The recent founding of the International Learning Platform for Investment Professionals ILPIP marks a significant step forward for the training of CIIA candidates. Founded by the ACIIA member organisations in China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Japan, Spain and Switzerland, the aim of the platform is to cooperate on the development of high quality CIIA training manuals that can be used by all ACIIA members world-wide.

While the development is significant, it is far from unexpected. Since the introduction of the CIIA in 2001, many ACIIA members have cooperated on training issues. Those with a common language have cooperated on translations, others have developed common manuals for training purposes and have organised joint training seminars. Many have used the English language version of the CIIA training manuals created by the Swiss ACIIA member SFAA.

The initiative to found a common platform for the development of training materials - now called ILPIP - came from a small group of ACIIA members within EFFAS led by Dr Jean-Claude Dufournet. The most prominent purpose was to aggregate the investments of the member societies in training and education, leading to an improved financial strength compared to the stand-alone activities of each single member society.

The concept for the learning platform quickly found resonance among the ACIIA members. From the very beginning of ACIIA, the CIIA examinations have been created by collating questions from the members worldwide with the most appropriate being selected for inclusion.

Fritz H. Rau

Now, the training manuals themselves will go through this process. The exchange of experience and first-hand knowledge of the different users enhances the product and is a benefit for the whole group.

 

The ILPIP created CIIA training manuals will be available to all ACIIA members who wish to make use of the platform. It goes without saying that the manuals will be available in several languages.

 

ILPIP enables every member society for the first time to participate as a partner in the benefits of large-scale production of training materials. It improves the quality of the training and simultaneously the financial strength of the participating member societies. It stimulates the cooperation of the member societies and delivers a considerable advantage. It is designed to be the blue print for further cooperation models within ACIIA.

 

Fritz H Rau
Chairman ILPIP