IFAs encouraged to consider membership of Skills Council

The Skills Council for Financial Services is actively encouraging membership of the new training and skills body by offering smaller IFAs cheaper membership through third-party groups such as the AIFA. Although Wednesday's announcements was mainly about the next stage of T&C requirements, David Jackman, chief executive of the SCFS, also used the time to promote the SCFC as a paid-for training support organization. Along with proposals for online training and educational support materials, the new body is part-funded by the government as this same body will take responsibility for ...