CII under fire for not offering member discount on CPD development tool

Offers discounts on other perks

Sophie King
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The Chartered Insurance Institute's (CII) has come under fire for charging members the same as non-members for its CPD Essentials training resources.

CPD Essentials is a learning and development tool offered by the CII and it charges a single annual fee of £75 + VAT for both non-members and members. But, while Rowley Turton director Scott Gallacher told Professional Adviser said the resources seem "really good" and it "looks perfect", the financial planner felt it was unfair members must pay the same as non-members. "We're not getting a discount for being a member, which didn't seem to be particularly friendly," he said. He argued that, even if the programme was bought in from a different provider, which might make it more expen...

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