Majority of advice professionals want CII return to old certificates - exclusive poll

Gone digital

Tom Ellis
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In a poll of more than 300 Professional Adviser readers, the majority expressed a desire to see the Chartered Insurance Institute backtrack and return to sending old-style, more professional-looking certificates.

Almost three-quarters (73%) of the 301 advice professionals polled  by PA disagreed with the CII's decision to stop sending exam certificates in the post. An even larger proportion (81%) said they think they should have the option to be sent an old-style certificate for accomplishing a professional achievement, while two-thirds (65%) think they should still receive the classic certificates for free. When asked if respondents currently displayed their certificates of achievements and whether they would continue to print off and hang up the new PDF versions, two-fifths (39%) said they d...

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