Adviser auto-enrolment exam revised to focus on small firms' needs

First exam sitting on 14 September

Tom Ellis
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An auto-enrolment qualification for advisers has been updated to focus on the needs of smaller firms as thousands of companies deal with pension obligations for the first time.

The Certificate in Pensions Automatic Enrolment is designed to help business advisers and payroll professionals understand the needs of employer clients. The first sitting for the revised exam - updated to give better insight into the needs of small business clients - is due to take place on 14 September. The Pensions Management Institute (PMI) qualification has been in operation since auto-enrolment began in 2012. Auto-enrolment began with the UK's largest firms staging first. Medium and small firms staged later with micro employers at the end of the programme. All employers in th...

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