The Escuela de Finanzas Aplicadas (School of Applied Finance) is the training center created by Afi in 1994 as a complement to its advisory and consulting services. The overriding goal of the School is to provide outstanding training in the fields of economics, finance and public sector management, where Afi has renowned professionals and teaching staff.

Being part of the Afi Group of companies provides the School with its comparative advantage, making it stand out within the specialized financial training industry. Compared to the broker training model, most of the teachers are consultants who work in Afi companies. As a result they have deep market knowledge derived from their consultancy work that is brought to the class.

Since its creation, the achievements of the Escuela de Finanzas Aplicadas have been strong:

• Over 5,000 training hours/year.


• More than 50 programs/year.


• Over 100 personalized, in-company programs/year.


• More than 5,000 students/year.

Aware of the growing importance of human capital as a critical factor that can make businesses stand out from the crowd, and of the costs of selecting and recruiting talent at companies, the Escuela de Finanzas Aplicadas provides companies with professional career development services. Companies that use this service can:

• Recruit from among post-graduate alumni of the School via the job exchange.


• Capture young talent and/or provide training for employees with potential with tutored postgraduate scholarships.