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THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT™
FORMS ALLIANCE WITH PERVASIVE LEARNING SOLUTIONS

PLS To Offer Executive Training Programs and be
Exclusive CRA® Trainer in New York and Mid-Atlantic States

New York, October 26, 2006 - It was announced today that Pervasive Learning Solutions (PLS) has entered into an agreement with the American Academy of Financial Management (AAFM™) to offer executive training programs. PLS, a leading corporate training consulting firm, will deliver eight certification programs for financial designations that meet the requirements set by the AAFM™ Governing Board of Standards. Course offers will include the Master Financial Professional™, Chartered Portfolio Manager (CPM™) and Chartered Wealth Manager (CWM™). In addition, PLS will be the sole provider of the Chartered Risk Analyst (CRA®) program in New York State and Mid-Atlantic states.

"I'm thrilled that the American Academy of Financial Management™ has chosen to work with PLS," said Federico Shephard, President and CEO of Pervasive Learning Solutions. "These programs will allow financial professionals the opportunity to expand their expertise and enhance their careers," said Mr. Shephard.

The AAFM™ is one of the fastest growing graduate professional associations in the world with over 40,000 members in over 145 countries. The AAFM™ issues, regulates and administers many highly respected designation in financial management. Its programs have been recognized by the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times and many other publications. PLS has core competencies in financial management, project management and management development. PLS will act as the official New York liaison office for the AAFM™. PLS will offer standardized certification training programs as well as customized programs.

"Our partnership with PLS will enable us to bring world-class training to more business professionals," said Mr. George Mentz, CEO of the American Academy of Financial Management™. "We're looking forward to a long and mutually beneficial relationship with PLS," said Mr. Mentz.

A major Fortune 500 telecommunications company has signed on as the first client for the PLS-AAFM™ alliance. This company will offer the CRA® program to its North American workforce. "We've pinpointed risk assessment as one of our global competencies for 2007. The training that our people will receive from PLS will give us the competitive advantage we'll need going forward,". said the company's Training Specialist.

About The American Academy of Financial Management™
The American Academy of Financial Management™ is a worldwide financial professional organization with members in 140+ countries hosting and organizing certification training worldwide and offering our exclusive designations to candidates who meet the high standards. AAFM is in alliance with the top 560+ business schools in the world. If you desire to be recognized by our worldwide academic and professional organization and improve your education, resume, or credentials, then, you are taking the best step to a better career and achieving graduate financial designations. You can gain board certification and a charter as a financial professional, wealth manager, market analyst, financial and investment planner, asset manager, trust and estate planning analyst, or economist. AAFM offers several industry-recognized graduate designations to qualified professionals.
www.financialcertified.com

About Pervasive Learning Solutions, Inc.
Founded in 2005, Pervasive Learning Solutions is a full-service, minority-owned provider of training programs to corporations and government agencies around the world. PLS offers programs in the areas of project management, leadership, management, banking and capital markets training. Course platform options include instructor-led private and public programs, custom programs, open enrollment classes, webinars, and e-Learning. Clients include Fortune 100 Companies.

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