Inside the CII's new training programme for advice firm owners

‘Building a World Class Advisory Practice’ is off to a strong start

Hope Coumbe
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Small business is Professional Adviser’s bread and butter, so Hope Coumbe sat down with the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) to hear all about plans for its leadership-focused adviser training programme, designed to provide a methodology for successful business growth…

Six months ago, the CII announced the launch of Building a World Class Advisory Practice, the programme is said would "deliver increased strength and value in a UK advisory business". The development of the initiative, however, goes back about 18 months - the brainchild from an advisory panel meeting set up to provide the institute with an ongoing feedback loop of industry training needs. The advisory panel - individuals nominated by the Personal Finance Society (PFS) - told the CII which parts of thousands of points of feedback needed prioritising. The idea was born to provide a mana...

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