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The FFOI Standard

Defined, assessed and certified by one authority.

Since 2000, Finance Forum of India has set the standard for financial skills. Its standards, assessments and certification decisions rest with FFOI alone.

The Concept

Financial Adaptive Skills

Financial Adaptive Skills (FAS) are the finance skills to understand financial markets, asset classes and products, and to adapt as industry requirements change.

Every FFOI certification measures them, level by level, against one consistent standard.

The Assessment

FAAT: Financial Adaptive Skills Acumen & Assessment Test

FAAT is how FFOI measures Financial Adaptive Skills. Every FFOI evaluation is anchored in it.

What It Measures

To come from FFOI: the skill areas FAAT assesses.

How It Is Structured

To come from FFOI: sections, duration and format.

How It Is Scored

To come from FFOI: scoring and the standard for certification.
The Frameworks

Sandtimer and Delegado

FFOI's proprietary intellectual contribution to financial education.

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Framework

Sandtimer

To come from FFOI: a short explanation of the Sandtimer framework.
Framework

Delegado

To come from FFOI: a short explanation of the Delegado framework.

All training programmes are delivered by the Finance Forum Education Trust (FFET), the authorised training entity by FFOI. FFOI certifications are awarded independently by FFOI through assessment and are not degrees. FFOI and FFET are not UGC or AICTE-approved institutions, and no programme listed is a degree awarded by either; under Powered, the degree is awarded by the partner institution.

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