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Study Material
Based on the subject, Study Notes are currently purchased from ActEd, IFoA or the ASSA WebShop as indicated below:
ASSA-Coordinated subjects – Notes
A-Level subjects (A211, A213, A311), F1-Level subjects (excluding F107), and the N211 subject, study notes are available to purchase via ActEd as eBooks.
ASSA-Owned subjects – Notes
F107 subject (including B100), F2-Level subjects (including B200), and the N311.05 subject, study notes are available to purchase via the ASSA Webshop in eBook format that can be printed or in hard copy format. Hard copies for students outside of South Africa are available on request only and will include additional courier costs.
IFoA-Coordinated subjects – Notes
Study material is available to purchase via ActEd.
ActEd has a variety of study material products such as core readings, assignments, study guides, mock exams, flashcards and revisions notes.
Notes available on the ActEd website – IFoA Subject Code:
- A111 = CS1
- A112 = CB2
- A113 = CB1
- A212 = CS2
- A214 = CM2
- F106 = SP9
Formulae and Tables Book: 2025 update
The IFoA has introduced a new edition of the Formulae and Tables book (the old “Orange Book“), known as the 2025 edition or “Red Formulae and Tables Book”, that will be used in IFoA examinations from April 2026 onwards.
The Formulae book is currently available for purchase from the ActEd site.
Pre-Exam Support Programmes
Education Tuition Course
The ASSA Tuition Course is an online course with an approximate 30 hours (50 hours for A311) of contact time, virtual or face-to-face, which may include:
- Lectures
- Assignments of at least 100 marks (Compulsory)
- Pre-recorded videos
- Exam preparation session
- 1 x compulsory Content Practice Exam (CPE) – marked with feedback before final exam. The following subjects each have Paper A and Paper B as part of their CPE: A212, A213, A214 and A311.
(CPE for N311.03 is not available) - CPE Feedback session
Short Course
The ASSA short course is an online course of approximate 10 hours, with limited contact time, including:
- Lecture on exam techniques, if available
- Past exam questions – review and discussion
- Assignments of a min 100 marks (compulsory)
- 1 x compulsory Content Practice Exam (CPE) – marked with feedback before final exam. The following subjects each have Paper A and Paper B as part of their CPE: A212, A213, A214 and A311.
- CPE Feedback session
The short course offering is only applicable to A212 & A214. This course is ideal if you have attempted the exam before and you are relatively familiar with the course content.
Content Practice Exams (CPE)
The ASSA CPE Only offering includes: (CPE previously known as mock exams)
- All Assignments that are available to the Tuition course students (optional for CPE Only students)
- 1 x compulsory Content Practice Exam (CPE) – marked with feedback before final exam. The following subjects each have Paper A and Paper B as part of their CPE: A212, A213, A214 and A311.
- CPE Feedback session
The CPE (for all offerings) will be available and completed on the ASSA learning platform. The CPE aims to assess content knowledge in preparation for an exam. The CPE is un-invigilated but students should undertake the CPE under exam conditions. The CPE will be marked and feedback will be provided to each student. The CPE is set by the course leader and and is peer-reviewed to ensure that the CPE meets the exam standard.
CPE exams are also available for IFoA outsourced subjects through ASSA.
Subjects with 2 exam papers will also have 2 CPE papers and both papers are compulsory for the CPE.
F200 Exam Preparation Workshop
The F200 exam preparation workshop is a free workshop specifically designed for Fellowship (F2) level studies. The workshop is presented by the chairman of the ASSA Examination Board to assist students with exam techniques.
The workshop is not subject specific and will cover skills and techniques required across all F2 level exams.
ThinkActuary
The ThinkActuary platform allows you to practice past exam questions, and identifies exam topics that you are less comfortable with to make sure you spend time where it’s most beneficial. As you progress through completing practice questions you can either self-assess or you can opt to have your attempts marked by qualified actuaries.
ThinkActuary will be included in the ESI course and Content Practice Exam offering for A311, F102, F103, F105, F106, F201, F202 & F203 (More subjects coming soon).
If you do not plan on registering for the ASSA ESI course or Content Practice Exam, but would like to monitor your level of readiness towards the exam to maximise your chances of getting that pass, you can sign up for ThinkActuary in your personal capacity via the ThinkActuary website.
Post-Exam Support Programmes
Exam Counselling
Exam counselling is a one-on-one session you will have with an assigned exam counsellor who is a subject matter expert. The session will cover your previous exam attempt and focus on areas of improvement to ensure that you excel at your next exam attempt.
Exam counselling is only applicable to candidates who received an FA or FB in the previous semester’s exam sitting. Meaning, only candidates who receive an FA or FB grade for their exam, will be allowed to register for exam counselling.
Counselling and Normative Skills N311.03 Exam
For the Normative Skills N311.03E (Model Documentation, Analysis and Reporting) exam candidates with an FB, FC or FD grade must either attend counselling or retake the tuition course before being permitted to reattempt the examination. More info refer to the NS page.
Examiner’s Workshop
Examiner’s workshops take the form of group counselling sessions specifically covering the previous semester’s exam paper. Each examiner’s workshop is presented by the examiner/s of the ASSA exam in each subject.
The sessions will run for approximately 2 hours, per subject per semester, subject to sufficient demand.
Examiner’s Workshops are offered to candidates who have either:
- Obtained an unsuccessful attempt in the previous semester’s exam. or,
- Who intend registering to write in the upcoming exam session
During each workshop, the subject-specific examiner takes participating candidates through the exam and trends that have been identified in the most exam session. Participants who wrote the previous semester’s exam will have access to their scripts.
Note: The workshop is applicable to the exam written in the previous semester only.
