PFS launches adviser development programme

The Aspire programme will help employers put advisers-to-be through an 18-month structured training programme to give them the skills to take all six R01-06 diploma exams and help them become fully qualified financial advisers.  Employers will need to contribute £900 for any staff aged 19 or older, but no contribution will be necessary for firms with fewer than 50 employees where the starting age is younger than 19 years old.  There is also a £1000 incentive for any size business enrolling an employee under the age of 19 into the Aspire programme. The programme is currently only av...