The level 3 Certificate in Investment Operations provides essential knowledge and skills for those working in a range of administrative and operational investment roles.
The Certificate satisfies the FCA qualification requirements for overseers of administration and operational functions
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Who’s it for?
- Those working in collective investment scheme administration, individual savings account administration, and investment client servicing
- Anyone moving in to an administrative overseer role needing to comply with FCA appropriate qualification requirements.
Recognition of prior learning
Before studying, check to see whether any of your previous academic qualifications or credits from other professional bodies and institutes can be carried towards completion of the Certificate.
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Completion requirements
The Certificate involves completion of 2 units from the Personal Finance qualifications framework, providing a minimum of 25 credits on completion
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Assessment method
Certificate level units are assessed by multiple-choice question exam (MCQ). For online MCQ exams, result notification is immediate on completion. For paper-based MCQ exams, results are released five weeks’ following the exam sitting.
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Learning support
Each qualification unit comes with the essential tools to support core learning. For a single fee, study packages typically include: study text, assessment entry and access to RevisionMate, our online study tool.
We also offer additional study materials to support individual learning. These range from key fact booklets and next-edition study texts, to question packs and Learn interactive tutorials.
For full unit availability, click the unit links to the right of this page