Studying for CeMap and DipFA

bluedove

Been working in the banking industry for a couple of years now, my ambition is to become a mortgage adviser and progress to financial adviser role.
Have looked at Ifs learning website, which indicates that I can study DipFA unit one, CeMap unit 2 and 3, to qualify as a mortgage adviser
Then when im ready to progress to the financial adviser role, I will only study for the DipFA unit2.

I'm changing to part time hours in January so I can have a full day to study, my question is…. from a practical point, how long will it take, studying 1 day per week, to complete the 3 units.
Anyone done exactly like this before?

ACG

If you stick with the CII you can pass RO1 (which I believe is transferable to the IFS route of the diploma if you wish) and CF6 - meaning only 2 exams... thats what I have done. I have done a few of the Diploma exams but decided im happy doing mortgages.


I wasnt very good at revising so I think all in all it took me about a year as I failed one of the exams a couple of times but if you put the effort in and are making sense of it I would say about 6 months.