Cemap Courses - Are they a good career move for you?
CeMAP courses - if you are reading this article you most likely already know they are courses designed to help a student sit and pass the exams necessary to become a recognised mortgage advisor. CeMAP courses are designed to suit two different groups of students; there are comprehensive courses that teach new comers to the industry all they need to know to not only pass the exams but also to be effective, professional and confident to succeed in their new profession. The second types of courses on offer are CeMAP courses for those people who already work in the financial services industry so already have most of the knowledge they will require to pass the exams. The courses aimed at this group of people are often extremely short and are really only refresher courses specifically designed to reinforce knowledge that the students already have.
If you are new to the financial services industry do not worry you will be able to find a course provider that will have CeMAP courses that are designed for you to complete at your own pace to ensure you have a full and comprehensive knowledge of the subject matter before you sit the exams and enter into practice. A good course provider will also recognise that many of the students have not had to face examinations since they left school and may be extremely nervous or even phobic of the final exams. Most course providers will supply their students with several practice exams over the period of the CeMAP courses to assess the student’s knowledge and also to help them get used to working under exam conditions.
If you are considering studying CeMAP courses you need not worry that it may be too hard for you. There are no educational prerequisites to sit the courses or exams and as discussed above a reputable course provider will be experienced in training people who have not had any previous experience in the industry to become successful mortgage advisors. The only thing you have to keep in mind is your willingness to undertake the course and the amount of effort you are prepared to spend in studying the course – the results you achieve in the CeMAP courses you undertake will be directly proportional to the amount of time and effort you are prepared to put in.
The CeMAP courses you will study are broken up into three sections that will cover all of the knowledge you will need to become an effective and successful mortgage advisor. The sections covered by the CeMAP courses are: UK Financial Regulation, Mortgages and Assessment of Mortgage Advice Knowledge. Each of these sections corresponds to one of the final exams that you must sit in order to achieve the qualification. The final exams must be passed with a minimum mark of 70%, but if you do not pass the exam with this minimum required mark you are allowed to take the examination again. ( A good course provider will ensure that you have taken and passed numerous practice exams, and will have designed the CeMAP courses to ensure you have the highest possible likelihood for success the first time.)
