Study CeFA online to save time
December 18, 2009
There are many people who would love to attend a full time course to get their CeFA qualification and get into the financial advice industry. Giving financial advice is a profession that is almost recession-proof. At times when people feel prosperous they have extra cash to invest and save and a financial advisor is usually consulted for the best way to make the most of their case. At times when people feel less prosperous they will turn to their financial advisor once again to see how to make the most of what they have, how to alter their investment portfolio to take advantage of changing circumstances or downsize their business. All this makes the financial profession appealing to many and the CeFA qualification is necessary. Read more
How long will it take me to pass the CeMAP/CeFA exams?
November 4, 2009
How long it will take to study and pass the CeMAP or the CeFA exams could be a question of how long is a piece of string, but it does come down to a few factors:
Firstly, are you studying using the home study method or the full time training course? Full time training courses are naturally faster, but not everyone has the time. Home study is of course slower but you learn at your own pace. Each home study course has an estimated number of hours but when you can fit them in is up to you and it will also depend on how quickly you read.
How quickly do you absorb information and how do you learn? Some people learn Read more
Are mock exams included in the courses?
October 18, 2009
Within our short articles, we try to address the most common and frequently asked questions by those interested in our CeMAP, CeRER or CeFA courses in a little more detail than perhaps we can on our FAQs page, and one that is often asked is whether or not mock exams are included in the price of our training courses.
As a responsible training course company, we feel it would not be right to not include mock exams within the courses. People are understandably asking because, having spoken to several of them, they have seen or heard of irresponsible Read more
Do courses include the cost of the exams?
September 27, 2009
We are often asked if our CeMAP courses, or other courses such as CeFA or CeRER, include the cost of the exams within the courses.
None of our courses do actually include the exam prices within the advertised price and there is a very good reason for this.
The main reason is that although a large number of our course delegates do wish to study for and take the exams, a significant number do not. We are an approved training provider for many large corporations who buy Read more
Does the course follow the syllabus?
September 3, 2009
When you are looking at CeMAP training, CeFA courses or studying for the CeRER exam, whatever the course may be, then it is important that you find a training company that is experienced in getting delegates through these exams.
Every course should follow the syllabus and should have been put together with the latest syllabus in mind. In the case of CeMAP, CeRER or CeFA this is Read more
Should exam prices be included in course fees?
August 27, 2009
When potential students of the CeMAP, CeFA or CeRER start to shop around for training courses, one of the first questions they often ask is whether or not the exam fees themselves are included in the course.
More often than not, as is the case at Beacon Financial Training, the exam fees are not included and there is a reason for this. When you register for your exams, the ifs School of Training sends out a syllabus and material with the exam registration. Many students know this and many try to learn the syllabus and take the exam using it and fail. If these materials were that easy to understand and learn at home, then most training companies would not exist as there would be no reason for them. However, training companies teaching CeMAP, CeRER and CeFA courses do exist because the ifs School of Training material is difficult to understand, makes heavy reading and the ifs was not set up to handle questions and queries and teach people directly.
In addition, some employers Read more
How organised is your training provider?
August 6, 2009
Training courses of any kind need to be organised well if they are to run smoothly, whether the course is for CeRER, CeFA or CeMAP training or of any other kind.
Before you book onto any training course with any training provider you might want to ask a few questions:
- check how often the training materials are updated. For example, the CeMAP syllabus changes twice a year as does the CeFA syllabus, so you need to be sure Read more
Training in the recession: CeFA training
July 13, 2009
If being a mortgage advisor is a future-proof career then a career as a financial advisor is twice as future-proof.
People will always want to own their own homes in Britain as it’s part Read more
Are CeMAP 1 and CeFA 1 interchangeable?
June 23, 2009
Throughout this site, we discuss the different syllabuses on both CeMAP and CeFA exams and the different units involved in each.
To acquire the CeMAP qualification, there are three separate units to pass: CeMAP 1, 2 and 3. To acquire the CeFA qualification, there are four units to pass, aptly named CeFA 1, 2, 3 and 4.
CeMAP 1 and CeFA 1 are in actual fact the same exam with Read more
Should I study CeFA online from home?
May 12, 2009
When it comes to studying for the CeFA qualification, as many people want to be able to study online from home as those who want to take a full time CeFA training course. As with most things, there are pros and cons to each method of study but with the advent of the internet, studying online is becoming more and more popular as people become more familiar with computers.
Whether or not you should study CeFA online depends on a few factors and we hope the below pointers will help people come to an informed decision:
- Motivation: a good CeFA online training program will give you access for up to a year but there is no reason why a CeFA distance learning course should take anywhere near that long. The average home study user takes 2-3 months to complete an online course if they are motivated and have the time, but are you motivated enough and do you have the time to set aside in order to study regularly?
- Course sample: you should Read more
