The Diploma in International Employee Benefits provides a programme of education,
study and examinations for all those involved with the complex area of international employee benefits.
Individuals from many backgrounds will find the Diploma meets their professional needs. These individuals may work for consultancies (including actuaries, lawyers, accountants and tax specialists) or insurance companies or in the pensions or remuneration and benefits departments of commercial companies. They may have international experience already or find that their careers are beginning to move in that direction.
In developing the Diploma, the aim has been to identify those aspects of benefit provision which such people are most likely to encounter in dealing with expatriates, internationally mobile employees and local employees. On a wider scale, it is hoped that the material will be of assistance in formulating corporate policy on employee benefits world wide.
Introductory information
The Diploma in International Employee Benefits has been developed in partnership by the PMI and
The International Employee Benefits Association (IEBA).
IEBA was set up to promote increased knowledge and professionalism amongst those involved with international employee benefits.
In addition to the establishment of the DipIEB its objectives are to facilitate the exchange of information between IEBA members on matters relating to international employee benefits; to take any appropriate collective action on international employee benefit matters and to maintain liaison and exchange views and information with other organisations in the same field.
Membership of IEBA is open to anyone with an interest in international employee benefits, regardless of country of residence.
A year's free membership is offered to those studying for the Diploma.
To be awarded the Diploma is necessary to pass the two three hour examinations.
Those awarded the Diploma are entitled to use the designatory initials Dip.IEB. They are also eligible to apply for
election as an
Ordinary Member of the Pensions Management Institute.
Advanced Diploma Modules 303 and 305 share the same syllabuses, study materials and examination paper with
the International Diploma (ie the contents are identical only the titles/cover designs are different).
Anyone who has passed International Diploma modules may have them credited as passes for
Advanced Diploma modules should they wish to pursue
Associateship studies.
Equally anyone who passes Module 303 and 305 as part of Advanced Diploma studies
will also be awarded the Diploma.
Module One provides a general understanding of international employee benefit issues and looks at Australia, Germany, Japan, the USA and the EU.
It also introduces topics which are covered in greater depth in Module Two.
Module Two additionally covers Chile, France, the Netherlands, Spain and the UK together with more detailed coverage of accounting and actuarial matters, international benefit strategy, financing arrangements and international transfers.
The Diploma in International Employee Benefits is part of the PMI qualifications
and credit system.
Click here to view the
Qualifications 2008 overview brochure.
