22nd April 2009, 12:05 PM
I believe that the bursary scheme (and the EH placements) were being used as a pilot scheme. Obviously, starting from scratch, it was necessary to train some assessors who were learning on the job. Now there are an increasing number of assessors, able both to take on new people and also advise/encourage others to assess, so with a bit of luck it will snowball and continue to grow. I missed the IfA conference, but presumably the qualification was being publicised there and people were being encouraged to get involved.