Professional skills training for students
Professional skills is a key part of your training and ongoing development.
There are two stages of our mandatory professional skills curriculum that affect students:
Professional Awareness Test
If you joined the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries on or after 1 March 2012 you must pass the Professional Awareness Test before you can take Subject CT9 Business awareness. You'll need to have had your student membership application accepted before you can take the test. Once we have received your application for the test we will process this within ten working days.
Professional Skills Course
If you are a student who joined on or after 1 July 2006 you must complete the Professional Skills Course between the 4th and 6th anniversaries of your admission, or within a year of qualifying as a Fellow, whichever comes first.
If you wish to become an Associate you will need to complete the course, in addition to passing the relevant exams, before you can transfer.
The Professional Skills Course is available as a face-to-face option and dates are given on the application form on the right. The course is also available as an online option, however currently this option is only available to overseas members.
Follow the links above for more information about each of these.