Official Training Manual (OTM) Overview 

The Official Training Manual (OTM), published by CFA UK, contains essential reading for those seeking success in the IMC exam and provides comprehensive coverage of the syllabus. The current OTM (15th edition) covers the syllabus for examinations taken from 1 December 2017 to 30 November 2018. Candidates sitting the IMC exams after 1 December 2018 should purchase the 16th edition when available in November 2018.

If you require the Official Training Manual Edition 15, valid for all IMC exams until the 30th November 2018, please contact us on info@cfauk.org

Important Information 

• Syllabus version 15 unit 1 - valid for exams from 01/12/2017 to 30/11/2018
• Syllabus version 15 unit 2 - valid for exams from 01/12/2017 to 30/11/2018
• Syllabus version 16 unit 1 - valid for exams from 01/12/2018 to 30/11/2019
• Syllabus version 16 unit 2 - valid for exams from 01/12/2018 to 30/11/2019
• Recommended hours of study:
        o Unit 1 Investment Environment – 80 hours
        o Unit 2 Investment Practice – 120 hours
• CFA UK is not a Training Provider
• BPP, Kaplan and Quartic are training providers who use the OTM within their training packages
• Approximately 40% of candidates now use the CFA UK Official Training Manual
• Approximately 20% to 30% of candidates are self study candidates (who use use the OTM and no separate training provision) 

The OTM includes:

• Comprehensive coverage of the syllabus
• Worked examples and calculations
• Self-assessment questions
• One mock examination

View sample of the Official Training Manual Edition 16

**Important information

If you require the Official Training Manual Edition 15, valid for all IMC exams until the 30th November 2018, please contact us on info@cfauk.org

Delivery

Orders will be dispatched within 3 working days from payment received
once dispatched estimate delivery times:

• Recorded UK mainland - 3 to 5 working days
• Europe  - 5 to 10 working days
• Rest of the world - 5 to 10 working days

Training providers 

A number of training providers offer tuition and study support on the IMC and are known to CFA UK. These are listed below.

Please note that CFA UK does not not currently operate a formal endorsement process.

Recruitment Services

Please note that the CFA UK has no formal agreements / working arrangements in place with those providing recruitment services.  Candidates wishing to register for the IMC should do so directly with the CFA UK.  If a candidate is asked to make payment to any such recruitment services company in exchange for IMC registration, they are advised to contact the CFA UK to verify the nature of the request.