Chartered/Fellowship – Let’s cut the confusion!
If you’re just starting out in the industry, you might be curious about the AF exams and whether they should be a cause for concern. On the other hand, if you’ve already obtained your Level 4 diploma and aspire to become a Chartered Financial Planner or achieve Fellowship, things can still be quite perplexing. Let’s […]
Trust Me – The J02 Exam
In this article, Nikita Phillips, Candidate Support and Business Development Adviser at BTS, discusses the J02 – Trusts exam and her experience of sitting this unit. Once I finished my diploma in Regulated Financial Planning in 2022, I immediately set my sights on the next challenge. As someone who has always aspired to achieve fellowship, […]
R06: October 2023. How did we do?
The January sitting of the R06 exam is just around the corner, with case studies released today (Friday 5th January 2024)! Before we turn our attention to the new case studies, we always recommend candidates look back at the previous sitting. An exercise BTS finds valuable is to analyse how well our case study analysis […]
Nappies, Newborns and R01
In this article, Nikita Phillips, Candidate Support and Business Development Adviser, discusses how she balances studying, full time work and parenting. When I talk about my exam journey, I’m often asked: how do you balance everything? What is the secret to spinning so many plates at once? My response is usually “with difficulty”. Over the […]
Top Ten R06 FAQ’s
Natalie Dawes, Candidate Support & Business Development Adviser at BTS, covers some of the frequently asked questions about the R06 exam. The R06 exam is one of my favourite exams. I guess that’s an easy thing to say when you’ve got it under your belt. I genuinely feel though, that it was ‘up there’ when […]
Level 4 to Level 6 – Just how big of a step up are the AF exams?
Here at BTS, we believe in walking the talk. Our team sit the CII exams annually to keep up to date with the candidate experience. In this article, our newest team member, Nikita Phillips, Candidate Support & Business Development Adviser, talks about her experience of progressing from a level 4 to level 6 exam and […]
R06 – Debunking the Myth
Nikita Phillips, BTS Candidate Support & Business Development Adviser, believes that there is a big myth that is hindering candidate performance in the R06 Financial Planning Practice Exam, and she wants this debunked! So, what is this myth? One of the common misconceptions about the R06 Financial Planning Practice Exam, is that you only need […]
Reflecting on the R06 April 2023 Exam Sitting
BTS is running a ‘reflect’ webinar to further support your R06 exam preparation… It’s something we say time and time again that this unit is not one to be fooled by. It’s important that candidates don’t just rely on a provider’s case study analysis thinking that the last couple of weeks before the exam sitting […]
Let’s talk about deferred success
In a second article for Mental Health Awareness Week, Luiza Todd, BTS Director, shares her views on supporting candidates when it comes to deferred success. Let’s start with a few questions What is important to an exam candidate / corporate Academy? Is it all about first time exam pass rates and successes? How do you […]
The importance of talking about our experiences
Luiza Todd, BTS Director, shares her views on exams and mental health BTS supports mental health awareness This article is going to have a common theme – the effects that exams can have on a candidate’s mental health. Mental Health Awareness week runs from 15th – 21st May, albeit on behalf of BTS, I would […]