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ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

To be eligible for registration as a candidate of the CIIA Final Examination, applicants must be CIS Graduates, Associates or Fellows (CIS Route) or meet the requirements of the Experienced Qualified Candidate (EQC) Route, as described below:

1. CIS Route

Qualified members of the Institute, Graduates, Associates or Fellows are exempt from taking the CIIA Foundation and National Examinations.

2. The EQC Route

The ACIIA recognises that there is a pool of practising finance and investment professionals who have a wealth of experience, but lack professional qualifications. In order to give such professionals the opportunity to participate in the CIIA examinations, the ACIIA introduced an Experienced Qualified Candidate Scheme in 2001. The EQC window has been extended to 2012. The EQCs must pass both Exam Paper 1 and Exam Paper 2 on or before June 2012.

Under the EQC Route, individuals who meet the following requirements will be exempted from taking the CIIA Foundation and National Examinations and are eligible to proceed directly to the CIIA Final Examination.

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Eligibility for EQC
The exams are open to experienced professionals from the securities, finance, insurance, funds management, pension funds, issuing houses, investment and banking industry who satisfy the following criteria:
1. 
 Possession of a suitable academic/professional qualifications.
   
2.
No criminal records or convicted or be a subject of investigation by any regulatory authority or professional body
   
3.
Sound reputation and good professional ethics
   
4.
At least 5 years' work-experience in the finance, banking, insurance, securities and investment industry
   
5.
 Must be a CIS Registered Student member. Where an applicant is not a CIS Registered Student member,
he/she must register before the application could be considered.
 
The CIS regards the following as an indication of possessing suitable academic/professional qualifications for the EQC Route:
i
academic qualifications such as Bachelor Degree(s), HND or above in accounting, business administration, economics,
finance, insurance, investment management; or
 
ii
professional qualifications such as CFA, CFP CM , CMA (Australia/ Canada/ US) , ACMA (UK), ACA
(Nigeria/ England & Wales/ Scotland/ Ireland/ Australia/ New Zealand/ Canada/ South Africa/ Zimbabwe/Ghana), CPA (US/HK/ PRC/ Australia) and ACCA (UK), ACIB (Nigeria/ UK/ Ireland/ Scotland/ Canada); ACIS; ACTI; or
 
iii
 other qualifications recognized and approved by the CIS.
 
Applicants should attach copies of certificate(s) and official transcripts or other supporting documents with their application for registration.
 
EQCs Exemption from CIS Examination Programme
EQCs will not qualify for exemption in the CIS professional examination program until they pass the Final Exam of CIIA. Before they can be admitted as Associates of CIS, they are required to write and pass the relevant examination paper on local laws, ethics and regulations.