Providing Financial Services

This qualification is designed for people who are working as financial
advisers and who have already passed a qualification covering the relevant Appropriate Exam Standards to allow them to practise.
For learners, the benefits of this qualification are that it:

• Allows them to develop skills that will be useful to them in their day-today job role
• Attests to their occupational competence, thus enhancing their employability
• Motivates by providing them with the opportunity to gain a nationallyrecognised

Level 4 qualification that demonstrates ongoing professional
development.

• For employers, the benefits of this qualification are that it:
• Can help identify training needs by benchmarking best practice
• Motivates staff to perform at a high standard, resulting in better customer satisfaction and improved staff retention
• Allows for increased confidence in the performance of staff who have achieved the qualification
• can form the basis for a ‘health check’ of the organisation’s training and competence regime by identifying aspects of employee performance that could be monitored better.

To achieve the Edexcel Level 4 Certificate for Financial Advisers (QCF),
learners must pass all of the units listed below.

• Engaging the client for financial advice and/or planning

• Gathering and validating financial information for financial advice and/or planning

• Analysing the client’s financial circumstances for financial advice and/or planning

• Researching and selecting appropriate solutions to inform recommendations for financial advice and/or planning

• Advising on appropriate financial solutions and agreeing the next steps for financial advice and/or planning

• Implementing financial solutions following financial advice and/or planning

• Reviewing and responding to the client’s changing financial needs and circumstances for financial advice and/or planning

• Maintaining professional development and financial services industry awareness for financial advice and/or planning