The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI), the leading global professional body for securities, investments, wealth and financial planning professionals, has launched a series of e-learning and virtual event programmes to assist members with their ongoing upskilling and professional development during the COVID-19 pandemic.
As part of the initiative, the CISI has lifted location restrictions on its portal to provide the global community of financial service professionals with access to more than 500 virtual events programmes; this includes full access to the Institute’s extensive online modules and other content for members. Each session undertaken by a member will be accounted for in their annual CPD hours.
Members can also access the CISI’s existing library of over 180 online learning modules on its Professional Refresher platform, more than 500 CISI TV videos – including the most recent 150 recordings, over 1,300 articles from CISI member magazine The Review (CISI’s digital newsletter), and a number of podcasts and YouTube videos.
The initiative forms part of the CISI’s unwavering commitment to equip its members with up-to-date knowledge essential for their upskilling and professional development, whilst they work remotely amidst the pandemic.
Apart from the CISI’s main platform, the Institute’s ATPs also provide online webinars and training classes for exam preparations since physical classroom sessions are subject to temporary suspension. Training partners are continuing to collaborate closely with the CISI to identify new opportunities to deliver more useful materials to its more than 20,000 students worldwide.
Matthew Cowan, Chartered MCSI, CISI Regional Director Middle East, said: “As we try to keep safe and healthy during these challenging times, we are proud that we have quickly adapted to the situation to ensure continuing support for our members. Our online learning platform has been long-established and it’s not new to our members, but we do believe that our intensified efforts to provide more content and training opportunities are extremely beneficial in this current climate.”
“The CISI has a range of online resources to enable members to meet their CPD requirements, and now is the ideal time to take full advantage of these tools. Thanks to the relentless work of our partners and our local and international staff, we remain steadfast in our commitment to deliver the same quality professional development tools and materials for continued learning as well as meeting the demand for qualifications and accreditations,” Matthew added.
The Institute’s customer support teams, based in the UK and Sri Lanka, are also operational to address queries from members. To aid the wellbeing of each member, the CISI has also launched its own mental health portal packed with useful tips and guidelines.
