Certified Employee Benefits Specialist (CEBS) Curriculum

CEBS Certified Employee Benefit Specialist

Six Required Courses

• GBA 1 - Employee Benefits: Concepts and Health Care Benfits
• GBA 2 - Employee Benefits: Design, Administration and Other Welfare Benefits
• RPA 1 - Retirement Plan Design
• RPA 2 - Retirement Plan Management
• CMS 1 - Human Resources and Compensation Management
• CMS 2 - Compensation Concepts and Principles

Two Electives (Any two of the following CEBS courses)

• RPA 3 - Asset Management
• GBA 3 - Health Economics
• CMS 3 - Executive Compensation and Compensation Issues
• PFP 1 - Personal Financial Planning 1: Concepts and Principles
• PFP 2 - Personal Financial Planning 2: Tax and Estate Planning Techniques

Specialty Track Designations

CMS Compensation Management Specialist

Complete these CEBS courses:

• CMS 1 - Human Resources and Compensation Management
• CMS 2 - Compensation Concepts and Principles
• CMS 3 - Executive Compensation and Compensation Issues

GBA Group Benefits Associate

Complete these CEBS courses:

• GBA 1 - Employee Benefits: Concepts and Health Care Benefits
• GBA 2 - Employee Benefits: Design, Administration and Other Welfare Benefits
• GBA 3 - Health Economics

Plus one of the following two courses:

• CMS 1 - Human Resources and Compensation Management
• or PFP 1 - Personal Financial Planning 1: Concepts and Principles

RPA Retirement Plans Associate

Complete these CEBS courses

• RPA 1 - Retirement Plan Design
• RPA 2 - Retirement Plan Management
• RPA 3 - Asset Management

Plus one of the following two courses:

• CMS 1 - Human Resources and Compensation Management
• or PFP 1 - Personal Financial Planning 1: Concepts and Principles