonstrates competence in financial modeling. However, its real benefit depends on how well the knowledge is applied in daily work practice.”
PT. Akraya International
“This is the way to how people proven became as Financial Modeler
its challenging but at the same time also fun.
This certification also to proof that I as a Business Finance
Analyst capable to do Modeling that is acceptable and
understandable to all of parties worldwide especially back if we
want to raise a loan in the future and this is also one way to
build trust with the Management Board that I am capable of
Modeling.”
Besides PFM, we also have other market-leading programs:
FRAC is an accredited international professional certification that awards successful candidates the FRAC professional designation and an internationally recognized certificate. FRAC aims to recognize individuals with proven competence in corporate financial risk analysis and decision-making.
The Professional Project Analyst (PPA) Certification Program is an international professional certification for project feasibility and investment decision professionals. It awards successful candidates the PPA professional designation and an internationally recognized certificate.
FAQ
Become a PFM Training Provider
Through a Partnership Scheme With Us.
Bring your market access, marketing capabilities, and training experience. PFM provides the program, curriculum, materials, examination system, credentials, and infrastructure to help you grow.