45. What kinds of continuing education (CE) are considered professionalism CE hours under the U.S. Qualification Standards (USQS)?
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45. What kinds of continuing education (CE) are considered professionalism CE hours under the U.S. Qualification Standards (USQS)?
Professionalism CE involves such topics as actuarial discipline, actuarial communication, the Code of Professional Conduct, actuarial standards of practice (ASOPs), and qualification standards. Such CE includes, but is not limited to, studying, reviewing, or commenting on an ASOP or an ASOP exposure draft; studying or reviewing the Code of Professional Conduct; and serving on any professionalism board or committee, such as the Actuarial Standards Board, the Actuarial Board for Counseling and Discipline, the Committee on Qualifications, the Life and Health Qualifications Seminar Committee, or any number of other professionalism committees to which actuaries volunteer their time and resources. In addition, reviewing topics that involve business ethics similar to conflict of interest or similar principles may count toward professionalism CE. The Committee on Qualifications encourages actuaries to obtain at least some of their professionalism hours by reviewing the Code of Professional Conduct, ASOPs, and the USQS annually (Section 2.2.7). Keep in mind that topics that improve one’s “professionalism” such as communication skills or presentation skills, while useful, do not constitute professionalism under the USQS, although they may count as general business skills, which are capped at 3 CE hours annually.
Last updated December 2014
Last updated December 2014
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