How Do I Qualify?

A Route to Qualification is available which details the CILA qualification routes.

To progress to Associate it is necessary to pass the Institute’s examinations and gain five years' experience as an independent loss adjuster.

To be elected as a Fellow it is necessary to have a further five years' continuous experience as an independent loss adjuster and comply with the Institute’s Continuing Professional Development requirements.

CILA Ordinary Members and CILA Students

If you are an Ordinary Member or Student preparing for the CILA examinations you will find the information on this page of assistance to you in your studies.

There is a syllabus for each subject of the examinations and this should be your guide on the areas you need to study. All syllabuses can be found in the Examination Handbook.

A Recommended Reading List has been prepared listing books and other publications which it is considered cover the syllabus. However students should appreciate that it is not necessary to read all the contents of every book on the list. You may also be able to identify other material which covers aspects of the syllabus.

Technical Bulletins are issued periodically to all members. Whilst these are not related directly to the examinations they often contain information that may be relevant to a subject you are studying.

Examinations

The Institute’s examinations are held twice a year. Below are details of the 2010 examination programme.

ACILA Exams

The results for the April 2010 ACILA examinations will be available in early July.

The dates for the October 2010 ACILA exams are:

C1 and C2 - Monday 4 October 2010

C3 - Tuesday 5 October 2010

Download October 2010 Exam Entry Form

Examination Closing Date

Entries for the October examinations must be received by 31 July 2010.

All those taking our exams should carefully read the regulations in the Examination Handbook and the syllabus for each subject you are taking.

Download the 2010 ACILA Examination Handbook

Please note that the syllabus for the 2010 examinations has been updated.

Marking Scheme

A marking scheme for the ACILA examinations is available to download. Please note that this scheme is for guidance only and is intended to give an indication of the level of performance required to obtain each grade.

Download Marking Scheme

Accreditation for Chartered Status

The Accreditation for Chartered Status (ACS) is the method by which the CILA ensures that those who have the appropriate level of competence to carry out the work as a professionally qualified loss adjuster on behalf of clients or an employer are admitted as Associates of the Institute.

Download the ACS Handbook

The ACS Entry form can be found here (pdf format)

Past Papers and Examination Statistics

Please note there was no October 2008 C1 Paper.

April 2008

C1 April 2008 questions
C2 April 2008 questions
C3 April 2008 questions

2007

C1 2007 questions
C2 2007 questions
C3 2007 questions

2006

C1 2006 questions
C2 2006 questions
C3 2006 questions

2005

C1 2005 questions
C2 2005 questions
C3 2005 questions

2004

C1 2004 questions
Examiner's comments

C2 2004 questions
Examiner's comments to follow.

C3 2004 questions
Examiner's comments

Further past examination papers are available from the Institute.

Examination Statistics

October 2009 Examination Statistics
2007 Examination Statistics
2006 Examination Statistics

Education

The Institute’s policy is not to produce self-contained study material for the CILA examinations. However Study Guides, which will direct you to various publications containing information on the syllabus areas, are available below for Subjects C1 and C2 with C3, which is currently being developed, being available soon.

Reading List

The Recommended Reading List contains a list of books and publications for all subjects. To download the Reading List for CILA Associateship Exams 2010 please click here (PDF document).

C1 Study Guides

Below are links to download the Study Guide for C1. The Guide is in three parts:
C1 Study Guide - (47k/pdf)
Case Law front - (22k/pdf)
Case Law contents - (94k/pdf)

C2 Study Guides

Below are links to download the Study Guide for C2. The Guide is in two parts:
C2 Study Guide - (91k/PDF)
Case Law Compendium - (138k/PDF)