The Institute of Certified Franchise Executives (ICFE) offers a self-study guide for franchise executives in three parts – A Study Guide (300+ page workbook), a CD-Rom, and a series of online Review Exercises and a Final Review (exam). To complete the
online Review Exercises you must have the workbook and/or the CD-Rom.

To order the CFE Study Guide please call 1-800-543-1038.

To complete the Review Exercises, just click on this link for CFE Study Guide -- Review Exercises. Taking the exercises does not constitute completing the exam. You must purchase the final exam by clicking on "Courses" and follow the directions.

After completing the Review Exercises, you can register for the CFE Study Guide - Final Review. Successful completion of the Final Review earns 300 CFE credits. To register for the Final Review see the Courses Library

IFA offers a free course on “Franchising Basics” that you can try at any time.

To try the course now, just click the following link FREE Franchising Basics Course

Note: You do not have to register to take this free course, just click the link above. You will be directed to the guest account,
and will click on the course title Franchising Basics: the Official IFA Course (FREE COURSE) to begin the course.

To take one or more of the many courses offered by IFA-University.com, follow these steps:
1. Select a course from the Course Directory.
2. Select Add to Cart.
3. Repeat process until done shopping - then proceed to Checkout.
4. Login and take the course.

IFA-University.com is an educational service of the International Franchise Association Educational Foundation. A portion of the proceeds from course registration fees goes to support the IFA Educational Foundation, which is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization.

A number of courses offered by IFA-University.com are recognized by the Institute of Certified Franchise Executives (ICFE) for credits. Successful completion of the course of study leads to being granted the Certified Franchise Executive (CFE) designation.
IF YOU ARE A CANDIDATE IN THE CERTIFIED FRANCHISE EXECUTIVES PROGRAM, YOU MUST PRINT OUT THE CERTIFICATE AT THE COMPLETION OF EACH COURSE. THIS CERTIFICATE MUST BE PROVIDED TO RECEIVE CREDITS.

IFA-University.com is developed and hosted by CertiLearn. CertiLearn provides e-learning platforms and services to franchise systems enabling them to quickly create and deliver interactive, measureable training over the Internet. To learn more about e-learning and how CertiLearn can help your organization, visit the CertiLearn website at http://www.certilearn.com/.

ATTENTION MAC USERS

Currently this system does not support all Mac settings and browsers. Please visit the demo course before you register. If you have difficulty, first please try one of the following browsers: Mozilla Firefox version 1.5, Netscape version 7.2, and Internet Explorer version 5. We do not support the Safari browser. Also, the currently supported MAC operating system is MAC OS 10.x. If this does not help, please contact Certilearn Support . Please complete the form and you will receive a reply within 24 business hours, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM ET, Monday–Friday.

ATTENTION ALL USERS

If you have difficulty registering, you may have to switch to another browser such as Mozilla Firefox, Netscape or Internet Explorer. We do not support the Safari browser.

For information about contact hours, costs and any questions about course content, contact: IFA-University

For technical support, such as difficulty accessing any of the site pages, contact Certilearn Support .
Please include your User Name on the form if you have already registered.