Topping the list of this week’s most-read stories is news of another entrant into the developing CPD space – this time – from Australia…

Following its growth in Australia over the past 30 years, CPD provider Kaplan Professional has set its sights on New Zealand.

“In Australia, we have nearly 45,000 subscribers across over 2,500 corporate organisations on our Ontrack [training] platform,” says Kaplan Professional CEO Brian Knight.

The firm offers FAPs a way to create, record, and track their professional development activities and learnings of their advisers.

“FAPs can set multiple learning plans based on an adviser’s 12-month professional development plan to pinpoint any desired competencies or knowledge gaps, while tracking each adviser’s progress,” says Knight.

“We also have the capability to support FAPs to build a robust CPD policy as part of their annual business plan.”

The company says it releases new content twice a month and plans to expand its training resources to include cybersecurity, anti-money laundering, and countering financing of terrorism.

See our report: Financial Advice NZ Teams up With Kaplan Professional