SIPA Certification

SIPA Product Certification

A product-line certification covering SIPA's four product lines — infraMetrics Equity, infraMetrics Debt, privateMetrics Equity and privateAlpha — each certifying in-depth working knowledge of a single product.

The SIPA Product Certification certifies in-depth working knowledge of the four Scientific Infra & Private Assets (SIPA) product lines. Unlike the SIPA Knowledge Certification, which is organised by depth of methodological knowledge (Entry, Intermediate, Advanced), this scheme is organised by product — a candidate may certify in one product line or in all four, in any order. Each product certificate is self-contained.

The intended audience is client-facing and analytical staff who must be able to describe a product accurately, state what data it provides and at what granularity, and match it to the correct client use case — strategic asset allocation, risk reporting, fund selection, or valuation. Each certificate pairs a required factsheet with a graded assessment: multiple-choice questions confirm precise recall of product facts, and open-ended questions test explanation and application to client use cases.

EQUITY

Unlisted infrastructure equity. What is an unlisted infrastructure equity investment worth, and what is its risk and expected return?

Prerequisite: None

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DEBT

Unlisted infrastructure (private) debt. What is the value, yield, spread and credit risk of private infrastructure debt?

Prerequisite: None

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EQUITY

Private equity (private companies). What is a private company worth, and what is the risk and performance of a private-equity segment?

Prerequisite: None

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ANALYTICS

Private-fund performance analytics. How much genuine alpha has a fund or GP produced, and how does it rank?

Prerequisite: None

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Assessment format

Each product certificate is assessed with two instruments:

  • Multiple-choice questions. Recall and discrimination of product facts, with deliberately close distractors. Machine-graded, instantly.
  • Open-ended questions. Short written answers applying product knowledge to client use cases. Graded automatically against a marking rubric.

Your name and email are required so a certificate can be issued on a pass, and so the SIPA team can follow up with any questions. Full results for every submission are sent to our certification administrator.

ComponentWeightPass threshold
Multiple-choice section50%≥ 75% correct
Open-ended section50%≥ 60% of available marks
Overall (per product)100%≥ 70%, with both sections above their floor

Four certificates, no prerequisites

Because this scheme certifies product knowledge rather than graded methodological depth, the multiple-choice floor is set higher than in the Knowledge Certification: a certified person is expected to know each product's facts precisely. There is no required order — certify in the product line relevant to your role, or complete all four.

  1. infraMetrics Equity and infraMetrics Debt — the two unlisted-infrastructure products, covering the equity and debt sides of the same companies.
  2. privateMetrics Equity — the private-equity product, covering valuation, performance and PECCS segmentation.
  3. privateAlpha — the fund and GP performance-analytics platform, built on the other three products' market indices.

Ready to certify in a SIPA product line?

Start with infraMetrics Equity