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Specialty Designations


 

 

The CEBS® program now offers candidates the opportunity to earn three specialty designations:   Group Benefits Associate (GBA), Retirement Plans Associate (RPA) and Compensation Management Specialist (CMS). The GBA and RPA and CMS recognize the three primary areas of specialization within total compensation—group and retirement, and compensation management.  The GBA, RPA, and CMS designations require successful completion of three examinations within the CEBS curriculum. Similarly to the CEBS designation, the GBA,  RPA, and CMS designations are awarded by the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Complete these three courses:
GBA 1 --
Group Health Plan Design
GBA 2 -- Group Benefits Management
GBA 3 --
Health Care Financing and Economics

Complete these three courses:
RPA 1 -- Retirement Plan Design 
RPA 2 -- Retirement Plan Management
RPA 3 -- Asset Management

 

 

Complete these three courses:
CMS 1--Human Resources and Compensation Management
CMS 2--Compensation Concepts and Principles
CMS 3--Executive Compensation


 

 

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