Becoming a CDCS® candidate
Examination schedule
CDCS® exams are scheduled once annually in April.
Candidates registering directly with the Institute of Financial Services and those from China, India and Korea should register by 31 January 2012 for examination on 13 April 2012.
Candidates from North and South America should register directly with BAFT-IFSA by 28 February. The exam is scheduled to take place within the testing window of 15-19 April 2012.
Details of how to register can be found on the registration page.
Examination venues
The Institute of Financial Services offers a large number of venues for you to sit your examinations. Venues differ according to the examination you are sitting.
UK examination venues
London
Manchester
International examination venue list (excluding USA, Canada and South America)
Australia (Sydney)
Bangladesh (Dhaka)
Belgium (Brussels)
China (Beijing, Changsha, Chengdu, Dalian, Guangzhou & Shanghai)
Cyprus (Nicosia)
Egypt (Cairo)
Germany (Frankfurt)
Hong Kong
India (Chennai, Mumbai & New Delhi)
Indonesia (Jakarta)
Jordan (Amman)
Kenya (Nairobi)
Lebanon (Beirut)
Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur)
Malta (Valletta)
Mauritius (Reduit)
New Zealand (Auckland)
Nigeria (Lagos)
Romania (Bucharest)
Russia (Moscow)
Saudi Arabia (Riyadh)
Singapore
South Africa (Johannesburg)
South Korea (Seoul)
Spain (Madrid)
Sweden (Stockholm)
Switzerland (Basel)
Taiwan (Taipei)
Thailand (Bangkok)
Turkey (Istanbul)
UAE (Dubai, Sharjah)
Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh City)