For Post-Secondary Professors

Your students are the next generation of business and finance leaders, and CBV Institute helps you prepare them. We partner with post-secondary institutions across Canada to bring business valuation into the classroom. We give professors and administrators the resources, connections, and pathways that set students up for careers where valuation expertise makes the difference. 

• A recognized credential: The Chartered Business Valuator (CBV) designation is respected across Canada and internationally, and sought after by leading employers. 
• Growing demand: 70% of CBVs expect demand for their services to grow over the next three to five years.* 
• Strong outcomes: 95% of new CBVs find work as soon as they earn the designation, and 100% within six months.* 
• Competitive pay: New CBVs earn an average starting salary of $100,000.* 

*All metrics based on surveys of current CBV Institute Members 

Download our guide for instructors. It covers the CBV designation, how the program is structured, and ideas for building valuation content into your courses. 

Request a practicing CBV to speak to your class, to share real-world experience that brings valuation theory to life. 

Enter your students in the national BV Challenge, where they work through real valuation scenarios and connect with professionals. 

We help schools build CBV Program of Studies content into existing finance, accounting, and business courses. Students who complete approved university courses under agreement with CBV Institute can earn exemptions from select CBV Program courses. 

We equip your career services team with materials on valuation career paths, so students exploring finance careers hear about CBV as an option. 

The Prosper Scholarship supports Indigenous students pursuing the CBV designation, as part of our commitment to equity and inclusion. 

Post-secondary students can get an early start at a reduced cost. University and college students pay $200 per core course, instead of the regular $960, for up to two of the four core courses (Levels 1–4). A $50 annual student fee applies. More details here.

What your institution gains: 

• A stronger curriculum: Bring current, industry-aligned valuation content into your courses. 
• A professional network: Connect your students and faculty with leading practitioners and firms. 
• Better student outcomes: Improve graduate employability and career prospects. 
• A bridge to the profession: Create direct pathways from your classroom to professional certification. 
   

Most students finish the Program of Studies in about two years while working. They then must write the Membership Qualification Exam which takes place annually in September.

Yes. Post-secondary students can start the program before they graduate. 

Yes. The Prosper Scholarship covers course and exam fees for Indigenous students. 

Yes. CBVs are recognized as experts across international markets and regulatory environments. 

The program includes eight courses, four core and four electives, of which students complete six: the four core courses plus two electives. To be eligible to write the Membership Qualification Examination (MQE), students also complete the Financial Modeling Institute (FMI) Foundations course. Exemptions are available for some courses. 

You can write the MQE once you’ve completed the CBV Program of Studies. It’s held once a year, in September. 

You need 1,500 hours of relevant experience in business valuation or a closely related field to earn the designation. 

Want to explore a partnership? Contact Kevin Floether, Director, Marketing & Communications at [email protected] to learn how CBV Institute can support your program.