Advisers 'going in blind' to AF8 exam, professional trainer warns

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Sophie King
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Advisers are “going in blind” when taking the Chartered Insurance Institute’s (CII) AF8 exam, a freelance trainer has told PA.

John Trayner, who helps advisers with the AF1-AF7 and R01-R06 qualifications, said the CII should do more to help candidates understand what it is looking for. The exam trainer said he does not help with the AF8 exam because he cannot do it within "the ethical boundaries". Trayner said while the CII has produced an "exemplar paper" which included two papers with a pass mark and one with a fail, candidates still do not have a clear idea of what is expected. He said: "What we need is some sort of discussion with the examiners to see how they look at these [papers]. I think they [the CII...

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