in ations ▁were ▁split ▁into ▁four ▁sections : ▁Core ▁Techn ical ▁( CT ), ▁Core ▁App lications ▁( CA ), ▁Special ist ▁Techn ical ▁( ST ), ▁and ▁Special ist ▁App lications ▁( SA ). ▁Study ▁material ▁for ▁the ▁exam in ations ▁was ▁usually ▁obtained ▁through ▁the ▁official ▁book shop ▁of ▁the ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Act u aries ▁ ▁or ▁through ▁the ▁Act u arial ▁Education ▁Company ▁( Act Ed ), ▁a ▁subs idi ary ▁of ▁B PP ▁Act u arial ▁Education ▁Ltd . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁exam in ations ▁and ▁courses , ▁it ▁was ▁required ▁that ▁the ▁candidate ▁both ▁complete ▁at ▁least ▁three ▁years ▁work ▁as ▁an ▁actu ary ▁and ▁be ▁at ▁least ▁ 2 3 ▁years ▁of ▁age ▁to ▁qual ify ▁as ▁a ▁" F ellow ▁of ▁the ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Act u aries " ▁( FF A ) ▁ ▁Core ▁exam in ations ▁The ▁Core ▁Techn ical ▁section ▁consisted ▁of ▁the ▁ 8 ▁ex ams ▁and ▁a ▁" Bus iness ▁A war eness ▁Module ," ▁CT 9 . ▁These ▁were ▁usually ▁first ▁sat ▁by ▁a ▁candidate ▁and ▁included ▁the ▁underlying ▁mathematics ▁involved ▁in ▁actu arial ▁work ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁an ▁introduction ▁to ▁financial ▁and ▁economic ▁issues . ▁ ▁These ▁were ▁also ▁the ▁most ▁common ▁ex ams ▁for ▁which ▁candidates ▁may ▁get ▁exem ptions . ▁ ▁While ▁these ▁were ▁the ▁first ▁ex ams , ▁candidates ▁coming ▁from ▁a ▁less ▁mathematical ▁background ▁often ▁found ▁these ▁more ▁difficult ▁than ▁the ▁later ▁ones ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁mathematical ▁theory ▁content . ▁ ▁Top ics