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Education and Training to become a "Certified Actuarial Data Scientist" (CADS)
The education and training to become a “Certified Actuarial Data Scientist” (CADS) combines, among other things, issues of data processing and data protection, developing data science applications and handling state-of-the-art programming languages in an actuarial context. This additional qualification to become a CADS is aimed at fully qualified actuaries who wish to specialise further and expand their field of activity into data science in the context of insurance and financial services.
If you wish to become a specialist in Actuarial Data Science then make an investment in your future career and find out about the CADS education and training in accordance with the current CADS examination regulations.
Further Information on CADS Education and Training
If you wish to be admitted to the CADS Education and Training you must be a member of the DAV or, if you are not yet a member, then you must have been admitted to the examinations to become a DAV actuary.
Please send your completed application (PDF can be completed electronically) by
e-mail to:
Tim.Kampmann@aktuar.de (preferred method of communication)
or
by post to:
Deutsche Aktuarvereinigung e.V. (DAV e.V.)
Tim Kampmann
Hohenstaufenring 47-51
50674 Köln
In line with the current examination regulations the CADS Education and Training programme consists of the following four subjects:
- Actuarial Data Science Basic
- Actuarial Data Science Advanced
- Actuarial Data Science Immersion
- Actuarial Data Science Completion
See the learning objectives for detailed content of the individual subjects.
The DAA (EAA) offers preparatory seminars for all its CADS examinations. You must attend the mandatory seminars in the respective subject before you can register for the examinations.
Find out more about the preparatory seminars →
Lecture notes for DAA seminars
The lecture notes for DAA seminars are copyright and may only be obtained if you attend the seminar in question.
Exception: candidates who have to re-sit an exam and who have already attended a DAA seminar on the subject in question may purchase the current version of the lecture notes at a reduced rate. This rate is 1/3 of the price of the current seminar.
If you are interested please email the secretariat of the DAV offices on info@aktuar.de.
The examinations for the additional qualification Actuarial Data Science Basic and Advanced consist of 180-minute written examinations. The examinations for Actuarial Data Science Immersion and Completion are practical examinations take the form of project work. This is intended to ensure that all future CADS have industry-standard application expertise.
Below you will find instructions to complete the practical examinations in CADS Immersion and Completion as well as the accompanying mandatory test process:
Instructions for completing the e-exam - practical examination
Instructions for completing the test process e-exam - practical examination
If you have already passed the specialist course examinations in Actuarial Data Science (e.g., Actuarial Data Science Basic (ADS 1) or Actuarial Data Science Advanced (ADS 2)) as part of your DAV education and training, these will automatically be accredited to your CADS education and training, meaning that you will only need to pass the examinations in the subjects you have not yet completed.
Please see the list of fees for the costs of the seminars and examinations.
