Six FASEA exam sittings for 2021
The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority (FASEA) has confirmed it will hold six exam sittings in 2021.
FASEA said face-to-face sittings would be offered at metropolitan and regional locations throughout the country and would be run over multiple days, up to twice a day.
Advisers could also sit the exam remotely at their preferred time during the exam sitting window.
The first exam for 2021 would be held from 28 January to 2 February and registration would be open from 5 October, 2020, to 8 January, 2021.
The exam dates were:
2021 exam sitting |
Exam dates |
1 |
28 January to 2 February 2021 |
2 |
25 March to 30 March 2021 |
3 |
20 May to 25 May 2021 |
4 |
15 July to 20 July 2021 |
5 |
9 September to 14 September 2021 |
6 |
4 November to 9 November 2021 |
FASEA chief executive, Stephen Glenfield said: “The 2021 exam schedule together with the 3 remaining exams scheduled for 2020 in August, October and November provide advisers who have yet to pass the exam the choice of a broad range of sitting dates”.
He noted 86% of candidates on average passing each exam on the first sitting.
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