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New CMIIA study route – under development

At a glance

We are working on a new study route to our flagship Chartered designation. We have been engaging with our members and the plan we presented was very well received. We therefore feel confident that we have your support and that we are on the right track.

The new study route launches in March 2022. We are also planning a new tuition programme to support members be working towards the new exams.

As more information about the study route becomes available, we will add it to this webpage, so stay tuned.

Read our FAQs about the new study route

Find out how to transition to the new study route

The new syllabus

The new route to Chartered has two theory elements: Module 1 Strategy and Module 2 Leadership.

Transition

Members enrolled on the QIAL before 1 April 2021 may transition to the new syllabus this summer (2021) and we plan on running a comprehensive programme of support for candidates taking the exams in January 2022. Or, if you prefer, you can continue with the QIAL case studies and achieve CMIIA that way.

The January 2022 exams, referred to as the Transition exam, will be based on the new syllabus and will be wholly administered by us.

Exemptions

Members who completed QIAL Case Study exams are eligible for exemptions from the new CMIIA study route. These exemptions are as follows:

If you passed Case Study 2 Organizational leadership, then you are exempt from Module 1 Strategy.
If you have passed Case Study 1 Internal audit leadership and Case Study 3 Ethical leadership, then you are exempt from Module 2 Leadership.

For the Transition exams only, we have also agreed partial exemptions:

If you passed Case Study 1 Internal audit leadership but not Case Study 3 Ethical leadership, then you are exempt from the leadership element of the Module 1 exam and only need to sit the ethics component.
Similarly, if you passed Case Study 3 Ethical Leadership but not Case Study 1 Internal audit leadership, then you are exempt from the leadership element of the Module 1 exams and only need to sit the Internal audit leadership component.

Next steps

If you would like to transition your registration to the new CMIIA study route, then please complete the form below.
By doing so, you will be registered on the CMIIA study route and you will have three years to complete the study programme.
To sit any of the CMIIA study route exams, either as part of the transition or for the new programme, you need to transition.
If you are considering sitting the transition exams in January 2022, then you need to transition your registration by 8 October. You will also be expected to book your exam and the accompanying tuition support commencing on 11 October. The tuition programme is compulsory.
If you are considering sitting the exams as part of the new programme staring in March 2022, then you can transition your registration at any point before the course commence.
Your QIAL registrations, should you choose to transition, will not be affected and you will still be able to sit the QIAL Case Study exams even after you have transitioned your registration.
Member who transition their registration can sit either the transition exam, or any of the subsequent exams provided they register as per the usual processes.
There are no costs associated with the registration tuition process.
Should you, for whatever reason, choose to cancel your CMIIA registration then you should notify us in writing.
Upon receiving your form, we will process your instruction and will automatically apply any QIAL case study passes as exemptions. You will then receive an email confirmation containing a link that you can use to book your exams after 6 September.

Questions?

If you have any questions, please get in touch with us by emailing student support at: student.support@iia.org.uk