The Certificate in Financial Studies (CeFS) has been designed to encourage individuals to be inspired to meet their lifestyle aspirations. This will be achieved by teaching them to apply the appropriate solution(s) from the wide range available within the evolving financial services marketplace.
Students who wish to learn how to make informed and confident decisions regarding their finances should consider the Certificate in Financial Studies.
To find out more about the influence of CeFS on students' personal financial management and aspirations, please click here.
View overall information about the qualification.
The course is divided into three units:
There are no entry requirements for the ifs School of Finance level 3 Certificate in Financial Studies (CeFS).
CeFS is incorporated into the National Qualification Framework as a vocationally-related qualification (VRQs) at level 3. Other level three qualifications include A levels.
CeFS carries a UCAS tariff of 60 points.
The qualification has been benchmarked against AS in Economics and further details can be found here.
Our planned guided learning hours for CeFS are 150 hours.
All units are paper-based examinations.
The assessment of CeFS Unit 1 is designed to test candidates' knowledge and understanding of the course material.
Unit 2 seeks to test candidates' broader knowledge and understanding together with their ability to apply their learning through case study scenarios.
Unit 3 builds upon Units 1 and 2 and will test the higher-level cognitive skills of analysis and evaluation.
The ifs provides a comprehensive learning support package for tutors and students including:
The ifs also runs tutor development days across the country, providing advice, guidance and an opportunity to share best practice and expertise.
View sample learning material for Chapter One: The personal lifecycle.
View a specimen paper for Unit One: Why Money Matters?
Unit One: Why Money Matters? - Justification and answer sheet
Registration fee is an all-inclusive £135.00 per student (this includes two examination entries per unit, access to online study material and an empty binder).
The ifs level 3 Certificate in Financial Studies is delivered at schools and colleges across the UK.
If you are a tutor wanting to add CeFS to your curriculum, please register your interest here and the financial capability team will contact you.
Call Dale Buck on +44 (0) 1227 828259 or email dbuck@ifslearning.ac.uk.
If you are a student and would like to study CeFS, ask your school or college.
Examination Officers who are ready to register a cohort of students for the Certificate in Financial Studies should download and complete the attached spreadsheet and then send it by email to fca@ifslearning.ac.uk.
