Under RDR advisers must ensure they meet a minimum of 35 hours of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) each year.
Read advisers’ nine most common CPD queries and their answers, here.
CPD Essentials is a CPD support solution providing advisers with a complete, user-friendly adviser learning and development tool online.
Keith Richards, chief executive of the PFS, said: “CPD is a cornerstone of professionalism which PFS members have been conversant with for many years. Members recognise the value of working to keep knowledge current and relevant from a business perspective and therefore new regulation simply serves to increase focus.
“CPD is clearly so much more than a regulatory box-ticking exercise. It goes beyond simple compliance and straight to the heart of what it means to be a professional,” he added.
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The solution is powered by PFS’ parent group the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) and allows members to assess their knowledge, structure CPD activity over the course of the year and record what they have done for auditing purposes.
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