Just Mortgages has announced the launch of Just Learning, an initiative to help aspiring brokers gain their advice qualification and secure a guaranteed interview.
Just Learning will support attendees in achieving their CeMAP 1 qualification, providing a revision programme and week-long face-to-face course that combines the relevant training materials to enable them to take the exam.
At the end, they will be guaranteed an interview with a sales manager in the business and, if successful, will then join Just Mortgages’ academy programme.
Just Mortgages head of learning and development, Rodney Sloan, said: “When you consider the average age of mortgage brokers is in the mid-50s, the challenge we face as an industry becomes abundantly clear.
“The launch of Just Learning is really exciting and means that, no matter where you are in your journey, our proposition is broad enough to provide a route into the industry.
“We are incredibly proud of our academy programme, which has helped find some fantastic talent who have gone on to become some of our most successful advisers.
“Adding Just Learning is the logical next step.”
The decision to launch Just Learning comes as adviser numbers in the UK continue to decrease.
With an ageing adviser population too, the aim of the initiative is to help find new prospects and fill the adviser talent pool.
Just Mortgages CEO, John Phillips, explained this pressing need.
“It’s no secret that adviser numbers are only getting smaller, whether it’s career changes or requirements among an ageing population,” he said.
“Despite this, very little is being done within the industry to bring in new people and backfill the talent pool.
“If we want to ensure that the vast majority of mortgages are still arranged through advisers, firms absolutely need to be creating those pathways.
He added that, while Just Mortgages’ academy proposition will continue to focus on those already with the necessary qualifications, Just Learning will answer the “clear need” to support those without any qualifications.
“We will provide all the necessary training to help pass the exams and provide a guaranteed interview with the business,” he continued.
“We hope more firms will take on similar incentives to help attract more people into the industry, as well as more young people into a career in advice.”
The initiative forms part of Just Mortgages’ wider mission in 2025 to bring new people into the industry.
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