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Education Programme 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 the CADS Education Programme
An application for our CADS education programme requires either a membership of the DAV, or, if not yet fully a member, a completed admission to the DAV education programme.
Please send the completed application (PDF can be filled out electronically) by
e-mail to:
pruefungen@aktuar.de (preferred)
or post to:
Deutsche Aktuarvereinigung e.V. (DAV e.V.)
Examination Office
Hohenstaufenring 47-51
50674 Cologne
According to the current examination regulations, the CADS education programme consists of the following four subjects:
- Actuarial Data Science Basic
- Actuarial Data Science Advanced
- Actuarial Data Science Immersion
- Actuarial Data Science Completion
Please refer to the learning objectives for detailed information on the content of each subject.
For all exams covering Foundation and Specialist Courses, the DAA offers preparation seminars. Registration for exams in the chosen specialized subject requires participation in the respective mandatory seminars for that field.
Learn more about the DAA's preparatory seminars →
Scripts for the DAA Seminars
The scripts for the respective DAA seminars are protected by copyright and can only be purchased as part of attending a seminar.
Exception: For candidates who need to retake an exam and have already attended a seminar in that subject at the DAA, it is possible to obtain the current script at a reduced price. The cost for the script is then 1/3 of the current seminar fee.
If interested, please contact the DAV office's secretariat by email at info@aktuar.de.
The examinations for the subjects Actuarial Data Science Basic and Advanced take the form of a written examination that lasts 180 minutes. Examinations for ADS Basic and Immersion are held in May each year; examinations for ADS Advanced and Completion are held in October. This is to ensure that all future CADS graduates have practical user knowledge.
Below you will find instructions for taking the practical examinations in the subjects CADS Immersion and Completion, as well as the associated mandatory testing process:
Instructions for taking the e-exam – practical examination (in German)
Instructions for conducting the e-exam test process – practical examination (in German)
If subjects of the specialist courses of the DAV education programme in Actuarial Data Science Basic (ADS 1) and Actuarial Data Science Advanced (ADS 2) have already been successfully passed, these will automatically be credited as passed in your CADS education programme, so that the only remaining subjects that have not yet been successfully completed need to be taken.
Please refer to the cost overview for the costs of the respective seminars and examinations.
