ASIC has announced that the first sitting of the financial adviser exams for 2023 will be held on 16 February 2023.
A statement from the commission adds that enrolments for the February Cycle 20 sitting will be open from 10 January 2023 and close on 30 January 2023.
The second sitting date for the exam will be 11 May and following this, the August sitting will be on 10 August and the next sitting on 9 November 2023.
The commission says that all exams are delivered by remote proctoring.
Exam eligibility numbers
ASIC says if you are a new financial adviser, or a foreign adviser, it needs to assess your eligibility to sit the exam before you can book for an exam.
If ASIC determines that you are eligible to sit the exam, you will be issued with an exam eligibility number which you must use to book for the exam.
The commission adds that to make sure new financial advisers are issued an exam eligibility number in time to book for an exam, “…their AFS licensee should apply for an exam eligibility number through the ASIC Regulatory Portal no later than 15 days before the last day of the booking period for an exam. For Sitting 20 the deadline is 15 January 2023.”
Foreign advisers can apply for an exam eligibility number by emailing ASIC at foreignexistingadvisers@asic.gov.au.
