It’s all kicking off – New FREE R06 and AF Exams Webinars
Are you thinking about sitting the R06 or AF exams? Check out our FREE kick-start webinars, there’s one available for each sitting! In these webinars we are going to walk you through how best to prepare for that upcoming R06 or AF exam. Where you can learn about the key things to do and the […]
What’s the R06 exam like and what can go wrong?
BTS is launching ‘kick-start’ webinars to support your studies… Don’t be fooled by R06… It’s really easy to be swayed by ‘the word on the street’ that R06 is an easy exam – it isn’t, not by any stretch. The CII recommend 100 hours of study which should be just one indicator that some work […]
R06 – How to Prepare & Pass
R06 is about your technical knowledge and being able to apply it We are here to support you BTS get asked lots of questions about the Financial Planning Practice exam. We have been supporting candidates to pass the R06 exam since the very first exam sitting. In this article we have answered the common questions […]
R03 – Wordy Exam Questions
BTS Director Jeff Scholes shows us how we can approach a wordy R03 exam question I just love R03 Personal Taxation! Now, that may be an unusual way to start an article, but it does at least beg the question ‘Why?’ The simple answer is that passing R03 is a combination of learning most of […]
R05 – How to Prepare & Pass
‘Word on the street’ says that R05 is easy, but is it? A tricky, level three unit The CII R05 financial protection is a level three unit worth 10 credits and has a market reputation as being easy. We would suggest you don’t underestimate it as R05 questions can be really tricky. And having sat […]
R04 – only a 57% pass rate – but why?
R04 is definitely a tough exam and the exam stats only highlight that fact some more. The unit with the lowest countrywide pass rate The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) R04 Pensions and Retirement Planning unit, continues to have the lowest countrywide pass rate. Why? Luiza Todd, Director at BTS, looked at the issues for candidates. The […]
R02 – How to Prepare & Pass
R02 is a tough unit What makes R02 one of the hardest units within the suite of R0s? Investment principles and risk is one of the six core units that make up the CII Diploma in Regulated Financial Planning. It accounts for 20 of the 100 credits that are needed. That makes it one of […]
R01 – A tricky exam!
How to pass R01 Financial financial services, regulation & ethics What makes R01 a tricky exam? For many candidates, this is the first exam that they attempt in the CII Diploma in Regulated Financial Planning, and as first exams go it’s a bit of a baptism of fire! The support team at BTS often take […]
Moving from your Level 4 Exams to a Level 6 exam
What’s the difference between taking an R06 Level 4 and an AF5 Level 6 exam? When candidates start to explore the Advanced Diploma as their next step to develop technical expertise, a common question is, ‘how different are the exams and do I need to take a different approach to the one that got me through […]
How to Pass the CII R03 | Income Tax Calculation Questions
In this article, Jeff Scholes director from BTS explains how to use a process approach to an R03 Personal Taxation exam question The R03 Personal Taxation exam can be a really challenging paper, not least because candidates are faced with 50 exam questions to complete in 60 minutes. For an exam that often features many […]