The framework delivers:
- Alignment with the FSA Retail Distribution Review (RDR)
CII qualifications help individual advisers and firms to raise standards of technical
knowledge and professional capability in line with the proposed RDR requirements
- The broadest range of market-led services
Reflecting the commercial and regulatory requirements of the industry
- An unrivalled range of qualifications
Meeting the needs of a broad spectrum of individuals working in both advisory and
administrative roles, from new entrants through to experienced professionals
- Quality assured qualifications
Included within the Financial Services Partnership (FSP) list of appropriate
examinations
- Market-leading designations and Chartered status
Acquiring CII qualifications satisfies the educational requirement of a range of recognised
and respected professional designations and titles, including Chartered Financial Planner®
- Recognition of prior learning
Recognition is given to relevant prior learning; this can include CII and non-CII
qualifications and company in house training where the necessary criteria have been met.
Individuals receive credits which they retain for the duration of their working life.
In doing so they can avoid duplication of study.
- A comprehensive portfolio of learning and revision materials
Enabling candidates and organisations to build bespoke learning programmes to suit their
particular needs
- Flexible examination options
An unrivalled UK-wide network of public exam centres. This includes the facility to sit
multiple-choice exams online, with candidates receiving instantaneous results. The
online exam service allows candidates to choose the date of the exam sitting and enables
companies to run sittings in-house.
- Leading competence solutions for qualified staff
Including the market’s premier online technical learning, assessment and compliance
platform: ASSESS.
