How will the CFA Program Partner initiative benefit students?
Students in these degree programs will be exposed to the concepts and principles that practitioners around the world have deemed integral to global practice. Students earning degrees from CFA Program Partner institutions will have a solid grounding in the CFA Program Candidate Body of Knowledge (CBOK). The CBOK is the foundation of the CFA Program curriculum and is developed through extensive interviews with practitioners and employers throughout the world. In essence, the CBOK represents the knowledge, skills, and abilities that practitioners indicate they need to know to do their jobs well. One of the other benefits of the program is the exposure that students will have to practitioners both in their local area and around the globe. CFA Institute is a global organization with members in 125 countries and local affiliated societies in 53 countries. The United Kingdom Society of Investment Professionals (UKSIP) is the local affiliated society in the United Kingdom. Society members will
