We want to use this section of our site to inform
our readers about the various activities and
projects our company engages in, in order to
enhance and develop its quality of service and
products. We will also be using this area to
announce our new financial services courses.
03-06-2007
The Financial Training Academy achieves the authorised and approved Edexcel Centre status. Edexcel is a London based for-profit company and one of England, Wales and Northern Ireland's five main examination boards.
Its name is a portmanteau word derived from the words "educational" and "excellence".
Edexcel offers a variety of qualifications to UK students, including A-levels, GCSEs and the BTEC suite of vocational qualifications. It is an international organisation, awarding over 1.5 million accreditations per year.
What does it mean for The Financial Training Academy?
Coming from an established corporate/commercial background of offering professional courses and qualifications, we are now proud to be associated with the existing national system of the NVQ and thus the iTQ. The new Centre will provide opportunities to offer a broader spectrum of qualifications and at a higher level, and this includes the customised qualification – the BTEC Advanced Diploma in Competency for Mortgage Advice.
What does it mean for our students?
Learning new skills; adding another string to your bow; enhancing your employability; giving you a qualification from one of the UK’s leading accrediting bodies.
What does it mean for the employer?
With the iTQ having been prevalent in the workplace for the last three years, employers recognise these qualifications and have already embraced the flexibility involved within the modular structure of the iTQ programme. Effectively, the iTQ can be customised to provide the candidate with the knowledge and skills that the employer requires, in this case, Mortgage Advice.
The Edexcel courses that are offered at The Financial Training Academy are:
The customised programme, namely BTEC advance Diploma in Competency for Mortgage
Advice QAN Number: M9260, and the employed-led programme, Mortgage Back Office
Support Programme (an iTQ in IT Users Level 2)
QAN Number: 100/4217/9
01-06-2007
The Financial Training Academy becomes affiliated with The Financial Recruitment Academy. This exciting association will provide an excellent opportunity for our students to get into their chosen careers fast.
The Financial Recruitment Academy (TFRA) is a dynamic and fast growing agency that provides professional, tailored financial opportunities across the UK within Banking, Building Societies, Insurance Companies, Mortgage Brokers, and Estate Agents. Their goal is for the candidate to gain an understanding of options that are available in the Financial Services employment sector, and with their support, maximise career and earnings potential.
The financial services recruitment division is seeking to fill positions for Trainee Mortgage Advisors; Experienced Mortgage Advisors; IFA’s; Trainee IFA’s; Paraplanners; Mortgage Administrators, processors and packagers. They also have a number of vacant Senior Management positions within Banks and Mortgage intermediaries. www.fracademy.co.uk
16-02-2007
Pearson VUE authorize and approve The Financial Training Academy to host and conduct their online exam facilities.
25-01-2007
The Financial Training Academy launches its online presence
with its professional and informative website.
The initial response has been positively overwhelming.
Viewers have commented on its ease of use and navigation.
The site was launched not only to provide the audience with
information about our services but to enhance our transparency
of quality in a consumer driven market.
The contents shall be continually monitored and supplemented
with new pages of information relevant to the company and
the financial services as a whole.
Currently under development are pages on: Our Facilities;
Our Excellent Team; Student Testimonials; Corporate Testimonials; Downloads; Tourist Guide; FAQs;
History of Financial Services; Creating a Community of Learning and Development.
The company acknowledges the hard and committed work of
Mr Mark Purches who was instrumental in developing the website.
For more information on the services of Cotswold Creative call
Mark on 07789 447468, or email on markpurches@aol.com
10-01-2007
Accreditation of Training
Excellence
The Financial Training Academy decided today to
promote its quality delivery of financial courses
by applying for the Accreditation of Training
Excellence. Accredited by the Financial Services
Skills Council (FSSC), the scheme gives public
recognition to firms, providers, individuals and
producers of training solutions who can show that
investment in training produces a solid business
outcome.
The FSSC say ‘If you can demonstrate that your
training delivers results, you’ll want to make
as much noise about it as possible.’ Well, we
do deliver, and we deliver quality, and we want
to tell the world. When piloted in 2004, the Accreditation
of Training Excellence for Firms scheme produced
outstanding results for Norwich Union Life. In
producing evidence to meet the required industry
standard, the company was able to demonstrate
a 24% increase in self-generated appointments
and an overall increase in sales productivity
of 27% in just five weeks.
Organisations achieving FSSC Accreditation will
be listed on the FSSC website and will be able
to use the Accreditation Logo on company materials
and in their premises. This is an excellent way
of communicating our commitment to excellence
in training to customers, regulators, shareholders
and staff.
15-01-2007
New National Skills Academy
Visit To TFTA
We were proud and honored to have been visited
by Sylvia Perrins, the recently appointed first
National Director for The National Skills Academy
for Financial Services.
The National Skills Academy for Financial Services
received the government go-ahead at a launch led
by Prime Minister Tony Blair on 31 October 2006.
The bid, led by the Financial Services Skills
Council (FSSC) and supported by a range of financial
services employers, is one of the first of the
UK's new skills academies to be approved.
Sylvia will lead the Skills Academy as it launches
in four regional centres, based in London, Leeds,
Manchester and Norwich. “I am thrilled to
be leading the National Skills Academy for Financial
Services as it will provide a real opportunity
to meet the skill shortages that the sector has
identified,” she said. “For employers
it is often a challenge to attract and retain
a workforce with the right skills and attitude
to contribute to future business success. This
agenda is at the heart of the National Skills
Academy and with employers’ support we will
succeed.”
“This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity
to achieve a step change in skills delivery for
financial services, and to secure the levels of
public funding that it really deserves,”
says FSSC chief executive Teresa Sayers, who will
sit on the national board of the Skills Academy.
“Sylvia’s background in both education
and in the commercial world as a financial consultant
means that she is well-placed to work closely
with employers in the development of this major
initiative.”
Employers will be involved at every level of the
Skills Academy’s governance and funding.
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