Why does the CIPM program have an experience requirement?
From a credentialing perspective, the rationale for an experience requirement is to enable candidates to acquire knowledge that is not explicitly covered in the curriculum and abilities that cannot be gained from or tested in a distance learning program. For example, the curriculum covers benchmark selection criteria and index construction methodologies in considerable depth but does not compare in detail the many capital market indexes compiled by various providers such as S&P, Russell, Wilshire, MSCI, and FTSE; candidates are expected to become familiar with the specific indexes that are pertinent to their work through on-the-job training.
