CISI and NextGen Planners launch joint scholarship programme

Taking action on attracting new talent to the financial planning profession

Jenna Brown
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A scholarship programme designed to attract new talent to the financial planning profession has been launched by the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) and NextGen Planners.

The joint initiative will see the creation of 20 scholarships for the CISI Investment Advice Diploma to include the CISI Financial Planning and Advice unit, which will include exam entry and full training support from the NextGen Planners Training Contract, taking candidates to the CISI Level 4 Diploma qualification.  CISI assistant director financial planning and education development Sally Plant (pictured) said: "We need to keep working to attract new talent from the next generation. We continue to innovate our offer and create new ways to engage with this young community, enabling stu...

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