The International Society of Certified Employee Benefit Specialists
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Twin Cities Chapter of ISCEBS
Certified Employee Benefit Specialist Curriculum
CEBS Curriculum:
Six Required Courses:
Course 1 - Employee Benefits: Concepts and Health Care Benefits

Course 2 - Employee Benefits: Design, Administration and Other Welfare Benefits

Course 3 - Retirement Plans: Basic Features and Defined Contribution Approaches

Course 4 - Retirement Plans: Defined Benefit Approaches and Plan Administration

Course 8 - Human Resources and Compensation Management

Comp 1 - Compensation Concepts and Principals
Two Elective Courses (any two of the following CEBS courses):
Course 7 - Asset Management

Course 9 - Health Economics

Comp 2 - Executive Compensation and Compensation Issues

PFP 1 - Personal Financial Planning 1: Concepts and Principals

PFP 2 - Personal Financial Planning 2: Tax and Estate Planning Techniques
Specialty Designation Curriculum:
Compensation Management Specialist Curriculum (CMS)
Three Required Courses:
Comp 1 - Compensation Concepts and Principals

Comp 2 - Executive Compensation and Compensation Issues

Course 8 - Human Resources and Compensation Management
Compensation Management Specialist Curriculum (CMS)
Three Required Courses:
Course 1 - Employee Benefits: Concepts and Health Care Benefits

Course 2 - Employee Benefits: Design, Administration and Other Welfare Benefits

Course 9 - Health Economics
Retirement Plans Associate (RPA)
Plus one of the following two courses:
Course 8 - Human Resources and Compensation Management

PFP 1 - Personal Financing Planning 1: Concepts and Principals
Three Required Courses:
Course 3 - Retirement Plans: Basic Features and Defined Contribution Approaches

Course 4 - Retirement Plans: Defined Benefit Approaches and Plan Administration

Course 7 - Asset Management
Plus one of the following two courses:
Course 8 - Human Resources and Compensation Management

PFP 1 - Personal Financing Planning 1: Concepts and Principals
VERY IMPORTANT NOTICE:  Please consult the most recent CEBS Catalogue of
Information as individual courses are routinely revised.  See the
Course Catalogue.