A recent success story of a client who passed their FCA financial conduct authority Equity Release Qualification. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is the regulator of the financial services industry in the UK. It requires that all advisors selling equity release products must attain a qualification to be able to advise on equity release products. The client first got in touch with us on Friday 12th March 2021 and booked onto our Equity Release qualification on Monday 15th March 2021. She was hesitant at first as she was unsure if she would be able to get her head around the content provided within such a short space of time, however, once she received her training materials and started to study she soon picked up the course content and completed it within 6 days. Here is an extract from the email we received from the client: 'Hi I hope you are well. I have completed my exam for my ERQ and I am delighted to say I have passed with a score of 86%. Thank you for your help and support throughout this process, it has been much appreciated.' As we are all aware, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) introduced new Equity Release exams in September 2018. These new exams represent a significant change in the way that Equity Release advisers qualify with the FCA and also brings qualifications into line with other financial services qualifications.
The good news is that we have had a 100% pass rate since the introduction of these new exams which has been a great success story for us at PDL Academy. We have been offering a range of support options which include our full course, taught by one of our expert trainers and working through the pre-course study material to ensure you are fully prepared for the exam. We also offer an online revision course to give you an extra boost of confidence before your exam. Our next Equity release course is on Wednesday 15th May 2019 at our training centre in Manchester city centre. This will be an intensive one day course including both Level 4 and Level 6 exams and all the necessary preparation for you to sit both exams on the same day! I have found the whole process extremely well organised, efficient and professional. The training material was clear and well presented, with a very useful mix of video and written content, which allowed me to proceed at my own pace. There were plenty of opportunities to check understanding with practice questions along the way, with full feedback available to review. In addition, the personal support from your team was always helpful and prompt whenever I had any technical problems or queries.
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