Sitting your exams in an exam centre and want to know what this is like under current and potentially ongoing restrictions? Luiza Todd, BTS Director, penned an article in this week’s Professional Paraplanner about her own recent exam centre experience. It might surprise you to hear that our directors sit the exams too, after all, […]
BTS Director, Luiza joined Sam from the Financial Planner Life Podcast to discuss the popular question – What is the best order to sit the CII R0 exams in? In the video, Sam asks some of the common questions that come in from candidates about the best order to sit the exams in. 1. Is […]
The April R06 exam results came out on Friday 28th May. BTS could see many successful candidates posting both their R06 and level 4 Diploma certificates on social media sites such as LinkedIn. But what about those candidates that ‘deferred their success’ this time around? It’s never nice to fail an exam, so how do […]
How can you give yourself the best chance of an R06 exam pass? The keyboards have just about cooled down on the July sitting of the R06 financial planning practice exam that took place on the 6th July. The questions have been revealed, answered to the best ability by candidates, and submitted – now all […]
Reflecting on the September 2021 R06 Exam Paper The results from the September R06 sitting were released this morning, a little over five weeks after the exam sitting. While many of our candidates are cracking open the champagne in celebration of a pass, the team at BTS are not resting on our laurels. Reflecting on […]
Reflecting on the January 2022 R06 Exam Paper The results from the January CII R06 sitting are due to be released on the 4th March, a little over five weeks after the exam sitting. Whilst we wait for the results, and the detailed CII examiner’s report, the technical team at BTS have already started to look […]
The CII have offered remote on-screen written exams since mid-2020. Having experienced the January 2022 sitting of the R06 Financial Planning Practice exam with our BTS candidates this has shown BTS some additional system foibles. This article will update you on some additional areas you should be aware of and factor in if you are […]
How to study for financial planning exams | Podcast feat. BTS and NextGen Planners BTS have been supporting the CII Diploma in Regulated Financial Planning since 2004 and in that time we have helped thousands of candidates to build successful study plans for the R0 exams. Recently, BTS Business Support Manager Alex met with the […]
Sitting the CII R06 remote exam – Candidate experiences from the January sitting The first R06 exam sitting of 2022 took place on Tuesday 26 January. As candidates across the country wait with bated breath for results day on the 4 March, we have been hearing from a significant number who experienced issues and glitches […]
What are the training routes for a career in financial planning? Surveys conducted by global corporations have shown around one in four adults are considering a change of career post-pandemic. It is no secret that a career in financial planning attract a high number of career-changers (a recent PFS member poll suggested 47% of entrants […]
