The CISI’s Qualifications and Membership Framework

UK Qualifications Foundation Qualifying Qualifying Advanced Postgraduate professional

Levels
2 3 3 4 5 6 7
International Certificate in Certificate Certificate in
Chartered Wealth
Certificate International in Pension Private Client
Wealth Investment Manager Qualification
in Wealth & Advanced Transfers Investment
/ Retail Investment Wealth
Advice Diploma
& Planning Advice &
(Diploma in Wealth
Management)
Management Management Advice4 Management

The Foundation
Qualification - Investment Certificate CERTIFIED FINANCIAL
Certificate
Introduction to Advice Diploma in Advanced PLANNER (CFPTM)
in Pension
Financial Investment Certificate in Financial
(Financial Transfers (Diploma in Advanced
Planning Paraplanning
& Planning Planning Financial Planning)
Planning &
International Advice) Advice4 (Route to CFP™)
Introduction to
Investment

Fundamentals Diploma in
Compliance Combating Global Financial Risk in Financial Certificate in
of Financial Investment
/ Risk Services
Financial Crime Compliance Services Climate Risk
Compliance
Schools &
Colleges

Certificate
for Managing Advanced
Investment Diploma in
IT in Investment Operational Certificate in
Operations Introduction Operations
Operations Risk in Financial
Investment
to Securities Global Securities
Certificate (IOC) Operations
Institutions Operations
& Investment

Capital Level 4
Certificate Diploma in
Markets / Capital Markets Certificate in Diploma in
in Corporate Corporate
Corporate Programme
Finance
Investment Capital Markets
Finance
Finance Management

Fundamentals
Islamic Finance
Islamic of Islamic
Qualification
Finance Banking &
(IFQ)
Finance

Green, Green &

Sustainable & Sustainable Climate Risk
Responsible Finance Certificate
Finance Certificate

European
Qualifications
Framework (EQF) 2
3 4 4 5 5 6 7
1. This row is a guide only. Qualifications which are regulated by Ofqual and appear on the Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) are marked*.
2. The EQF is an overarching qualifications reference framework that links the qualifications of different countries together. Qualifications that are appropriate for the
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) guidelines on knowledge and competence are marked +. CFPTM, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNERTM and are certification marks owned outside the U.S. by Financial Planning Standards Board Ltd.
3. Gap-fill required for RDR/RFA. Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment is the marks licensing authority for the CFP marks in the United Kingdom, through agreement with FPSB.