SDFM provides Defense Financial Management professionals with access to high-quality training and education through our own programs and trusted partners, including GSUSA and Management Concepts.
SDFM Training & Education (Our Programs)
SDFM provides a growing portfolio of in-house training and educational opportunities designed specifically for the defense financial management community. These include monthly webinars, CPE-eligible sessions at DFMI events, educatSDFMional programming at DA/DS and other conferences, and specialized leadership offerings such as the Federal CFO Academy. Our on demand resource library makes it easy for members to learn anytime—featuring recorded webinars, certification guidance, and practical tools developed by SDFM’s education and certification teams.
SDFM has partnered with Graduate School USA (GSUSA) as a preferred training partner because of its 100 year legacy of serving the federal workforce, its deep expertise in government financial management, and its unmatched breadth of accredited courses tailored to federal competencies. GSUSA delivers more than 200 courses aligned with DoD and CFO Council financial management standards, taught by instructors who are practitioners with real federal experience, ensuring training is immediately relevant and mission focused. Their combination of expert-led instruction, innovative learning modalities, and curricula continuously updated to reflect new regulations and policy changes makes GSUSA one of the most trusted providers of federal training in the nation—directly supporting SDFM’s commitment to advancing excellence in defense financial management. SDFM Members receive a 10% discount on offered trainings.
SDFM partners with Management Concepts as a preferred training partner for Enhanced Defense Financial Management Training Courses (EDFMTC) because of its 50-year track record of elevating federal workforce capabilities and its deep expertise in federal financial management. Management Concepts offers more than 200 courses aligned to CFO Council and DoDFM competencies, ensuring that training directly supports the certification, compliance, and performance needs of today’s defense financial professionals. Their programs are developed and taught by current and former federal practitioners, providing precise, real world applicability across budgeting, auditing, accounting, appropriations law, internal controls, and leadership development. With flexible learning modalities, nationally recognized certificate programs, and consistently high satisfaction and instructor ratings, Management Concepts delivers federally focused, mission -aligned training that strengthens both individual careers and agency outcomes—making them an ideal partner for SDFM’s members.
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