Financial services
IFS certificate
One-year IFS certificate/two-year IFS diploma
This qualification will help you to improve your understanding of financial matters. It is not just for people who want a career in financial services, but also for those who want to make better-informed decisions when managing money.
Required qualifications
Five or more A*-C grades at GCSE including English language.
What will I study?
The course will focus on:
- financial services for the individual
- financial services needs and wants
- financial services industry regulators, ethics and trends
- financial services providers.
On the course you will:
- investigate your own financial needs and plan for the future
- investigate financial service providers and products for individuals
- assess the suitability of financial services products.
Method of assessment
You will be assessed by multiple choice tests, case study based exams and internal project work.
What will I be able to progress to?
As part of a full A-level programme this qualification opens up a range of progression routes into higher education business-related courses or as a direct entry into employment in the financial services sector. We also offer specialist pathways in financial services and economics for students confident that they would like to pursue further study and careers in these areas.
More
Haroon Patel (ex-Little Ilford school) studied this subject as one of his A-levels and achieved a grade A. He is now studying accounting and business management at the University of Westminster.