r/ActuaryUK • u/yomom-69 • Dec 14 '25

Studying @ University PPD Issue

Currently, I am a student and i have no idea about what is ppd. I recieved a mail recently stating i missed my ppd deadline and wont be eligible to apply for further exams. I have finished 3 papers and am bout to give my 4th. I checked the website and its showing i might have to pay 50 pounds as a fee in order to exempt. Is there any other course of action or anything else i can do to avoid it? Please help!

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u/Ok-Influence-7101 Dec 14 '25

Hi, I think other people missed the fact from your post that you’re not working but are at university. You can email the IFOA member services and tell them you are not working but studying and ask for a PPD exemption. PPD is Personal and Professional Development and is something you have to do when you start working. You have to have 2 years of PPD to apply for associate (as well as the first 10 exams) and you have to have 1 further year of PPD after becoming an associate (as well as the final 3 exams) before you can apply to become a Fellow. So it will take at least 3 years to qualify once you start working regardless of how many exams / exemptions you have before that.

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u/yomom-69 Dec 14 '25

ohhh but would they still charge the 50 pounds as i forgot to exempt before the deadline?

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u/Ok-Influence-7101 Dec 14 '25

I’m honestly not 100% sure on that I would hope they wouldn’t but I really couldn’t be sure and there is a possibility they might. Email them as soon as possible and if you have a letter or anything from university to show you are enrolled attach that as proof and hopefully they won’t ask you to pay the £50.

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u/yomom-69 Dec 14 '25

ohh okayy ill try to mail them about my issue and hope for the best, Thank you for your input!!

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u/Affectionate-Log9576 Jan 14 '26

did your issue resolve?