14th March 2006, 06:54 PM
Ok 1man some points of clarification needed.
From your post it sounds like you have had a direct financial benefit from IFA membership.....However, this may be adequately covered by the fact that they appear to be paying you more for upgrading your membership.
NO, my post is due to the fact that they have increased my responsibility levels further based on experience and skills- many acquired before joining present employer. This is NOT due to IFA rank or the option to increase rank in the IFA.
I would be staggered if your pay increase is outweighed by a one-off ?10 fee, and if your pay has increased to the point where you go into another bracket, then it is only fair that you should pay more (as I do).
Ok, I agree that as you progress you pay more but my point was that I do not see any gain in changing from PIFA to AIFA except that it costs more.
On the other hand, if your employer is an RAO and strongly encourages staff to be members, then perhaps they should be paying fees.
Fat chance. This issue has been raised and we have been told that they cant afford to do this. As an RAO they are meant to help with CPD. We are told fine improve yourself but not on our cost. That said there is a shake up and things might be about to change re training and CPD
Sounds to me like you've got a pretty good deal out of the IFA.
Why? Your misconception of what I was getting, perhaps due to a poorly worded post by self, may appear that I have had a good deal out of the IFA but I do not see it as such. I have applied for jobs where IFA preferred as been advertised but the fact that I am IFA does not appear to have directly influenced my chances of employment. What has influenced it to me is experiance- not wonting to sound big headed!
So this leads me to again ask the question of increasing my membership to AIFA and the related increase in cost does this equal a benefit or not? Of Devils Advocate time- surely if the RAOs were put upon more to ensure that having IFA rated staff within them was essential we might see them prepared to cough up some cash. If the IFA had more teeth in imposing the CPD instead of singing how wonderful it is maybe we could see more people activly pursuing said training with active support from employer?
Mr I F Lostmetrowel
Here there and everywhere, but still no trowel
From your post it sounds like you have had a direct financial benefit from IFA membership.....However, this may be adequately covered by the fact that they appear to be paying you more for upgrading your membership.
NO, my post is due to the fact that they have increased my responsibility levels further based on experience and skills- many acquired before joining present employer. This is NOT due to IFA rank or the option to increase rank in the IFA.
I would be staggered if your pay increase is outweighed by a one-off ?10 fee, and if your pay has increased to the point where you go into another bracket, then it is only fair that you should pay more (as I do).
Ok, I agree that as you progress you pay more but my point was that I do not see any gain in changing from PIFA to AIFA except that it costs more.
On the other hand, if your employer is an RAO and strongly encourages staff to be members, then perhaps they should be paying fees.
Fat chance. This issue has been raised and we have been told that they cant afford to do this. As an RAO they are meant to help with CPD. We are told fine improve yourself but not on our cost. That said there is a shake up and things might be about to change re training and CPD
Sounds to me like you've got a pretty good deal out of the IFA.
Why? Your misconception of what I was getting, perhaps due to a poorly worded post by self, may appear that I have had a good deal out of the IFA but I do not see it as such. I have applied for jobs where IFA preferred as been advertised but the fact that I am IFA does not appear to have directly influenced my chances of employment. What has influenced it to me is experiance- not wonting to sound big headed!
So this leads me to again ask the question of increasing my membership to AIFA and the related increase in cost does this equal a benefit or not? Of Devils Advocate time- surely if the RAOs were put upon more to ensure that having IFA rated staff within them was essential we might see them prepared to cough up some cash. If the IFA had more teeth in imposing the CPD instead of singing how wonderful it is maybe we could see more people activly pursuing said training with active support from employer?
Mr I F Lostmetrowel
Here there and everywhere, but still no trowel