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The FISD FIA and FISD DLS have moved online! Earn your certification at home. Totally convenient: no webcam or advanced scheduling required. Test center exams may be arranged on request, depending on availability in your area.

COVID-19 information: Some testing centers are closed. Review a list of test center closures here. Contact your testing center via the phone number listed in your registration for questions about their operating hours and policies. If you'd prefer to take your exam at home, contact Hope Wilkes for help moving your registration.  

FIA Training

Training Partners  /  FIA Training

Choose how you want to prepare for the FISD FIA exam. 

Formal training for the FISD FIA is not required. Your extensive industry experience may have armed you with enough knowledge to succeed on the exam. However, the typical candidate needs training on some or all sections of the syllabus to earn the FISD FIA. FISD invited a selection of trusted training providers to create preparation courses and material specifically tailored to the FISD FIA exam. Training options include public seminars, private classroom courses where the trainer can come to your facility, and online learning, so there’s bound to be a solution that meets your needs. In addition to setting you up for success on exam day, engaging a recognized trainer has the added benefit of a $75 discount off of the exam fee for each training participant.  All trainers are independent of FISD.


eTraining

Finance ModulesFinance Modules

Series of 59 videos organized into four sections which follow the FISD FIA syllabus (Markets, Data, Technology, Issues & Trends). Total run time is just over 3.5 hours. In addition to the video instruction, the course includes 150 pages of printable notes and quizzes to reinforce the information taught in the videos.

Temporarily offered free of charge for FISD members. Click for details.

Fee: £365
Contact: Tony Gibson

Finance Modules eTraining and the FIA are available for purchase as a bundle for $905 USD.
Choose “FISD Financial Information Associate (FISD FIA) + Finance Modules Training” from the catalog.

Register for FIA Exam

training.marketdata.netMarketdata.net

COMING SOON To be delivered on a major Chinese e-learning mobile platform, this training program will be comprised of a video series co-produced by Marketdata.net and top-tier trainers covering the essentials of the FISD FIA syllabus. Local (Chinese and other) language aids and printable study materials will be available to enhance the eLearning experience to help candidates prepare for the exam.

Contact: Michelle Lin

Private Classroom Courses Only

Tee Williams Associates

Based in Washington, DC and travels broadly to teach classroom courses tailored to the FISD FIA syllabus and your company’s needs. eLearning study sessions are available. Trained FIA #1,000.

Fee: dependent on trainer’s travel requirements, number of students
Contact: Tee Williams

EDMWorksEDMworks
(also offers an eLearning component)

Based in the UK and serves Europe, North America, Asia, and the Middle East.

Data Practitioner Foundation Course is a 2-day course which provides a broad foundation in data-related knowledge including regulations, data modeling and design, data quality management, data ownership, data governance plus the entire FISD FIA syllabus. This course additionally includes 7 hours of eLearning plus quizzes and notes.

Fee: dependent on trainer’s travel requirements, number of students
Contact: Dennis Slattery

TCAMTCAM

Consulting firm based in the Netherlands offering a two-day Expert training course is designed to teach candidates the essential knowledge for the FISD FIA.

Fee: dependent on trainer’s travel requirements, number of students
Contact: John Lathouwers   

Public Courses Only

Waters Technology Market Data Training Waters Technology Market Data Training NYC

Three-day course based on the FISD FIA syllabus co-taught by John Best and David Curran of KSS Training LTD.

Waters Technology Market Data Training Waters Technology Market Data Training London

Three-day course based on the FISD FIA syllabus co-taught by John Best and David Curran of KSS Training LTD.

Fee: £2,899 + VAT

Contact: Helen McGuire

Both Public and Private Courses

AFO Training Johannesburg

Two-day course based on the FISD FIA syllabus. Class size is limited to 25 participants.

Contact: Kelvin Thomson

KSS TrainingKSS Training

Based in the UK and serving North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, the trainers affiliated with KSS offer public and private courses that teach to the FISD FIA syllabus. Four mini-courses guide candidates through the entire exam syllabus. In the case of private courses, it’s possible to tailor the length of instruction to either 2 or 3 days based on candidates’ needs.

Contact: John Best

training.marketdata.netMarketdata.net

COMING SOON

Based in Shanghai and Beijing and serving the Asia-Pacific Region, Marketdata.net will partner with top-tier trainers to offer training courses based on the FISD FIA syllabus. The 2-3 days of instruction in the public/private classes is tailored to candidates’ needs with local (Chinese and other) language support throughout the learning period.

Contact: Michelle Lin

TRG ScreenTRG Screen

Based in the Netherlands, TRG Screen offers two-day public market data courses that cover a range of industry topics as well as the FISD FIA syllabus and customizable private courses that focus only on the FISD FIA syllabus.

Recent course: May 13-15 @ Grupo BMV Escuela; May 15-17 @ Grupo BMV Escuela
Fee: $21,500 MXN

View the brochure

Contact: Evert-Jan ten Brundel

Training Discounts for FIA Exam

FIA Exam Training Discount          

$425

After buying your training or training product, your trainer will provide a discount code to register for the FIA Exam. You will schedule your exam location, date, and time online through Kryterion, the test facilitator we have engaged to operate our tests.


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