💼 Debt Management Training Course

Overview

📘 Course Description

This intensive course provides a practical framework for managing debt effectively in both public and corporate contexts. Participants will gain hands-on knowledge in debt instruments, issuance strategies, risk analysis, refinancing, and restructuring. Special focus is given to oil & gas sector financing, sovereign debt practices, and financial risk mitigation.

🎯 Course Objectives

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

Understand types of debt instruments and their applications
Design and implement debt strategies for corporations or governments
Analyze cost and risk trade-offs in debt portfolios
Understand credit ratings, covenant structures, and legal frameworks
Monitor and manage debt sustainability and refinancing risks
Build models for debt service schedules and scenarios

👤 Who Should Attend

Treasury and Finance Professionals
Debt Management Officers
Government Finance Planners
Corporate Controllers
Risk Managers
Investment Bankers
Oil & Gas Project Finance Teams

🧠 Training Methodology

Real-world case studies (sovereign and corporate)
Debt modeling in Excel
Interactive group simulations
Guest insights (optional virtual speaker from finance/treasury sector)

📅 Daily Agenda with Time Breaks

📗 Day 1: Fundamentals of Debt Management

Time	Topic
08:30 – 09:00	Registration and Welcome
09:00 – 10:30	Overview of Debt and Its Role in Finance
10:30 – 10:45	☕ Coffee Break
10:45 – 12:15	Types of Debt Instruments (Loans, Bonds, Sukuk, etc.)
12:15 – 13:15	🍽 Lunch
13:15 – 14:45	Corporate vs Sovereign Debt Management
14:45 – 15:00	☕ Coffee Break
15:00 – 16:30	Debt Issuance and Capital Structure Planning

📘 Day 2: Debt Strategy and Planning

Time	Topic
08:30 – 10:00	Objectives of Debt Management: Cost vs Risk
10:00 – 10:15	☕ Coffee Break
10:15 – 12:15	Developing a Medium-Term Debt Management Strategy
12:15 – 13:15	🍽 Lunch
13:15 – 14:45	Financing Options: Syndicated Loans, Eurobonds
14:45 – 15:00	☕ Coffee Break
15:00 – 16:30	Oil & Gas Sector Debt Examples: Case Study

📙 Day 3: Risk, Covenants & Credit Ratings

Time	Topic
08:30 – 10:00	Managing Currency, Interest Rate, and Refinancing Risk
10:00 – 10:15	☕ Coffee Break
10:15 – 12:15	Legal Aspects: Debt Covenants and Default Triggers
12:15 – 13:15	🍽 Lunch
13:15 – 14:45	Understanding Credit Ratings and Agency Processes
14:45 – 15:00	☕ Coffee Break
15:00 – 16:30	Credit Enhancement Techniques and Guarantees

📕 Day 4: Monitoring, Reporting & Restructuring

Time	Topic
08:30 – 10:00	Debt Reporting and Transparency Requirements
10:00 – 10:15	☕ Coffee Break
10:15 – 12:15	Tools for Monitoring Debt Sustainability
12:15 – 13:15	🍽 Lunch
13:15 – 14:45	Debt Restructuring: Voluntary & Distressed
14:45 – 15:00	☕ Coffee Break
15:00 – 16:30	IMF/World Bank Framework for Debt Restructuring

📒 Day 5: Practical Modeling and Scenario Planning

Time	Topic
08:30 – 10:00	Building a Debt Service Model in Excel
10:00 – 10:15	☕ Coffee Break
10:15 – 12:15	Scenario Analysis and Stress Testing
12:15 – 13:15	🍽 Lunch
13:15 – 14:45	Simulated Debt Strategy Workshop
14:45 – 15:00	☕ Coffee Break
15:00 – 16:30	Course Summary, Review, and Certificate Distribution

🎓 Course Deliverables

Excel-based debt service templates
Case study workbook
Presentation slides and reference reading
Certificate of Completion

Target audiences

Reservoir Engineers, Geologists

$ 5,950