Continuing Education
As part of the investment profession, it is essential that our members have a commitment to furthering their skills and knowledge as markets change and adapt. As serious investment professionals, our members commit to continuing education with an acceptable level of rigor by signing the Professional Conduct Statement each year and abiding by the Code of Ethics. The Code of Ethics reflects member’s responsibility to “maintain and improve their professional competence and strive to maintain and improve the competence of other investment professionals”.In the case of the investment profession, the high degree of competition in the industry makes a commitment to continuing one's learning on a life-long basis a practical necessity. Our history and culture suggests that clients are better served by a high-quality voluntary program with proper disclosure, like the CFA Program or GIPS compliance, than through a forced license or mandatory requirement. Therefore, a voluntary Continuing Education has been developed.
Participation in the CE Program demonstrates your commitment to lifelong learning and keeps you abreast of industry trends. In addition, it will help you attain personal learning and development goals and it is a way of getting recognition for your study efforts. Participation is voluntary and requires the completion of 20 hours of qualified activities annually, of which at least two cover Standards, Ethics, and Regulation. You have to document these activities and sign off annually to enter the program.
Qualified Activites
There are a number of activities which qualify for the Continuing Education Program. For a list please click here. CFA Netherlands organizes the following upcoming events, qualifying for CE credits.Other organizations are also recognized as approved providers of professional development programs under the Approved-Provider Program. Please click here and find the provider's logos with links to their program offerings/website.
CE Diary
To document your activities within the CE program, you can enter your activities directly in your CE-diary, a centralized system for record-keeping, either for personal records or for other bodies with mandatory requirements.Educational Resources
There are several ways to keep your knowledge up to date. The CFA Institute website has summarized four ways to educate yourself using information from CFA Institute and local societies on the this page.You may also want to refer to the education agenda of our sister organization VBA.
Contact: education@cfanetherlands.nl