CE Requirements

CE Requirements

Maintaining an Advocis membership, life insurance and securities licenses, and professional designations often requires financial advisors and planners to meet specified professional development requirements, most of which include a prescribed number of Continuing Education (CE) hours. CE must be relevant and supportive of your professional responsibilities and role.

CE Requirements for Advocis Members

If you are an Advocis Member, without an Institute designation, and are in good standing, CE is required. Advocis Members, with an Institute designation, must meet the Institute CE requirements and the Advocis CE requirements. If you hold an Institute designation, please visit here for CE requirements.

Your Advocis CE requirements are:

  • a minimum of 15 formal CE hours, and can include Institute-accredited* CE, and,
  • a maximum of 15 informal CE hours.

*Institute-accredited CE is content formally reviewed by The Institute and satisfies the requirements of The Institute’s CE Accreditation Services, and, is evaluated against the Practice Guidelines for Financial Advisors and Planners.

For information on the accreditation process, please visit here.

For information related to continuing education, please visit our CE guide here. 


Formal and Informal CE

 

Formal CE is:

  • Structured, curriculum-based, and can include a course syllabus or guided learning objectives,
  • Verifiable – has documentation to confirm successful completion, such as a certificate or attendance sheet, including number of CE hours obtained, and is
  • Relevant and supports your professional responsibilities and role.

Examples of formal CE include:

  • Institute-accredited courses (must include an IAS Code),
  • Institute-approved courses or sessions, relevant to your role, such as online webinars or modules,
  • participation in conferences – as a speaker or attendee, and/or
  • successful completion of course(s) leading to another recognized designation such as CPA, CFA, PFP, or CFP.

Informal CE is:

  • Self-directed, unstructured learning activities that enhance professional development.

Example of informal CE include:

  • Teaching or presenting,
  • Researching or writing articles,
  • Self-study, and/or
  • Participation in industry task forces/committees.

 

Licensing CE Requirements

For more information on the licensing continuing education requirements click on the links below: