The Institute of Financial Planning (IFP) will hold pilot paraplanning examinations in the next month as the professional body prepares to roll out the country's first level four qualification for paraplanners.
Two pilot schemes will take place for the certificate in paraplanning in March before the first public examinations go live in July. The assessment consists of a combination of exercises and multiple choice questions. It is designed to be taken by candidates online and has a duration of two hours. According to the IFP, the exam standards have been assessed and an online e-learning package is being finalised. “We have been getting lots of enquiries,” a spokesperson says. “Many paraplanners are already booking onto our paraplanner skills workshop in anticipation of doing the exam onc...
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