Learning and Assessment Routes
There are two ways to study towards the CGMA Professional Qualification. You'll get the same qualification and CGMA status, whichever route you choose. But you’ll get there at your own pace, on your terms.
Choose Self-Tailored Learning and Assessment and shape your studies how you want: with a tuition partner, online learning, official CIMA text books and resources, or a mixture of them all.
Or you could enrol on the Finance Leadership Program for a fully guided study experience, with access to our online platform containing every piece of learning material you need, including exam preparation.
Find out more about each route below and use our learning route planner to help you decide which route is right for you.
| Route | Self-Tailored Learning and Assessment | Finance Leadership Program (Guided Learning and Assessment) |
| Learning style | Self-directed learning | Guided learning |
| Assessment style | Set exams | Continual assessment |
| Number of levels | 3 | 3 |
| Number of subjects | 9 | 9 |
| Objective tests | Nine 90 minute computer based on demand exams | None - assessments are embedded in your learning |
| Case studies | Three 3 hours exams at each level that you can take during 4 windows per year | Three 3 hours exams at each level that you can take during 4 windows per year |
| Payment model | Pay as you go | Subscription |
| Explore this route | Explore this program |
The CGMA® Competency Framework
The CGMA Competency Framework, which covers five key knowledge areas, drives the CGMA Professional Qualification syllabus. Your employer will have access to the framework, so they’ll know what skills you’ve gained and can use it to define your job role.
- Technical skills — Applying technical accounting and finance skills in different business situations
- Business skills — Transforming data into insights and strategy
- People skills — How to communicate, influence, negotiate and collaborate
- Leadership skills — Building and motivating teams and driving performance
- Digital skills — Managing and guiding the finance function in a digital world.
How CGMA changed my career - Rebecca Self, Founder and Managing Director, Seawolf Consulting
When Rebecca Self decided to get her CGMA designation, her focus was on pursuing more leadership opportunities. But getting qualified encouraged to change her career priorities and focus on her passion: sustainable finance. Here, she explains how her CGMA helped her become HSBC's first CFO of Sustainable Finance; why the CGMA designation is so powerful; and why finance professionals have a huge role to play when it comes to building sustainable businesses.
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Before you choose your registration route, make sure you have the following to hand:
- Your contact details, including address, phone and email
- Your current employment details (if you are working)
- Details of your tuition provider (if you are studying)
Self-directed learning and assessment:
Register here to study for the CGMA Professional Qualification on the self-directed learning and assessment route.
The CGMA Finance Leadership Program:
Register here to study for the CGMA Professional Qualification using the CGMA Finance Leadership Program guided learning and assessment route.