CII to launch further pilot on Level 4 alternative assessment

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The CII will press ahead with plans to develop alternative assessments for advisers seeking a non-examination route to the RDR's QCF Level 4 qualification minimum.

But it does not expect many advisers will choose this option and warns it is likely be expensive. It earlier intimated the assessment would cost in the region of £2,000. The CII, which announced plans to develop an alternative option in March, has completed a first pilot and plans to carry out a second phase of test assessments "shortly". "We are still keen to develop an alternative assessment," communications director David Ross says. "However, if we do create something, it is likely to be expensive and we certainly do not see it as being for the mass market. It is unlikely to be ...

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