Aviva academy signs 5,000 advisers
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Aviva’s Financial Adviser Academy, which promotes financial advice and training support for advisers, has signed 5,000 members since its launch in March 2008.
The academy was set up in partnership with the Chartered Insurance Institute to provide an education package giving financial advisers a way of improving their qualifications and attaining the CII diploma in Financial Planning.
Since the academy’s launch more than 2,800 members have sat a CII Diploma exam in financial planning.
Over half of academy members achieved a pass or distinction, 99% advisers surveyed say they would use the Financial Adviser Academy again, and 89% of advisers surveyed would recommend the academy to a friend.
Tools and guidance offered by the academy include self-study planning tools, support from a team of specialist trainers and consultants through ‘virtual classroom’ sessions, and discounted CII learning materials.
Angela Seymour-Jackson, intermediary and partnerships director at Aviva, says: “We have been delighted by the number of advisers that have joined Aviva’s Financial Adviser Academy.
“We recognise that the world of financial advice is changing fast – particularly with the changes brought about by the Retail Distribution Review – and the number of advisers that are attending the academy indicates that the industry is embracing these changes and is determined to achieve a recognised higher-level qualification and raise their professional standing.”
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