CCO Study Plan (30 / 60 / 90 Days)

A practical CCO study plan you can follow: 30-day intensive, 60-day balanced, and 90-day part-time schedules aligned to official topic weightings and a repeatable syllabus → practice loop.

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CCO prep works best when you train program thinking, not memorization:

identify risk → choose the right control
know what evidence must exist
know when to escalate and who must be informed
communicate clearly to management and the board

How long should you study?

CSI estimates 50 – 60 hours of study for CCO. A practical conversion:

Hours per week	Timeline
10–12 hrs/wk	~30 days (intensive)
5–7 hrs/wk	~60 days (balanced)
3–5 hrs/wk	~90 days (part-time)

Source: https://www.csi.ca/en/learning/courses/cco/exam-credits

30-Day Intensive Plan (4 weeks)

Week	Focus	What to do
1	Role + structure + regulatory foundation (Ch. 1–4)	Build a governance + escalation map; memorize the compliance lifecycle and risk-based approach.
2	CCO skill requirements (Ch. 5–8)	Leadership + ethics + policies + monitoring; write “first correct action” rules and evidence checklists.
3	Implementation skills I (Ch. 9–12)	Account processes, recordkeeping, complaints, registration; drill workflows and documentation.
4	Implementation skills II + investigations/reporting (Ch. 13–16)	Trading/investment banking supervision; investigations + board reporting; finish with timed mixed sets.

60-Day Balanced Plan (8 weeks)

Weeks	Chapters / topics	What to do
1	Ch. 1–2	Compliance role + structure; responsibilities, reporting lines, governance documents.
2	Ch. 3–4	Regulatory environment + risk management; build your risk assessment template.
3	Ch. 5–6	Leadership + ethics; practice “best next step” under pressure.
4	Ch. 7–8	Policies/procedures + monitoring; draft a monitoring plan outline and escalation criteria.
5	Ch. 9–10	Account supervision + recordkeeping; focus on evidence, audit trails, and access/retention concepts.
6	Ch. 11–12	Complaints + registration; build a triage workflow and “what to document” checklist.
7	Ch. 13–14	Trading desk + investment banking supervision; conflict and information-flow controls.
8	Ch. 15–16 + review	Investigations + reporting; do mixed sets and close gaps using your miss log.

90-Day Part-Time Plan (12 weeks)

One chapter per week, with review weeks for the heavy domains.

Weeks	Chapters / topics
1	Ch. 1
2	Ch. 2
3	Ch. 3
4	Ch. 4
5	Ch. 5
6	Ch. 6
7	Ch. 7
8	Ch. 8
9	Ch. 9–10
10	Ch. 11–12
11	Ch. 13–14
12	Ch. 15–16 + final review

How to integrate the Mastery Securities app

Use the Syllabus topic buttons to open targeted drills.
Keep a miss log with four fields: cue, risk/control, first correct action, evidence.
Once a week, do a timed mixed set and review until you can justify the best answer in one sentence.

✅ Next: open the Syllabus and begin Topic 1.

Sources: https://www.csi.ca/en/learning/courses/cco/curriculum and https://www.csi.ca/en/learning/courses/cco/exam-credits

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