The FreeBalance Academy

The FreeBalance Academy

Building Skills That Matter

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The FreeBalance Academy provides Public Financial Management (PFM) training that is exclusively focused on meeting the needs of governments of the future.

Relevant to Country Context

Relevant to Country Context

Training created by PFM experts that is relevant to country context and the public sector domain – rather than generic text book content

Reduce Capacity Building Costs

Reduce Capacity Building Costs

Curriculum developed to reduce long-term government capacity building costs and reduce need to hire external experts

Comprehensive and Targeted

Comprehensive and Targeted

Comprehensive and targeted training that overcomes the problems associated with traditional approaches of capacity building

Public Financial Management Training

Public Financial Management Training

FreeBalance provides comprehensive and practical training to equip civil servants and PFM practitioners with the skills required to deliver sustainable growth and citizen wellbeing.

Most FreeBalance Academy PFM training courses are scheduled and delivered online through a user friendly eLearning platform. Bespoke and in-country courses and training programs are also available.

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The FreeBalance Academy offers a range of training courses to meet the diverse needs of the global PFM community.

Government Capacity Building

Government Capacity Building

Key Skills Required for Effective Governance

PFM Short Courses

PFM Short Courses

Wide range of short form and on demand courses

FreeBalance Product Training

FreeBalance Product Training

Training on the pillars and modules of the FreeBalance Accountability Suite™

PFM Course Features


The FreeBalance Academy courses include the following training features:

Customized Curriculum

A personalized curriculum that meets unique training needs

Contextual Workshops

Students benefit from workshops which use country specific data and material from governments in similar circumstances

Relevant Case Studies

Case studies and exercises enable students to apply lessons learned directly from governments

Expert Facilitators

Qualified and experienced instructors with hands-on public service experience

Certification and Testing

Students have the opportunity to be certified after taking a knowledge test

Short Lectures

Courses consist of short lectures that get straight to the important points

About The FreeBalance Academy

About The FreeBalance Academy

The FreeBalance Academy is part of the company’s commitment to build capacity in government that ultimately addresses transparency, accountability and citizen wellbeing.

Developed by government experts for governments around the world, the curriculum has been carefully constructed to build the skills that matter the most for successful PFM reform.

Comprehensive and practical training will equip local talent with the skills needed to deliver sustainable growth.

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New ICGFM Diploma in Public Financial Management Available for Online Learning via the FreeBalance Academy In the fast-evolving landscape of Public Financial Management (PFM), professionals require targeted and practical training to excel in their roles and careers. Likewise, government finance departments, treasuries and auditors must build skills and experience within their teams to ensure transparency, accountability and good governance. Addressing this need, FreeBalance has partnered with the International Consortium on… Read More
Government Capacity Building Government Capacity Building Building public financial management skills is core to enabling governments to achieve improved governance for inclusive and sustainable growth. Read More
South Sudan Capacity Building in South Sudan The FreeBalance Academy trained representatives from the Ministry of Finance on various functionalities of the upgraded version of the FreeBalance Accountability Suite™ that is being implemented in South Sudan. Read More

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