wanting to start, or accelerate,

your career in financial services?

then you've come to the right place.

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Whether you’re already in financial services and looking to develop your career further, or you’re completely new and wondering what the best first step to take is. We’ve got you.

We have a team of experts who’ve been in your shoes and are on-hand to support you in your next move. Career advice, study materials, live vacancies and even free training – you can find it all here.  

Looking to get started in finance?

start here to learn about the profession.

Being a financial adviser is an incredibly rewarding job, but it certainly isn’t the only role in financial services. There’s a wide range of roles, suited to a variety of different skill sets. We’ve profiled a number of them here to help you understand the many options. From administration to compliance, and paraplanning to specialist areas, we've got you covered.

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get the qualifications you need in finance - for free!

We're part of The Verve Foundation, a not-for-profit company whose sole purpose is to help the financial services industry to grow and thrive. As part of this, we have secured funding to provide funded Diplomas In Regulated Financial Planning to those individuals who are eager and passionate to start in finance, but needing help getting a foot in the door.

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trainee roles, with a salary and progression built in.

If you’re based in the North East and looking to start a career in financial services then look no further than The Grad Scheme. It’s the talent programme that offers fully paid employment opportunities for Verve – a powerhouse organisation that offers advisory support services. As well as learning the ropes, they also fund your professional qualifications.

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already in finance and wanting to progress?

build your knowledge, transform your career.

If you’re based in the North East and looking to start a career in financial services then look no further than The Grad Scheme. Explore fully paid employment opportunities at Verve - a powerhouse organisation that offers support services to advisors. As well as learning the ropes, they also fund your professional qualifications.

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want to run your own business?

If you’ve been in finance for a while, have some of the qualifications and are keen to build up your knowledge to advise, while also building your own business, we know just the opportunity for you. This one year programme is aimed to support you in the transition from your current role, to working for yourself and building your client bank.

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looking to take your career to the next level?

Our sister company, Verve, has been going since 2009 and offers paraplanning, finance, training and many other support services to financial advisers. They’re always on the lookout for people looking to join them to help them revolutionise finance, so go have a look at their current openings and see where it could take you.

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don't just take our word for it...

The Art of Compliance course was very easy to follow and the end of module assessments allowed me to highlight the areas I need to focus on. A great mix of the practicalities and knowledge required for a role in compliance.

michelle smith, intelligent pensions

The course gave me the tools and knowledge to understand different products and procedures and has really helped me to advance my role at work. The online modules and practice tests are really useful!

laura allen, 
PFM associates

An excellent course that has helped me gain confidence in writing reports. The e-learning and workshops really help to break down the heavy CII content and really help to hammer home all of the information.

vanessa williamson, lomond wealth

I would rate The Art of Administration as excellent and would recommend to others within financial services. The programme has already given me ideas on how to improve our procedures within the team.

Jo Skeath,
chevening financial

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