Strategi Institute head Altaf Shaikh says it is seeing a whole new approach to engaging with the Institute around training and professional development.

“Before, advisers wanted the lowest cost, fastest to complete solution, and for some it was just a ‘tick-the-box’ approach to gaining their qualification. 

“But now there is a realisation that the playing field has changed, and advisers are looking for the best quality and most up-to-date content so they can professionally and compliantly operate within the new regime. This is exactly the space Strategi Institute operates in and we are seeing a pleasing surge in enrolments  as a result.” 

Shaikh identifies three additional factors he believes are contributing to the change in mindset and subsequent upsurge in training demand:

• The new financial services industry training subsidy. Strategi Institute has partnered with the Skills Organisation to access government funding, enabling advisers to gain their level 5 qualification, but with classroom costs reduced by over $700 plus GST.
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• An awareness within the industry that many advisers may need more than just one specialist strand of the New Zealand Certificate in Financial Services (Level 5) V2 to be compliant - and that they only have two years to achieve this.
• A new understanding of the importance of CPD within the new regime and the value of accessing this via RADAR.
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