About
the Chartered Management Professional (CMP) Designation
GAMA
International Canada is pleased to offer the Chartered
Management Professional Designation.
The CMP curriculum provides a leadership skills development
program for financial services management, and is
the first of its kind in Canada.
This
program - developed in Partnership with the Sobey
School of Business and Centre for Leadership Excellence
at Saint Mary’s University - includes a combination
of directly applicable ‘academic’, ‘skill
building’ and ‘business planning’
components. Each of these program elements is delivered
using a balance of assigned readings, self-assessment
tools, online testing, experiential workshops and
teleconferencing.
Click
here to download a copy of the CMP Program Guide,
which contains all of the information on this web
site in a handy printable version.
For
more information, please contact us at (416) 444-6291
(toll free 1-866-525-5004), or click on any one of
the headings listed below:
The
CMP Designation
The
Chartered Management Professional designation has
been developed to fill an important gap in the financial
services industry – directly applicable
training and formal recognition
for individuals in a management and leadership role.
The
designation is awarded upon completion of 9 courses,
representing 10 credits, designed to enhance knowledge,
hone skills, and develop a personalized business plan.
Importantly, the business planning framework presents
an opportunity to integrate all CMP program learnings
while generating an up-to-date strategy and plan of
execution.
The
CMP designation is awarded by the GAMA Learning
Institute. The Board of Directors of this
governing body include representatives from the financial
services industry, along with the President of GAMA
International Canada and the Dean of the Sobey School
of Business at Saint Mary’s University.
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Who
It’s For
The
CMP designation has been designed for leaders and
managers in the distribution of financial services.
The program provides education and training that is
equally beneficial to managers in their earlier stages
of development as well as seasoned veterans.
Individuals
participating in this program will generally be expected
to have at least 5 years of industry experience, and
be operating in a management and/or leadership capacity
within their organization.
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Key
Benefits
The
CMP designation program is designed to deliver the
following benefits to GAMA Canada members who enrol
in its schedule of professional development courses:
For
Individual Members:
-
Update skills & knowledge in key performance
areas
- Designation
awarded in return for program completion
- Opportunity
to be among the first to gain CMP
- A
fitting complement to existing designations
- Achievement
of CE credits en route to completion
- Delivery
methods geared to adult learning
- Mentoring
& interaction with fellow students
- Business
Planning Framework ensures direct application
For
Corporate Partners:
- Up-to-date
content, evolving along with the industry
- Can
be treated as “stand-alone”, or “integrated”
with existing in-house programs (i.e. complementary
& scalable)
- Creates
long-term professional development& training
program continuity
- Contributes
to establishment of succession track
- Flexibility
& choice meets full range of needs
- Business
Planning Framework ensures direct application
The
“Win-Win”:
- Highly
practical professional development
- Direct
tie-in with organizational development
- Recognition
for individual & corporations alike
- Best-in-class
content providers with track record in
the Financial Services industry
- “Blended”
learning model
- Favourable
pricing for course content
- Flexibility
to tailor offerings and to scale up/down
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Program
Overview Model
The
following diagram provides an overview of the CMP
designation program. Each of the credit requirements
indicated below is fulfilled by completing one course
corresponding to each area of the CMP curriculum.
Note:
Subject to approval from the GAMA Learning Institute,
professional development courses provided ‘in-house’
by GAMA’s corporate partner companies may qualify
for CMP Credit Equivalency. Moreover, students who
have completed CMP Credit Equivalent coursework within
the past 12 months may qualify for as many as two
CMP Credit Exemptions (subject to agreement between
the student’s corporate sponsor and the GAMA
Learning Institute). Independent students (ie. who
are not employed by a corporate partner company) will
be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
‘Academic
Learning’ Component
-
The over-arching “survey course” for
each area of core curriculum.
-
All content provided by the Sobey School of Business
and Centre for Leadership Excellence at Saint Mary’s
University.
-
These courses are delivered using a combination
of assigned readings and online testing.
‘Skill
Building’ Component
- The
hands-on workshops for each area of core curriculum.
-
All content provided by a set of Accredited
Educational Providers with a proven track record
of successfully delivering comparable programs to
one or more of GAMA Canada’s corporate partner
companies.
-
These courses are delivered using a combination
of assigned readings, online self-assessment tools,
facilitated workshops and teleconference calls.
‘Business
Planning’ Framework
- Designed
to provide a structure for applying and integrating
key points of learning throughout the course of
the CMP Program.
-
Delivered in three components - a “Stepping
Stone” session at the beginning, a sequence
of “Touchstone” coaching sessions at
key points of progression, and a “Capstone”
evaluation session at the end of the CMP Program
experience.
- This
element of the CMP Program is delivered using a
combination of assigned readings, facilitated workshop,
one-to-one coaching and direct feedback from the
Evaluation Committee of the GAMA Learning
Institute.
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Core
Curriculum
Overview
The curriculum of learning for the CMP designation
program has been tailored to enhance the development
of financial services leaders in each of the following
areas of core competency:
1.
Recruitment & Selection
- Recruiting, selecting and integrating top talent
- Building the winning team
2.
Training & Education
- Training and educating talent throughout the organization
to achieve high performance
- Application of the most effective adult learning
models/approaches
3.
Coaching & Leadership
- Empowering and developing oneself and other for
highest performance
- Creating an environment of continuous learning,
teamwork and organizational alignment
4.
Business Development
- Pro-active planning and development to enable continued
growth and high performance
- Integrating strategy with practice management interdependencies
To view the course offerings corresponding to each
component of the CMP program curriculum, simply click
on the following links:
Course
Comparison Tables (shows courses side
by side in table format)
Course
Catalogue (shows listing of all courses
with detailed outlines)
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Delivery
Formats
Each
of the courses within the CMP designation program
will be delivered using a variety of proven methods
for:
- Educating
adults with a wide variety of backgrounds and years
of experience;
-
Providing opportunities to apply key learnings directly
and immediately; and
- Providing
as much flexibility as possible for students to
fulfill requirements (recognizing that most of the
CMP program’s student population are already
managing a heavy workload).
With
these principles in mind, each of the CMP program
components features the following delivery methods:
‘Academic
Learning’ Component
These courses are delivered using a combination of
assigned readings and online testing.
‘Skill
Building’ Component
These courses are delivered using a combination of
assigned readings, online self-assessment tools, facilitated
workshops and teleconference calls.
‘Business
Planning’ Framework
This element of the CMP program is delivered using
a combination of assigned readings, facilitated workshops,
one-to-one coaching and direct feedback from the Evaluation
Committee of the GAMA Learning Institute.
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Program
“Flow”
To
help make it as easy as possible for you to enroll
in and complete the CMP designation program, a very
hands-on administration process has been designed,
as portrayed by the following diagram:
Steps
you can take (with GAMA's assistance) to help get
you started in the program appear in the Help
section of the web site.
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Program
Pricing
In
general terms, the courses provided to earn the CMP
designation are priced as follows (all figures provided
in Canadian dollars, excluding applicable taxes):
- Each
“Academic Learning” course will cost
$800. Each student will be required to take 4 of
these courses, one corresponding to each topic area
in the CMP curriculum. Total: $3,200.
-
Each “Skill-Building” course will cost
approximately $1,500 (note – some prices vary
slightly depending on the option chosen). Each student
will be required to take 4 of these courses - one
corresponding to each of the 4 areas in the core
curriculum (unless he or she qualifies for Credit
Exemptions). Total (assuming no Credit Exemptions):
approx. $6,000.
-
The “Business Planning Capstone” course
will be priced at $1,500 per student.
-
Total cost for entire designation (assuming no Credit
Exemptions for Skill Building courses): approx.
$10,700 per student.
Note
– as comparable to other professional designation
programs, the ultimate cost to the individual student
will be a function of any cost-sharing arrangements
(where/if applicable) between the student and his
or her sponsoring company.
Click
here to view the summary of pricing guidelines
provided on our Course
Comparison Table.
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CMP
Credit Equivalency
In
recognition of the direct alignment that may exist
between programs, GAMA will grant credit equivalency
standing to elements of corporate partner companies’
existing development programs equating to a maximum
of two CMP Skill-Building credits. Confirmation of
eligibility, along with specification of the areas
within the CMP Program for which credit equivalency
will be granted, shall be determined jointly by representatives
from GAMA and each corporate partner company.
CMP
Credit Exemption
- In
cases where corporate partner companies’ courses
qualify for CMP Credit Equivalency, GAMA is prepared
to grant credit exemption for a maximum of 2 credits
to qualifying students sponsored by that corporate
partner. These exemptions would be granted on the
basis of prior completion of the corresponding courses
within the past 12 months (along with other qualification
criteria to be mutually determined by GAMA and each
corporate partner).
- To
gain Credit Exemption, students must complete a
standard Credit Exemption Application Form, for
joint review and approval by the GAMA Learning
Institute and the corporate partner company.
- Note:
The intention behind this credit exemption policy
is purely to eliminate course (and cost) redundancy
for CMP Program participants who have completed
required course work in the recent past (albeit
prior to engagement in the CMP Program). As such,
it is GAMA’s expectation that credit exemptions
will be granted to students in very limited numbers,
and most likely only through the initial phase of
the CMP Program’s market launch.
CMP
Credit Exemptions will be granted on the following
case-by-case basis:
-
Directly comparable content from prior courses completed
(whether sourced internally or externally); and
- Directly
comparable hours of course content experienced;
and
- Highly
comparable delivery methods for course content.
The
Credit Exemption process will be governed as follows:
- The
student must apply for exemption, based upon guidelines
provided on a standard “Application For Qualifying
Exemption”; then
- A
sub-committee of the GAMA Learning Institute
Board of Directors will review those applications
(in consultation with the Accredited
Educational Partners, where applicable); then
- The
Board of Directors will advise the student whether
their application for exemption has been accepted
or declined.
- The
Board of Directors will also advise the student’s
sponsoring company of their ‘verdict’
(with the student’s permission).
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CE
Credit Eligibility
We
are currently in the process of arranging for CE Credit
qualification status for as many of the CMP program
courses as possible.
The
Course Comparison
Table provided on this site indicates the courses
that already qualify.
We
will provide updates as applications for approval
by the applicable accreditation bodies in the weeks
and months ahead are finalized.
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Getting
Started
For
further information, please visit the Help
section of this web site or contact GAMA Canada directly
at (416) 444-6291 (toll free 1-866-525-5004), or e-mail
to info@gamacanada.com.
In
addition, you can download
a CMP Program Guide to access all web site program
and course material in PDF format.
Ready
to register? Click
here to visit the Registration section of this
site!
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