The validity period of the fund qualification examination is 4 years. According to the regulations, employees can apply to the association for fund qualification registration through their institutions within four years after passing the fund qualification examination. Those who have not applied for fund qualification registration through institutions for more than four years need to complete the follow-up training hours specified in the last two years or re-take the fund qualification examination before registration.

Since the second year of registration, the personnel who have obtained the qualification of fund practice should complete no less than 15 hours of follow-up vocational training every year, including no less than 5 hours of professional ethics training. Employees can choose to participate in face-to-face and distance training organized by the association, face-to-face and distance training organized by ordinary members of the association, and face-to-face training organized by local associations to become special members of the association.