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Award in Long Term Care Insurance

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Essential learning for the long term care insurance market

The RQF Level 3 Award in Long Term Care Insurance is a single unit qualification that develops knowledge and understanding of long-term care cover, including legal, taxation and regulatory issues and the responsibilities of local authorities.

When held alongside any of the following CII qualifications, or equivalent, the Award meets the FCA’s appropriate qualification requirements for advising on long term care insurance products: The Diploma in Regulated Financial Planning, Diploma in Financial Planning and Certificate in Financial Planning.

Who's it for?
  • Retail investment advisers looking to specialise in long term care insurance
  • Paraplanners, technical consultants and staff in related support roles who want to get a better understanding of long term care insurance

Before studying, check to see whether any of your previous academic qualifications or credits from other professional bodies and institutes can be carried towards completion of the Award.

Find out more about recognition of prior learning

Specific study time guidelines are provided for each unit on its webpage and in the CII qualifications brochure. The notional Ofqual ‘Total Qualification Time’ for this qualification is 70 hours. This represents the time a student might typically take to complete the qualification.

Award level units are assessed by multiple-choice question exam (MCQ). For online MCQ exams, result notification is immediate on completion. For paper-based MCQ exams, results are released five weeks’ following the exam sitting.

Find out more about assessments, including policies and exam centres

Qualification units are delivered through purchasing an Enrolment, equipping you with the essential materials to support core learning. For a single fee, an Enrolment typically includes: study text, assessment and access to RevisionMate, our online study tool. 

We also offer additional revision aids through purchasing Enrolment plus for most key units. These range from Key fact booklets and Question packs, to Learn online tutorials.

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Completion requirements

Core units

The Award comprises one core unit, providing 15 credits on successful completion.

Unit
Credits
Level
 
CF8
Long term care insurance
Credits : 15
Level : 3
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