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focus:progress

what is it?

focus:progress is a Training & Competence platform which uniquely features a holistic view of T&C, testing, CPD, learning and development capabilities for the advancement of financial services professionals. The platform incorporates learning media, CPD courses, testing facilities, supervisory monitoring and reporting to enable you to evidence competency, study for professional qualifications and develop the skills and knowledge of your individuals. focus:progress solves issues such as how to:

test and monitor initial and ongoing competence of all staff to their role requirements
record, review and evidence supervisor and practitioner CPD in line with the Statement of Professional Standing (SPS)
assess application of knowledge on the job
support individuals in successfully achieving professional qualifications
automate your T&C documentation

You can benefit from key components of focus:progress as standalone applications or take advantage of the full product set; both options feature integration with a wide range of solutions including focus:360°.

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benefits

focus:progress assists you with managing all of your employee development and regulatory T&C requirements from a single solution and enables you to benefit from:

future proofing against regulatory changes
efficient supervisor monitoring and resource planning
audit functions to evidence meeting of T&C requirements
question banks, tests and source material for the latest industry qualifications
a greater understanding of employee’s progress, training gaps and future requirements
support for flexible learning styles
support for a variety of learning media

capabilities for RDR

industry standard test criteria and question banks up to diploma level
ability to record, monitor and evidence ongoing CPD
comprehensive supervisor dashboard to enable monitoring in line with current FSA proposals
ability to include ‘application based’ questions to assist in testing employee’s capability on the job
functionality to test competence against defined job roles
reporting on data to evidence compliance

summary

dynamic training plans
alignment of question banks to ApEx Standards
inclusion of knowledge and application based questions, including question weighting options
employee competency tracks built using a selection of training media
offline functions for supervisors
CPD hours recording and approval process
quarterly maintained question bank and source materials
configurable user and group structure
company specific branded portal