I only know of one type of Retirement Plan Certification and that is CEBS. Are there any other programs that offer certifications with retirement benefits for HR professionals. If you can provide links, that would be very beneficial. Thank you!

Try www.aspa.org for information on their designation. Also aba.org (?) regarding their designation. Cannon Institute offers training to enable folks to obtain a designation. I don't know their web site address.

If you are in HR, CEBS is probably the way to go. If you work only on retirement plans, the other designations available are probably sufficient and don't involve as big a time commitment.

I see your question sign…it is actually www.aba.com exact location http://www.aba.com/icbcertifications/certi...on_programs.htm

ASPA offers an entire series of exams for pension designations.

PA1-3 cover the basics and daily administration. These three are take home exams.

DC 1-2 cover more basics and 401(k) plans. They are multiple choice exams you take at a Prometric Testing site.

Upon successful completion of these 5 exams you qualify for the Qualified 401(k) Administrator (QKA) designation.

DC-3 Advanced plan issues and C2-DB Defined benefit plans exams are also multiple choice exams.

Successful completion of these exams along with the previous 5 exams qualifies you for the Qualified Plan Administrator (QPA) designation.

C-3 short answer and essay exam on Fiduciary Issues and Distributions and C-4 essay exam on Consulting along with the previous exams qualifies you for the Certified Pension Consultant (CPC) designation.

For more informaiton see:

ASPA.org
ASPA

Thank you so much for this information, I will look at those websites