News and Events at Ashton College

The Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) is an old and venerable designation that was created in 1926 as a designation for insurance agents. Offered by the CLU Institute, the designation is built on top of the CFP and has come to mean that the holder is a senior specialist in financial planning.

Over the years, the curriculum of the CLU has expanded and is now integrated with CFP courses. The CLU designation tells consumers that the adviser has passed the CFP courses and has also mastered three specialised courses designed to deepen knowledge of wealth transfer and advanced estate planning.

Ashton College partners with the CLU Institute to offer all the CLU courses in a classroom setting. The CLU designation is then conferred by the CLU Institute.

For more information about this program, please contact the School of Part-Time Studies.

Applications can now be made for the Diploma in Accounting. The Diploma consists of 12 courses which can be taken full-time or part-time. The full-time program takes 5 months. The part-time program can be taken over 10 months. Faculty for the program are qualified accountants and other professionals. Credits earned on the program are transferable to the Certified General Accountants (CGA) Professional Program. Students graduating from either the full-time or part-time programs will be able to complete all the Level 1, 2 and 3 courses required for the CGA designation. Further information about this program can be obtained by calling a student adviser at 604-899-0803.