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CFA Program - Chartered Financial Analyst^®

The Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Program is the most respected and recognized investment credential in the world and provides you with a strong foundation of the real-world investment analysis and portfolio management skills you need in today’s investment industry. It also emphasizes the highest ethical and professional standards.

Earning the CFA charter demonstrates the persistence, flexibility and hard work required of professionals for today’s fast-evolving global financial industry.

CFA^® at a glance
Course structure	3 levels passed sequentially
Course completion time	Between 2 - 5 years
Examination method	Paper-based examination
Entry requirements	Bachelors degree or in the final year of degree or have 4 years of professional work experience (doesn't have to be investment related) Understand professional conduct requirements Have a valid international travel passport Be prepared to take the exams in English
Available locations	London, Dublin, Edinburgh, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Vienna More about the CFA^® course locations
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Why study your CFA^® with Kaplan Financial?

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Flexibility
Pass Protection Scheme
Locations
Materials
Clinic

Flexibility

Kaplan Financial offers evening, weekday and weekend options for study.

The early start of the education phase courses allows you to spread your studies over the greatest period possible, increasing your learning time.

Pass Protection Scheme

No CFA® Prep Provider can guarantee that you will pass having attended a course. We can, however, offer a commitment to support you through the process.
Kaplan Financial offers a Pass Protection Scheme for candidates studying with us. If you attend both education and revision phases with us and are not successful in the actual exam, we offer a free day time weekday revision course with us for the next sitting at no extra cost.

In order to qualify for the Pass Protection Scheme you must have:

1. Attended both tuition and revision courses at Kaplan Financial
2. An attendance record of at least 90%, which will be based on your signature on our class registers
3. A copy of your CFA® exam result to send us.

In the event you are not successful in the actual exam you will be entitled to:

1. A free five day weekday revision course (Monday to Friday) for the next sitting
2. Free Kaplan Financial class materials including updated MindMaps and revision Q&A banks
3. A discussion of your resit strategy with one of our charter holding tutors.

Locations

We teach CFA® in classroom locations in Amsterdam, Dublin, Edinburgh, Frankfurt and London

Materials

We partner with Kaplan Schweser™ and provide unparalleled integration of Schweser™ study notes, online tools and classroom experience. This includes free invigilated Schweser mock exam included in revision course fees.

An automatic 20% discount applies on Kaplan Schweser products for all delegates enrolling on Kaplan Financial courses.

Delegates also have access to Ning, Kaplan's social networking site which includes access to blogs, narrated PowerPoint tutorials and discussion forums with your peers for your to further enhance your understanding of the topics.

Clinics

Students enrolling on revision courses get free one to one drop in clinics held the two weeks prior to the examinations.

CFA Institute does not endorse, promote, or warrant the accuracy or quality of the products or services offered by Kaplan Financial. CFA Institute, CFA^® and Chartered Financial Analyst^® are trademarks owned by CFA Institute.

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