Advancing the Business of Pension Administration
Maintaining your professional skills and knowledge in the dynamic business environment of pension administration requires year-round continuing education. The National Institute of Pension Administrators (NIPA) provides various avenues for staying up-to-date on the latest information, legislation and trends in the retirement plan industry including designation and certification programs, Webcasts and online learning, face-to-face educational events and membership.
Click on any of the links below to be taken directly to the program.
APA/APR Designation Programs
Distribution Administrator Certificate Program
Loan Administrator Certificate Program
The Fundamentals of Qualified Plans
IRA Essentials
NIPA Webcasts
NIPA focuses on educating retirement industry professionals in the practical applications of plan administration and providing relevant information on the business aspects of running a TPA company. By introducing these 2010 education opportunities, NIPA continues delivering on its promise of providing comprehensive programs to further advance the business of pension administration. These opportunities are designed for your convenience by allowing you to plan your training opportunities for the entire year. We look forward to your participation and thank you for your continued support of the association.
APA/APR Designation Programs
NIPA's Accredited Pension Administrator (APA) and Accredited Pension Representative (APR) provide practical information and an effective, relevant designation necessary to achieve career advancement and improve day-to-day performance.
Continuing Education Credits: NIPA, ERPA and CFP Board
Cost: $395 per course (regular enrollment)
Learn more about the Group Tuition Discount
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Distribution Administrator Certificate Program
NIPA’s Distribution Administrator Certificate Program was designed to help fill the industry’s need for training entry-level staff who typically handles distributions. This program is also comprehensive enough to help pension administrators with more experience to broaden their understanding of the ever-expanding rules, practices and procedures affecting qualified retirement plan distributions.
Continuing Education Credits: 15 (NIPA and ERPA)
Cost: Members: $495; Non-members: $595
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Loan Administrator Certificate Program
The Loan Administrator Certificate Program was designed to provide a comprehensive training option and review course for staff members whose job responsibilities include any aspect of participant loan processing or loan maintenance.
Continuing Education Credits: 5 (NIPA and ERPA)
Cost: Members: $295; Non-members: $395
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The Fundamentals of Qualified Plans
The Fundamentals of Qualified Plans program covers a range of topics designed to familiarize the audience with general requirements of qualified plans. The program is intended to be an introduction to qualified plan rules and is presented at a level suitable for those new to the retirement plan industry.
Continuing Education Credits: 8.5 (NIPA and ERPA)
Cost: Members: $395; Non-members: $495
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IRA Essentials
IRA Essentials was established to help better understand the savings opportunity presented by IRAs and assess whether their IRA-related transactions are both efficient and in compliance. This new course provides pension administrators the IRA information that is essential to their business.
Continuing Education Credits: 5 (NIPA and ERPA)
Cost: Members: $295; Non-members: $395
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NIPA Webcasts
NIPA Webcasts, provide retirement plan professionals with timely education from the comfort
of your workstation. NIPA’s Webcasts serve both pension administrators and TPA business owners with 100 minutes of the latest, pragmatic
industry news and how it may affect you and your business.
NIPA Administrator Webcasts
Continuing Education Credits: 2 ERPA CE; 2 NIPA CE; JBEA
Cost: $175 NIPA members; $275 non-members
Business Management Education (BME) Webcasts
Continuing Education Credits: 2 NIPA CE
Cost: $225 BMC Attendees; $250 regular attendees
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