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Certification Prep

CFA® Level I — Prep

CFA® 一级备考

Code CT-CFA1Format Exam prepAwarding body CFA InstituteDuration 5 or 10 days

Overview

CFA® Level I — Prep is part of our Certification Prep portfolio (Exam prep). It runs as a 5-day or 10-day course, in the classroom in 40 cities or live online, and can be delivered in-house and customised for your organisation. This course prepares candidates for the CFA Institute examination; the credential itself is awarded by CFA Institute.

Available in English or Chinese, and as bilingual delivery for joint-venture and Chinese-led project teams in the Gulf and Africa.

You will be able to

  • Explain the principles, terminology and standards behind CFA® Level I — Prep.
  • Apply CFA® Level I — Prep methods to real cases from the Middle East, Europe and Africa.
  • Work through mock exams and question analysis to master the exam format and timing.
  • Leave with templates and an action plan for your own workplace.

Who should attend

Professionals preparing for the CFA Institute examination

Course outline

5-day programme (days 1–5)

Day 1

Exam orientation and diagnostics

  • CFA® Level I — Prep: eligibility, application and exam format
  • Body of knowledge and reference documents
  • Diagnostic test and personal study plan
  • Ethical and professional standards
Day 2

Domain review I

  • Quantitative methods and economics
  • Financial statement analysis
  • Practice questions with explanations
Day 3

Domain review II

  • Corporate issuers and equity
  • Fixed income and derivatives
  • Practice questions with explanations
Day 4

Domain review III

  • Alternatives and portfolio management
  • Ethical and professional standards
  • Calculations and scenario questions
  • Weak-area clinic
Day 5

Mock exam and exam strategy

  • Full timed mock exam
  • Answer review and coaching
  • Exam-day strategy and time management
  • Study plan to the exam date

The 10-day programme adds days 6–10

Day 6

Deep dive I

  • Ethical and professional standards
  • Quantitative methods and economics
  • Advanced question sets
Day 7

Deep dive II

  • Financial statement analysis
  • Corporate issuers and equity
  • Advanced question sets
Day 8

Deep dive III

  • Fixed income and derivatives
  • Alternatives and portfolio management
  • Case-based questions
Day 9

Second mock exam

  • Full timed mock exam 2
  • Item analysis by domain
  • Targeted revision
Day 10

Final review and next steps

  • Rapid review of key formulas and rules
  • Application and exam booking support
  • Continuing education and recertification
  • Certificate of attendance

Where it runs

Middle East: Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam, Al Khobar, Doha, Kuwait City, Manama, Muscat, Amman, Beirut, Cairo, Alexandria, Sharm El Sheikh, Baghdad, Erbil, Basra, Istanbul

Europe: London, Paris, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Madrid, Rome, Milan, Vienna, Geneva, Zurich, Munich, Berlin, Prague, Budapest, Lisbon, Brussels, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Athens, Edinburgh

Africa (in-house and live online): Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Nairobi, Johannesburg, Cape Town, Accra, Addis Ababa, Casablanca, Algiers, Tunis, Luanda, Dar es Salaam, Kampala, Kigali, Dakar, Abidjan, Kinshasa, Maputo, Tripoli

Live online for every time zone, including East Asia.

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