Professional Certificate & Diploma in Financial Advice – Programme taster
Event Details
Free
Date and Time
Tue, 28 October 2025
12:00 - 12:30
Location
Your event link is available via IOB Learn
Event Details
Free
Date and Time
Tue, 28 October 2025
12:00 - 12:30
Location
Your event link is available via IOB Learn
Join Caitriona Mc Carthy and Margaret D’Arcy for a programme taster covering the Professional Certificate/ Diploma and Professional Diploma in Financial Advice, which lead to the APA and QFA designations. The APA and QFA designations are your gateway to a career in Financial Advice. MCC Our UCD accredited programmes meet the Central Bank's Minimum Competency Code in terms of the minimum education requirements for providing advice on or arranging retail financial products such as Housing Loans, Consumer Credit, Savings and Investment, Life Assurance and Pensions. This is an opportunity not to be missed. Please join us to find out more about these programmes and how IOB can support you with your studies.
Caitriona McCarthy
Head of CPD and Financial Advice at IOB
Caitriona's current role in IOB is Head of CPD and Financial Advice. She has also previously held the role of Programme Manager for the Professional Diploma / Certificate in Financial Advice. She previously worked in a number of roles in Financial Services where holding the QFA designation has been essential to her career.
Margaret D'Arcy
Head of Education Financial Services, Funds and Wealth Planning, IOB
Margaret D’Arcy is the Programme Director at IOB for Funds and Wealth Planning. Margaret joined IOB in August 2019 after spending more than twenty years lecturing on both professional and university accounting programmes.
Margaret's career started in retail banking and took her through a variety of roles, including Audit, Project Management and finally Head of Operations Treasury and International.
