Mortgage and protection broker, Access Financial Services, has announced the launch of its first academy of 2023.

The online academy, which will start on 23 January, will be attended by up to 15 people and is the first of 10 that the broker intends to run this year.

Last year, Access FS graduated 100 advisers over the year-long courses, set up as part of the firm’s ongoing pledge to bring new people to the industry.

The programme is tailored to the experience of attendees and provides an opportunity for them to become self-employed brokers and experts in their field. Attendees can learn about different client needs and how to find the right products for each client, and they also receive product knowledge and compliance training, as well as sales training.

Access FS stated that it also welcomes experienced brokers who want to become self-employed and registered individuals under Access FS as the principle. These brokers can use the academy to receive training and compliance help while still running their own businesses.

“Despite the negative downturn in the economy, it is a positive sign to see so many people keen to learn, develop, and grow their skills sets,” Access FS CEO, Karl Wilkinson, commented. “The mortgage market will always remain strong and there will always be a demand for the proactive, customer focused mortgage and protection adviser.

“With more planned academies this year than ever before, we look forward to building upon the considerable growth Access FS witnessed in 2022.

“We strive to create a collaborative working environment where brokers are not only supported through the training and guidance, we provide them with, but they also provide help and co-operation to each other. We think this makes us quite unique in the industry, which much of the feedback from our brokers is a testament to.”

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