Correspondence
Course Structure
The student has six months in which to complete their
studies and to write the Proctored, closed book exam.
Most students complete the course within three to four
months. Students taking longer than six months to complete
the course may pay an extension fee of $150 plus GST to
extend the period a further three months. The Proctor.
Once the student is ready to write the exam they identify
someone who is willing to act as their Proctor during
the exam. The Proctor is any person who is not an immediate
family member or work subordinate and who will understand
and respect the exam process. The student obtains the
name, address and telephone number of their Proctor
and forwards these details to herb@certifiedsenioradvisors.ca at least two weeks prior to the date they have arranged
to write their exam.
The Exam package is forwarded, together with instructions
direct to the Proctor. The exam is 130 – 150 multiple
choice questions. The student has 3 hours in which to
complete the exam and hand it to the Proctor to be sealed
in the return addressed envelope which is forwarded
to the Canadian Academy of Senior Advisors for marking
by an independent marker. Students must score 75% or
higher to pass the exam and obtain their CSA designation.
The Interview. Correspondence students are required
to conduct a professional interview with a senior, who
is either a current client, or a prospective client.
The purpose of the interview is to explore in what way the senior believes their needs are different from younger clients, and how they would prefer professionals who service them would better understand and respond to their unique needs. Summarize the information
in a one page report and provide the report to the Proctor
to submit with the exam. Sign-Up today.
Study Materials Provided
The Correspondence course includes a hard-cover international
text book "Working With Seniors: Health, Financial
and Social Issues" in excess of 600 pages
of the most up-to-date
information on 50-plus and senior issues, an extensive
Canadian Study Guide dealing with the unique Canadian
Senior’s and 'Grand Boomers' concerns, as well
as a CSA Participant Workbook which guides the student
through key material for each chapter that is vital
for the exam.
22 Audio CD’s (Approximately 50 minutes of education
on each of 23 of the 24 sessions). The audio CD’s
have been recorded by the Canadian Academy of Senior
Advisor's faculty and support each chapter of the International
Study Text book and Canadian Study Guide.
Recommended Study Process
- Listen to the audio CD’s to get a grasp of
the content of each Chapter/Module.
- Read the corresponding Canadian Study Guide Chapter.
- Answer the review questions in the Participant
Workbook as you complete each chapter/section and
read the information in the International Textbook
referred to in the Participant Workbook.
- Review each Chapter before the exam date.
Correspondence Tuition Fee
The fee for the Correspondence course is $995 plus GST
of $49.75 for a total of $1044.75.
Installment Option: The student may take advantage
of the installment option of five equal payments of
$219.45, inclusive of a one time administration fee
of $50.
Ongoing Support
Once a student passes the exam they will receive one
publication per month (there are four of them that rotate),
they will be listed on this website in the “Find
a CSA” webpage, and they will have exclusive access
to the CSA Marketing Store.
Sign-Up Today, before
the discount expires.
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is one of the best business decisions I
have ever made. I am confident and enthusiastic
that becoming a CSA, will double my business
in the next year alone.”
- Michael Phillips, CFP, BBA,
CSA, Investors Group
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