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Applications for the September 2022 cohort are now open. The cohort will start on 19 September, with the exam on 7 January 2023. You can apply here. Applications will close on 12 August 2022, or when the course becomes full.

The next cohort will be in April 2023 and you can register your interest here.

Entry requirements

To be eligible to study for CertMAP you will need to:

  • be an Associate, Affiliate or Non-practising member of the IMA, with membership fees paid up-to-date. Trainee members are not eligible to study.

and

  • have one year’s current full-time experience in a debt advice role or
  • other relevant experience that we will consider on a case by case basis.

If you need to apply for membership, we recommend that you do this at least one month before the CertMAP application deadline, although in many cases we will be able to process membership applications more quickly. Find out more about membership and benefits.

Course fees

The full course fee for CertMAP is currently £585.

Thames Water Trust Fund bursary

Bursary support is currently available for advisers in the Thames Water region, which reduces the cost to £200 for eligible students. More information about eligibility for this bursary is included in the CertMAP application form. The bursary is administered by the IMA.  Please do not approach the trust fund directly.

We thank the Thames Water Trust Fund  for providing bursary support enabling money advisers serving those regions to undertake the Certificate in Money Advice Practice.

IMA CertMAP Hardship bursary

The IMA expects employers to have a training budget to invest in the learning and development of their people, supporting the provision of high-quality money advice to clients in debt. Although the majority of CertMAP students have their fees paid in full by their employers, we are able to support the cost of study for a small number of students whose employers have insufficient funds to pay the fee. The maximum bursary available is 50% of this year’s full fee, £292.50.

To be eligible for an IMA CertMAP Hardship Bursary, each of the following requirements must be met:

  1. Your organisation must not have free reserves of £100k or more. (Free reserves are the unallocated unrestricted funds available to your organisation which are freely available to spend on any of its purposes).
  2. You must provide a signed letter from your employer explaining why they are unable to pay the full CertMAP fee. The letter must confirm the current value of your organisation’s free reserves. This should be sent to qualifications@i-m-a.org.uk
  3. You must state how much your employer will pay towards the CertMAP fee.
  4. You must state if you are able to make a personal contribution towards the remaining fee, or outline any reasons why you are unable to contribute.

Apply for the September 2022 cohort of the Certificate in Money Advice Practice

Click here to apply