The programme of courses for the Investment Property Forum (IPF) Investment Education Programme (IEP) consists of the following study modules:

Part I
Property as an Asset Class (e-learning module)
Investment Valuation & Portfolio Theory
Financial Instruments and Investment Markets

Part II
Property Investment Appraisal
Property Finance and Funding
Indirect Property Investment
International Property Investment
Portfolio Management

Modules are normally studied sequentially to gain the IPF Investment Property Diploma or can be studied as stand alone modules. A syllabus for each subject, arrangements for each study module and a statement of charges for enrolment can be obtained, on behalf of the IPF, from the Institute of  Continuing Education.

Eligibility for enrolment for one or more modules depends upon an applicant’s qualifications and experience. For Property as an Asset Class applicants must have a cognate or semi cognate degree (or degree-equivalent cognate professional qualification) with evidence of relevant experience.

Applicants for all modules, other than Property as an Asset Class, are expected to be graduates or members of a graduate-entry profession broadly relating to property investment. They should possess relevant practical experience of at least two years (post-qualification) in business or professional activity relating to property investment. Other qualifications and more extensive experience are also taken into account.

Applicants for any of the Part II modules are not eligible for enrolment unless they previously achieve a pass in, or gain an exemption from the relevant Part I modules or otherwise establish to the satisfaction of the Programme Director, that that they are appropriately qualified for the module in question. Exemption is granted on the basis of a candidate’s previous qualifications and experience.

If the Programme Director has any doubt about the eligibility for a requested exemption, applicants may be asked to pass the final assessment of Property as an Asset Class for a fee.

A pass in a subject is awarded if a candidate attends the prescribed sessions; completes the specified programme of work in a timely manner; and achieves a mark of at least 50% in all formally assessed assignments.

Submission of an assignment up to one week after the due date, without prior approval of the Programme Director, normally incurs a penalty deduction of up to ten percentage points from the assessed mark. Work submitted more than one week late is not usually marked and the candidate is deemed to have chosen not to complete the assignment (see ‘k’ below). In exceptional circumstances, provided application is made in advance, a candidate may be granted permission to defer submission for a limited period at the discretion of the Programme Director.

Assignments are marked by the Module Leader or another appointed person.  Any appeal regarding individual results must be referred in writing to the Programme Manager and subsequently to the Programme Director. Any further appeal is directed to the Chair of the IPF Academic Committee (see regulation ‘n’ below).

A Certificate is awarded by the IPF in respect of a pass in any module within the programme.

A Diploma (Dip IPF) is awarded by the IPF to candidates who achieve the pass standard in all of the Part II modules, after passing or being granted exemption from the Part I modules, provided that the passes in the Part II modules are achieved within a period of three years after the student began the first module.

A candidate who fails to meet any of the requirements for a pass in any module at the first attempt may be permitted to be re-assessed on one further occasion. Re-sit students may proceed to study and be assessed for the next module subject to the understanding that their study of subsequent modules is not taken as waiving the necessity for them to pass the failed module.

Unless specific permission is given to the contrary, all submissions for assessment must be the candidate’s own work, apart from references to published materials which shall be clearly indicated in the text, with full bibliographical details at the end. Any candidate in breach of this regulation or found guilty of any other unfair practice shall be deemed to have failed the relevant module, with no opportunity to re-sit.

An applicant who enrols for a course and chooses not to complete an assignment for formal assessment is not eligible for any award or certificate and is not entitled to count the course as credit towards any other qualification.

The programme of courses are planned, delivered and assessed under the oversight of an Academic Committee, including representatives of the IPF and of their appointed course provider (The Institute of Continuing Education), and that Committee shall have the power to amend these regulations.

The course providers have absolute discretion in accepting or rejecting any application for enrolment or exemption and their decision is final.

Assessment is the responsibility of the course provider whose decision is final.

Applications for enrolment or exemption and all formal communications under these regulations are addressed to The Director and sent to the address below.

These regulations apply for any enrolments for modules delivered from September 2009.