How often do you come across the opportunity to retrain completely for free? The St. James’s Place award-winning, first-of-its-kind Academy is specifically designed for second careerists.
Are you looking for something with flexibility without impacting earnings potential? Becoming a financial adviser with SJP enables you to work full-time, and manage your own diary, where and when you work.
Why Financial Advice?
There is a shortage of around 50,000 Financial Advisers in the UK due to an ageing workforce. This will leave behind a huge number of clients on top of the estimated 13 million people in the UK who are in need financial advice, providing a huge opportunity. There has never been a better time for anyone looking to retrain or re-enter the UK workforce.
See the stories of financial advisers that come from a sports background on our stories page on the Academy website.
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What is the Financial Advisor Academy?
They’re changing the way the UK views financial advisers.
Their fully-funded 4 Term Programme will refine your transferable skills and provide you with all the knowledge and training needed to become a successful financial adviser.
You can start seeing clients from 3 – 6 months , but the support does not stop there, whether you have previous financial services experience of the industry or not.
You will graduate fully qualified with a Level 4 Diploma in Financial Advice, first-hand experience advising clients and the opportunity to launch your own business or join an existing SJP Practice as an Adviser. You’ll also receive support, both financial and educational, during your studies as you develop the skills you need to scale your business and career.
The Academy is here to support your growth as both a professional and a person. They are passionate about creating advisers who love what they do, and careers that add value to their daily lives. To learn more about the terms in greater detail click here
Why SJP?
SJP advises more than 958,000 clients on investments and all aspects of financial services. Their products and services range from investment advice to pension planning, mortgages, and income protection to later-life care and financial wellbeing.
SJP is one of the UK’s largest advice-led wealth management companies. They advise their clients through their 4,834-strong Partnership of qualified financial advisers. Money is involved in almost every major decision we make about our lives, our lifestyles, and our future. So their advisers are here to build longstanding relationships so clients can confidently make the right financial decisions to live life the way you imagine.
Get in Touch!
For more details about the Academy please visit sjp.co.uk/academy Please select ‘LAPS – Life After Professional Sport’ from the dropdown menu when completing the field ‘Where did you hear about the Academy?’
Location: UK-wide
Start date: Rolling application. Programme runs every month.
Opportunity: Financial Adviser Career Change Programme
For more details about the Academy please click this sjp.co.uk/academy
