CII exam pass rate up in 2020 despite technical problems for students

Technical problems for students

Sophie King
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Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) exam pass rates increased by around 10 percentage points in the most recent exams sat, with 58% of students passing in July 2020 compared to 47% last October.

On Wednesday (26 August) the CII published its results for candidates who sat the R06 Financial Planning Practice, AF1 Personal tax and trust planning, AF5 Financial planning process and AF7 Pension planning examinations. This year 1,812 candidates undertook the four exams, which were remotely invigilated. Of those, 1,058 passed, meaning 754 will have the option to retake. In last year's October sitting, 1,178 passed their exams out of 2,494, and 1,316 had the option to re-sit. Candidates who failed their exams will be offered a re-sit free of charge in October and free virtual revisi...

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