A new online exams service is being launched by the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) to replace the existing paper-based, multiple-choice exams in the UK from the beginning of next year.
In future CII candidates can enter for an exam at a date that is convenient to their individual study programme, rather than be restricted to sitting the exam at one of the current quarterly sessions.
The institute is also offering companies the opportunity to establish an online testing centre within their own organisation. One of the many benefits of this approach is the flexibility to schedule exams as an integral part of an in-house training programme, the CII said.
Bob Bullivant, CII deputy director general said: “This is a massive step forward in our customer service both to corporate clients and individual candidates. Flexibility is the key to this new service.
“This is going to be a very popular move.”
The online exam service will cover the Certificate in Financial Planning including lifetime mortgage activities and long-term care insurance units (except unit CF5 which is a written exam), Certificate in Mortgage Advice, the Foundation Insurance Test and all units in the Certificate in Insurance.
From January 2007 a minimum of 40 centres will be available in 24 locations throughout the UK, selected for their accessibility via rail/road links. Candidates choose the date and time of their exam from those listed for each centre.
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