Candidates Employers FISD Professional Certification

Training and Educational Resources

How candidates acquire the knowledge needed for passing the test is entirely at their own discretion. If a candidate believes they have enough knowledge based on their existing experience they may elect to take the test without any further training or education. However, in most cases candidates will either require education on all aspects of the Syllabus or most likely on parts.

FISD has liaised closely with a number of training organizations and these third party groups will provide courses and/or resources which will provide access to the knowledge set required to pass the test.

At this first stage in the development of formal certification FISD is not conducting a formal accreditation of training organizations. It is therefore essential that candidates check the precise content of any training course and the credentials of the training organization. Three broad categories of training are available:

Public Classroom and Online Training Courses

Open to all candidates and are normally held at convenient locations within major cities such as London and New York. Courses vary in length and can range from a single day, for an overview, to more detailed sessions lasting 3 or 4 days. Prices are normally chargeable per candidate per day.

View the current 2013 schedule.

Bespoke, Private Training Courses

Typically run internally within a member firm’s premises and with candidates from only that member firm attending. For firms with a reasonable number of candidates (e.g. more than 7 or 8) this option is economically attractive as prices are negotiated directly with a trainer and are per course not per candidate. Firm’s wishing to organise this type of training should expect to cover the travel and accommodation costs of the trainer and a negotiated day rate for the actual training. In addition they should provide the training facilities (i.e. the classroom).

The following trainers are available for bespoke training assignments. Please note that in most cases these trainers are happy to travel. It should also be noted that a US based trainer is not necessarily the lowest cost for US training and similarly a European based trainer may not offer the cheapest deal in Europe.

Remote, Distance Learning Resources

For candidates and organisations who find it impractical, uneconomic or just unsuited to their learning style FISD aims to work with our third party trainers and our broader membership to deliver a variety of educational resources in support of the FIA certification. At this point in time no resources are available but a set of eLearning modules is expected to be ready for commercial delivery in JUNE 2013. For more information please contact David Anderson.