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focus:progress

focus:progress

what is it?

focus:progress is a training & competence platform which uniquely features a holistic view of training and competency, testing and learning and development capabilities for the advancement of financial services professionals. The solution incorporates a range of learning media, 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 CPD in line with FSA rules
  • assess application of knowledge on the job
  • eliminate paper records across your T&C regime
  • monitor the supervisor
  • implement a range of media to suit varying learning styles
  • support individuals in successfully achieving professional qualifications

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focus:progress functional datasheet

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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
  • option to set up individually tailored tracks for gap filling
  • 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