The ifs School of Finance is a world-class provider of financial learning and has more than 80,000 students in over 100 countries. We have built a reputation for excellence in learning. All of our qualifications combine innovation and quality and draw from 130 years of educational experience, resulting in the ifs being the provider of choice to most of the UK’s leading financial services organisations.

All our qualifications are developed through consultation with the industry and are relevant to today’s financial environment, and include the skills that employers will look for as you progress through your career.

The ifs attracts students from all over the world, and from a variety of professional and personal backgrounds. Our students range from those just leaving school and starting out on their career, to those who are experienced within the industry and are looking for ways to progress further.

What's on Offer
The ifs offers qualifications from GCSE through to degree level. Our provision includes professional qualifications for corporate and retail banking, regulatory qualifications for financial and mortgage advisers, and financial capability qualifications for those aged 14-19 and adults. We also work closely with the financial services industry to provide tailored learning for some of the world’s best-known financial services providers.

Our qualifications are relevant to today’s financial environment, and include the skills and knowledge that employers will look for as you progress your career.

The ifs School of Finance offers a flexible approach to study. Depending on your choice of programme, you can choose to study through an academic partner, distance learning, or tutor-supported learning. By selecting the study method that best suits your approach to learning, you are able to fit your studying around any existing commitments. Whichever ifs route you choose, you will be equipped with an academically rigorous and highly relevant qualification.

For those seeking a full-time study option at degree level, we now offer a unique dual award, which combines an honours degree from the University of Surrey and the professional Associateship (Aifs) of the ifs School of Finance . The BSc (Hons) in Financial Services Management/Associateship brings together the strengths of both institutions. It is a qualification that genuinely merges the how-to-do skills of a professional award with the conceptual skills of a degree.