Key Takeaways
- • Kaplan and the CAIA Association announced a partnership to expand access to CAIA.nxt certificates and microcredentials for financial professionals.
- • Kaplan students will receive a 10% discount on CAIA.nxt enrollment, according to the announcement.
- • The partnership targets the roughly $25 trillion alternatives market, per the release, by offering modular, practitioner-led alternative investment education.
- • CAIA.nxt is the CAIA Association's online learning platform, serving wealth and investment management professionals, with more than 14,000 members across 100+ countries in the CAIA community.
Summary
Kaplan and the CAIA (Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst) Association announced a partnership intended to broaden access to CAIA.nxt, the CAIA Association's online learning platform offering certificates and microcredentials in alternative investments. The announcement, issued via Business Wire from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, positions the collaboration as a way to help more financial professionals build practical expertise as the alternatives market, which the release characterizes as roughly $25 trillion, continues to expand.
Under the arrangement, Kaplan's global learner network will be used to extend CAIA.nxt education to a wider audience. Kaplan students will receive a 10% discount on enrollment. Eligible students can enroll through a dedicated CAIA page referenced in the release.
Steve Novakovic, CAIA, CFA, managing director of educational programs for CAIA, said that professionals need education that helps them apply new ideas with confidence as private markets and alternatives evolve, and that CAIA.nxt was designed as flexible, practitioner-led learning that fits alongside a full-time career. Derek Burkett, vice president of Kaplan Schweser, which prepares candidates for financial designation exams, said the partnership makes application-focused learning more accessible and supports students seeking specialized expertise to remain competitive.
The CAIA Association describes itself as the leading professional body for alternative investment education and credentialing, offering the CAIA Charter along with education, research, and thought-leadership initiatives. Kaplan, a subsidiary of Graham Holdings Company (NYSE: GHC), serves about 1.2 million students and professionals and 16,000 corporate clients worldwide. The release did not disclose financial terms of the partnership beyond the student discount.
Under the arrangement, Kaplan's global learner network will be used to extend CAIA.nxt education to a wider audience. Kaplan students will receive a 10% discount on enrollment. Eligible students can enroll through a dedicated CAIA page referenced in the release.
Steve Novakovic, CAIA, CFA, managing director of educational programs for CAIA, said that professionals need education that helps them apply new ideas with confidence as private markets and alternatives evolve, and that CAIA.nxt was designed as flexible, practitioner-led learning that fits alongside a full-time career. Derek Burkett, vice president of Kaplan Schweser, which prepares candidates for financial designation exams, said the partnership makes application-focused learning more accessible and supports students seeking specialized expertise to remain competitive.
The CAIA Association describes itself as the leading professional body for alternative investment education and credentialing, offering the CAIA Charter along with education, research, and thought-leadership initiatives. Kaplan, a subsidiary of Graham Holdings Company (NYSE: GHC), serves about 1.2 million students and professionals and 16,000 corporate clients worldwide. The release did not disclose financial terms of the partnership beyond the student discount.
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