Re-instatement
​If you wish to reinstate your designation, you may be subject to the reinstatement rules as per the CPD guidelines and regulations that are in place at the time you wish to reinstate. The current reinstatement rules are as follows:-
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4 years or less out of the scheme:
• Completion of any shortfall in CPD requirements (in addition to the requirements for the year of reinstatement), and application of the shortfall warning, where relevant
• Payment of backdated designation and / or membership fees, where relevant
• €100 reinstatement fee
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• Alternatively, complete and pass the Regulation Reinstatement exam. No reinstatement fee or backdated designation and / or membership fees apply in this case.
5 or more years out of the scheme:
• Complete and pass the Regulation Reinstatement exam.

5 to 9 years out of the scheme Successfully complete the QFA Regulation Reinstatement module and examination or another new MCC module and exam e.g., a QFA exam not already passed with related costs for example, registration fee and membership fee. No reinstatement fee or backdated designation and / or membership fees apply in this case.

10 years or more out of the scheme: Successfully complete the QFA Regulation module and examination and at least one other QFA module which matches the competency of the category you wish to be accredited in, with related costs for example, registration fee and membership fee. Please refer to the Professional Certificate in Financial Advice programme. No reinstatement fee or backdated designation and / or membership fees apply in this case
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