Enrolment

There are two enrolment sessions each year for the Financial Services Qualification.

1 February 2012 to 31 May 2012 in preparation for the November 2012 examinations, and

1 September 2012 to 31 December 2012 in preparation for the June 2013 examinations

If you wish to enrol you will need to download and complete an application form.  A copy of the form for the November 2012 examination session can be downloaded here.

Fees

The course fees for the November 2012 examination session are as follows:

When you enrol on the Financial Services qualification you will automatically be registered as a student member of IRM.  The course fee, as stated above, includes the IRM student annual membership subscription of £60.  This covers the period 1 February 2012 to 30 June 2013.  You will be invited to renew your membership subscription on an annual basis thereafter.

The course fee also includes the following:

• detailed course handbook
• essential learning materials
• online discussion forum
• practice examination papers
• one-day practical revision workshop (UK only)
• all IRM member benefits and services including access to the on-line resource centre, speciali interest groups and discounts on IRM and associated events
• entry to the examinations.

Low-GDP Discount  

The Institute of Risk Management offers concessionary rates to students living, studying and sitting their examinations in one of the countries listed below.

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, China (People’s Republic of), Colombia, Dominican Republic, Comoros, Congo (Democratic Republic of), Cote d’Ivoire, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gambia (The), Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Micronesia (Federated states of), Moldova (Republic of), Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar (Burma), Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Samoa, Sao Tome & Principe, Senegal, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

Students meeting these criteria may pay the low GDP rate which is £1,240

IRM Member and Partner discounts

Members of SWERMA, NORIMA, MII, AIRMIC ALARM and the Chartered Quality Institute are eligible for a 10% discount on the standard UK fee.

Existing members of IRM are also offered a 10% discount on the standard UK fee.

Revision Workshop

The revision workshop is designed to help students get the most from their studies and prepare for the examinations.  It also provides an opportunity to meet with examiners and fellow students and to share information and experiences.  All workshops are held in the UK.  Overseas students are welcome to attend the revision workshop for an additional fee, but must make their own travel and accommodation arrangements and are responsible for any associated costs. Please note that spaces on the workshops will be allocated on a "first come, first served" basis.

For further details please click here.

Re-sits

If you are unsuccessful in your examinations you may apply to re-sit the failed module(s) in the following session.  A re-sit fee per module is payable.

Special Centres

Overseas candidates in areas other than those listed may apply for a Special Examination Centre.  The Special Centre application form together with full guidance notes can be downloaded here.

Regulations and Guidance for Students

By enrolling on the Risk Management in Financial Services Qualification you will be deemed to have agreed to abide by IRM’s Code of Conduct and its Qualification and Examination Regulations.  An overview of the Regulations can be found here. Please ensure you read these before submitting your application.