Financial Adviser Career Change Programme

For more details about the Academy please click this sjp.co.uk/academy

Retraining opportunity
St. James’s Place Financial Adviser Academy is a funded, financially supported, award-
winning training programme designed for those wanting to change careers.

St. James’s Place (SJP) is here to help you figure out what your priorities are and whether
these align with their programme and values. Their Partnership model enables you to either
start your own advice business and be self-employed or join an existing SJP Practice as a
Financial Adviser, on a self-employed, or employed basis.

Are you looking for something with flexibility without impacting earnings potential?

Becoming a Financial Adviser with SJP enables you to work full-time, and
manage your own diary, where and when you work.

Why Financial Advice?

The Guardian newspaper recently published research revealing that women currently own 48% of Britain’s wealth and are predicted to own 60% within two years. This indicates the importance of financially educating women, both as a population and as professionals.

There is a shortage of around 50,000 Financial Advisers in the UK due to an ageing workforce. This will leave behind a huge number of clients on top of the estimated 13 million people in the UK who may benefit from financial advice, providing a huge opportunity. There has never been a better time for anyone looking to enter the advice profession – especially women.

In their experience women make fantastic financial advisers as they often have a natural inquisitiveness, emotional intelligence, as well as being great at building long term relationships.

What is the Financial Adviser Academy?

Their 4 Term Programme will refine your transferable skills and provide you with all the knowledge and training needed to become a successful financial adviser.

You can start seeing clients from 3 – 6months, but the support does not stop there, whether you have previous financial services experience of the industry or not.

You will graduate fully qualified with a Level 4 Diploma in Financial Advice, first-hand experience advising clients and the opportunity to launch your own business or join an existing SJP Practice as an Adviser. You’ll also receive support, both financial and educational, during your studies as you develop the skills you need to scale your business and career.

The Academy is here to support your growth as both a professional and a person. They are passionate about creating advisers who love what they do, and careers that add value to others lives. To learn more about the programme terms in greater detail click here.

Zohul and Rebecca share their experiences

Zohul Malikzada:

Zohul, took a break from her career in banking, but was keen to continue her professional development while also being able to raise her children. She found the flexibility available in the role of a Financial Adviser enabled her to spend time with her family while also achieving her ambitious professional dreams.

Click here to hear more about Zohul

Rebecca Maxwell-Hyslop:

After a 20-years in the city, as a trader, Rebecca decided to spend some more time with her children to “assess what she was doing and why.” Thanks to the Academy training programme, Rebecca was retrained and became her own boss, just like she had always wanted, by running her own advice business.

Click here to hear more about Rebecca

And you can find several other similar stories through the link below:

St. James’s Place Financial Adviser Academy – YouTube

Why SJP?

SJP is the largest provider of face-to face financial advice in the UK. They advise 988,000 clients through their Partnership, which is made up of 2,666 business, in which 4,852 qualified Financial Advisers give advice.

Money is involved in almost every major decision we make about our lives, our lifestyles, and our future. SJP Advisers are here to build longstanding relationships so clients can confidently make the right financial decisions.

Get in Touch!

For more details about the Academy please click this sjp.co.uk/academy or scan the QR code below.

Upon completing the ‘Start a Conversation’ form, please select ‘Career Returners’ from the dropdown menu when completing the field ‘Where did you hear about the Academy?’

If you’d like to speak to someone for an informal chat, please contact Gee Foottit on

07768 553718 or you can email her [email protected]