About the qualification

Would you like to expand your knowledge of financial services and the residential lending sector?

CeMAP Diploma offers you flexible online study to fit around your life and work – and will help you advance your career.

You'll become familiar with more varied and complex mortgage scenarios and develop your research skills - so that you can be confident dealing with atypical and specialist cases. You’ll learn how financial products react to changes in the wider world, and how these changes affect customers’ decisions.

If you have CeMAP – or an equivalent Level 3 mortgage qualification – you only need to complete one further module to get CeMAP Diploma.

Your studies will cover

The UK financial services environment and the role of mortgage advisers within it
The UK mortgage marketplace, focusing on mortgage and protection products to suit different customers’ needs
UK financial services regulation, including the rules and regulations that are specific to mortgages
The house-buying process, including the role of the different parties involved

Registration fee

£495 – price includes study materials and exam entry.

When to apply

We have three registration periods a year.

View our timetable section for upcoming registration deadlines.

Number of modules

One

Average time to complete

Six months

Study type

This qualification is online and you will follow a structured timetable.

Study material

Study texts are provided online and in hard copy and you'll also get access to:

an online tutor forum
study tip videos
a weekly study planner
a tax table
syllabus updates
a coursework exemplar paper
two multiple-choice electronic specimen papers
online access to our student portal MyLIBF
online access to our virtual library KnowledgeBank

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Assessment type

AMA contains two assessments:

90-minute objective exam with 50 multiple-choice questions
coursework

Assessment provider

You can book your exam at test centres nationwide or through remote invigilation

Regulation

CeMAP Diploma is a Level 4 qualification registered with Ofqual and goes beyond the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) mandatory Level 3 qualification requirement.

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Modules

To study CeMAP Diploma you will need to complete the Certificate in Mortgage Advice and Practice (CeMAP) or an equivalent Level 3 mortgage qualifications first. You can then achieve CeMAP Diploma by successfully completing one further module, Advanced Mortgage Advice (AMA).

Certificate in Mortgage Advice and Practice (CeMAP)

The CeMAP consists of seven compulsory units contained within three modules.

Module 1: UK Financial Regulation (UKFR)

Module 2: Mortgages (MORT)

Module 3: Assessment of Mortgage Advice Knowledge (ASSM)

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Module - Advanced Mortgage Advice (AMA)

By taking the AMA module, you will:

expand your knowledge of the mortgage advice process and learn about specialist mortgage products
put your knowledge and skills into practice
learn why consumer-oriented advice matters and why sound communication and ethical behaviour are so important.

Timetable

There are three study sessions for CeMAP Diploma every year and you can complete it over a six-month period. But you will have up to 12 months from the beginning of your studies to sit your multiple-choice exam.

We strongly advise you to sit the multiple-choice exam before you start your AMA coursework.

AMA coursework – Three months study time
Please be mindful that a fee may be payable if you wish to change your selected AMA coursework date to a different session.

You can register for one of the following study sessions throughout the year:

When selecting your preferred study session using the timetable above, please be aware that fees are payable if you wish to change your selected AMA2 (coursework) date to a different session.

October session

Details	Date
Registration deadline	17 September 2021
Course start date	04 October 2021
Coursework deadline	28 March 2022

Assessment

If you've already completed CeMAP or an equivalent Level 3 qualification, then you just need to complete module three assessment:

Module three: Advanced Mortgage Advice (AMA) – contains two assessments and is broken down into :
- a 90-minute objective exam with 50 multiple-choice questions
- coursework

You can choose when to take your exam and pick from test centres nationwide or through remote invigilation.

You will have 12 months from your course start date to complete each module and sit the exam. Your first exam is included in the registration fee.

How to book your exam

When you have successfully completed the qualification, we will post your certificate to you.

Fees

How to register

Use our online registration system to register for the next available CeMAP Diploma session.

Register now

Alternatively, you can register for any of the upcoming study sessions by calling our Student and Customer Services on +44 (0)1227 818 609. Please have your card ready for payment.

More information on how to pay

If you are a company and want to register a cohort of students onto CeMAP Diploma please email corporate@libf.ac.uk for further information.

Progression

Certified Mortgage Adviser (CMA)

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