Modern Learning for a Shifting Investment Landscape
Whether you’re expanding your own expertise, preparing for new responsibilities, or helping teams build stronger alternatives fluency, CAIA.nxt™ offers practical education designed to help professionals stay aligned with where markets are heading next.
Short-form, high-impact programs built for the way professionals learn today.
CAIA.nxt™ at a Glance
Stay Fluent with What’s Next
- Flexible, self-paced, modular format featuring expert-led video learning
- Content rigor backed by the CAIA Association’s reputation in alternatives education
- 12 months of access from date of purchase to complete each program
- Digital badge and certificate awarded upon completion with CE credits available
Built for Careers. Scaled for Teams.
• Build credibility in emerging investment areas at your own pace
• Strengthen client and stakeholder conversations
• Explore alternatives without committing to a full designation
• Upskill distributed teams efficiently
• Create shared alternatives fluency across functions
• Support onboarding and internal mobility
What You’ll Learn
Every course is designed to move you from uncertainty to credibility.
Start with the Fundamentals of Alternative Investments certificate or deepen your expertise with one of our microcredentials.
Fundamentals of Alternative Investments
The Fundamentals of Alternative Investments Certificate (FAI) provides a broad-based introduction to alternative investments and modern portfolio thinking.
Private Equity Microcredential
Private equity is the largest strategy in the alternative investments industry. From portfolio conversations to capital allocations, private equity knowledge is your new differentiator.
Real Estate Microcredential
Real estate can play multiple roles in a portfolio, like generating income, growth, inflation protection, and capital preservation. Understanding the various styles, sectors, and access points has never been more important.
Digital Assets Microcredential
Digital Assets is a quickly evolving technology that has led to a proliferation of new investment opportunities. You’ll be exposed to critical topics such as risk management, tax implications, and asset allocation.
Private Debt Microcredential
In the past decade, private debt has rapidly ascended to become one of the fastest-growing private market strategies. Understanding the complexities of this dynamic landscape has quickly become an investment priority.
Portfolio Implementation Microcredential
Understand the vehicles, structures, and sequencing behind alternatives allocation across different client profiles.
Total Portfolio Approach Microcredential
Learn how to evaluate investments using a portfolio-wide lens, not siloed benchmarks, and build a culture where capital allocation is continuously optimized.
Infrastructure Microcredential
Infrastructure is a growing private market opportunity, but allocating well takes discipline. Learn how to evaluate sectors, fund structures, risk-return, and portfolio fit with confidence.
For the Industry,
by the Industry
CAIA.nxt™ gives you direct insight from the experts influencing real capital flows now.
Every CAIA.nxt™ course is developed in collaboration with leading practitioners, subject matter experts, and industry partners to ensure the content reflects the realities of today’s investment landscape.
Whether you’re a student, early on in your career, or an experienced professional, every course is designed to help you build practical knowledge you can apply immediately.
Because relevance isn’t something you achieve once.
It’s something you maintain.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Certificate – The CAIA.nxt™ Fundamentals of Alternative Investments Certificate Program will require a commitment of approximately 15 hours.
- Microcredentials – Depending on the microcredential, mastering the material will require a commitment of between 3-9 hours.
CAIA.nxt™ programs are for professionals who are ready to master the real-world language of alternative investments. The profile of a typical certificate holder varies, but some of the common job functions include:
- Wealth managers, financial planners, and consultants
- Sales and marketing personnel
- Administration/operations professionals
- Students
- Lawyers, legal counsel, and compliance professionals
- Accountants
- Journalists and media professionals
The Fundamentals of Alternative Investments Certificate costs US$795* and the Microcredentials cost US$395* each.
*Group rates available for teams and organizations.
Contact the CAIA.nxt™ team for details at nxt@caia.org.
CE hours are available for the following: Investments & Wealth Institute, CFP Board, NASBA, Chartered Financial Consultant, CIRO, depending on the program. Contact nxt@caia.org for details.
Yes, CAIA.nxt™ will offer valuable continuing education opportunities to complement your CAIA designation. Active CAIA Members receive complimentary access to the microcredentials directly within their CAIA account. Log in here.