Study Material

Please go to the Downloads section for application forms.

The following paragraphs give details of the aids to study and the forms of study available to you. You are advised to begin studying six months before the examinations.

Study Manual

The Pension Management Institute publishes a study manual for each examination Part. All the study material produced by PMI is in an online format. Students will need access to a computer and to the internet in order to obtain the study material. Full instructions will be provided. Students who have previously bought the study manual in the appropriate Part can obtain the material at a discount.

An additional reading list has also been compiled and is sent automatically to all candidates.

Study manuals may also be purchased who do not intend to sit the examinations.

Correspondence Course

The Pensions Management Institute provides correspondence courses, the cost of which is included in the price of the study material.  For the October module (Part 1) the correspondence course begins in May and finishes in September.

The correspondence course comprises a study manual, test booklet and tutorial facilities. It is not possible to purchase the correspondence course without the study manual.

In order to gain maximum benefit from the correspondence course a planned method of study should be followed with completed tests being submitted regularly.

Full details of the operation of the correspondence course are given in the notes which accompany it.

Candidates are strongly recommended to use the correspondence courses, receiving regular feedback from tutors is very valuable. The courses also provide a good way back into disciplined study and examination-sitting for those who may have been away from it for some years.

Mock examinations

Candidates who have previously undertaken a correspondence course but failed the examination may buy the mock examination.

Revision Sessions

A half day revision course will be held in London for Part Two in March and for Part One in September, and revision courses are also being held in Switzerland. Further details of forthcoming courses will be available nearer the time. Please also check Forthcoming Events for more details.

Visit the PMI web site for further details.