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Frequently Asked Questions

Why are your prices so cheap compared with other CeFA training companies?

We consider our prices to be fair not cheap. The question that needs to be asked is why are some other financial training companies prices so high?

Some of your competitors have a longer training period. How can you teach CeFA courses in 4 or 5 days?

As soon as we have received your deposit we send you our “Making Sense of Money” guide, this is essentially the IFS CeFA manual condensed and in english. Reading this prior to the course gives our delegates a flying start. Also, more importantly, being residential means that we can actually start at 9.00am working typically through until 5.00pm. Our 4 day course gives the same number of hours as a typical 5 day course.

Surely CeFA® 2,3 & 4 requires more than 5 days?

People who attend this financial course have already taken CeFA 1 and generally have had some experience within the world of finance. Although this course goes in to more depth than CeFA 1 it does not introduce any new concepts. Once again because as a residential course we get full use out of the day, on an hourly studied basis our course equates well with others. Many of our delegates also use full opportunity to come back to resit specific days where necesary and access the tutors via email after the course all at no extra cost, whilst taking the CeFA exams at a pace that suits them.

Do you offer a guaranteed job at the end of the training course?

In a word, no. Others may offer guaranteed jobs but please remember, self employment is not employment. When speaking to them, ask this one question: what is my guaranteed income on a monthly basis during the next twelve months? What we do offer with our 25 year industry experience is unbiased career guidance not placement.

What is your pass rate?

It is very difficult to give totally accurate figures to this question. If delegates book directly via the IFS for their exams, sometimes we do not get to hear about the result. What we can say categorically is that in the unlikely event that you do not pass CeMAP / CeFA 1 first time then providing you have passed our internal mock and taken the CeFA exam within 2 weeks of the course then we guarantee to pay for a resit.

Why is it residential?

In the industry you are joining it is the norm for IFS learning courses to be residential. Getting away from the distractions of everyday life means that you can concentrate fully on the task of passing the CeFA exam papers, securing your CeFA qualification and getting that financial services job.

Do you offer home study financial courses in the UK?

Whilst we believe the majority of people learn best through a variety of ways and this includes visual, listening, asking questions and self study, we do recognise that spending time away simply is not practical for some people, therefore we do offer a Home Study option. Visit our Distance Learning Courses for Home Study page for further information.