AF5 – February 2023 Exam Sitting
Natalie Dawes, Academy Support Adviser at BTS. The AF5 exam is taking place 28th February 2023. Are you ready? Am I ready?! I won’t lie, there was a part of me that thought it was absolutely mad, to start a new job and take on my first advanced exam at the same time. However, I […]
PFS Subsidise £100 off the Cost of the BTS AF Exams Workshops
Subsidised spaces for 2023. We are delighted to share that the good people at the PFS Insurance Institutes of Leicester and Nottingham have awarded a number of subsidised places on the BTS AF exams workshops. What’s available? AF5 – 4 subsidised spaces for Leicester members and 2 subsidised spaces for Nottingham members. AF1 – 4 […]
AF8 – ‘Critical’ things you need to know
How to tackle AF8 The objective of Retirement Income Planning (AF8) is to develop and demonstrate the advanced skills needed for advising on income planning to those in and approaching retirement. Based on three written coursework assignments testing your ability to critically analyse. The requirement to be ‘critical’ is a key component of level 6 qualifications. […]
The CII Level 6, Advanced Diploma Exam Pass Rates
The truth behind the AF pass rates, what do they actually tell us? The CII Advanced Diploma exams are often regarded as one of the most difficult exams to take and pass on the first try. Many students find that they end up having to ‘defer’ their success several times before they achieve their desired […]
The CII Route to Chartered
Achieving Chartered status will be challenging, exciting and rewarding To complete the Advanced Diploma, candidates must already hold either the CII Diploma in Regulated Financial Planning or the Diploma in Financial Planning. The Advanced Diploma is made up of a selection of units totalling 290 credits. Candidates must sit one mandatory unit, the AF5 Financial planning […]
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 […]
Beyond the R0 exams: Options for Level 6
Beyond the R0 exams | Lewis Byford from Antony George Recruitment chats to BTS. In this latest webinar collaboration, BTS chat to Lewis Byford from Antony George Recruitment about the CII level 6 Advance Diploma in Financial Planning as a possible next step for those who have completed their R0 exams. Catch up on the […]
AF5 Financial Planning Process | BTS Launch New Exam Support
Brand new BTS AF5 exam support launched! BTS are delighted to announce the launch of our brand new AF5 exam support. We are well known for ourR0 exam expertise we are often asked whether we support the Advanced exams, and now we do! Our in-house technical experts have been working hard this year to develop […]
AF7 Pension transfers | BTS launch new exam support
Brand new AF7 exam support launched August 2022! BTS are delighted to announce the launch of our brand new AF7 exam support. We are well known for our pensions expertise: our R04 Pensions and retirement planning support has helped hundreds of candidates pass one of the trickiest R0 exams. When BTS students complete their Diploma […]
Sitting the AF5 exam | The candidate experience
Sitting the AF5 exam – the candidate experience R0 exam candidates often consider progressing onto the AF exams. The AF5 Financial Planning Process is the mandatory unit of the CII’s Advanced Diploma in Financial Planning. It’s an exam that focusses on the advice process, so is similar to the level 4 R06 exam, but the […]