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As the extended deadline for the Diploma draws near, one training organisation has reported a huge spike in their workload.
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According to Intellitrain, their assessors are currently “swamped” as brokers push to get their assignments in on time.
"We'll issue more Diploma's this month than in the previous three,” Intellitrain’s chief executive Paul Eldridge said.
"We've also been impressed with the quality of assignments being submitted. The upgrade from Cert IV to Diploma has been a real learning exercise for many brokers. We've seen the benefits of this knowledge being applied to our assignments as well as hearing from brokers who are writing business they didn't know how to write before."
Mr Eldridge also commended the professionalism and politeness of brokers operating under some deadlines for completion.
"Given everything else brokers have to do, finding time to complete this qualification has placed additional pressure on brokers,” he said.
"You'd kind of understand if people were a bit a short with our assessors given the deadlines, however we're seeing the opposite. In the main, our students have been incredibly understanding of the pressure that our assessors are under given the hundreds of students they are looking after simultaneously."
There are 2 key completion dates for the Diploma and the first is looming fast.
All students who enrolled in the “Old” Diploma (FNS50504) prior to 24 November 2011 must have completed all their assessments, been marked and have their qualification issued by 24 November 2012.
The second key deadline is 31 January 2013, when all MFAA members must have completed their Diploma and submitted their qualification to avoid the suspension of their membership.
