Simply Academy Reviews

Paul was very good and knowledgeable, the only issue I have with the teaching is that we didn't spend enough time on Unit 2. We only started on Friday and we also finished early, we didn't even look at the course material in the book, we just looked at 100 most recent live questions. I sat the exam the next day and failed unit 2! I feel like if we had spent more time on that unit I would've had a better chance at passing. The venue was okay but apart from the 1st day, every morning I was told to wait in the reception for someone to come and collect me. Even though you can come and go as you please at lunch time. On Tuesday I arrived at 9.50 and didn't get collected and taken up until 10.25m...And the whole class had started at 10am. So i ended up missing out on some of the teaching which I paid a lot of money for. The classroom was quite small and felt like we were squashed in. There were too many of us, I had 2 more people sat at my desk with me when it was a 2 person desk! After hearing feedback from colleagues about the size of their class I was very disappointed. It made it harder to learn with so many people asking questions and not getting the time to review as we had to move on. I overheard Paul trying to sort out his next course which had 18 delegates booked when there was only space for 16. Looking at the size of the class and the attitude of staff when booking it seems clear that it's more about the money than teaching people to pass the exam which is very disappointing!

This course is suited as if you had no prior knowledge in the subject area. Now based on my personal experience there was a few people in the group who had no background in financial services or any "mortgage" knowledge, these people seemed to struggle the most as they just didn't any knowledge. So maybe the only thing I could say to improve your workshop is when people book onto the course just check that they have received the book from LIBF and have given it a brief read. From my point of view, I have had 8-9 months already in the mortgage business, seeing how the process works. However, this course taught me things that I never knew and clarified things that I was unsure about. Brendan was a fantastic teacher and I believe he dealt with every situation greatly.

Pete was absolutely fantastic and really brought the subject to life.

Very good trainer and course. Some inconsistencies and inaccuracies in course literature which should be updated in line with changes in regulations etc.

Peter was a fantastic trainer! Very knowledgable and always had time to answer questions! I would highly recommend this course if your looking to start your CEMAP, I’m looking forward to the next stage.

A huge thank you to the class tutor. He made the subject easy to understand and put me at ease as we worked through the info. The book included in the course has been a great revision resource as well, so I'm feeling confident for my exam next week. Thanks again!

Pete was a wonderful tutor, incorporating the course material into relevant stories that we could all relate to made it so much easier to understand and remember! I would strongly recommend this course, and him personally, to other colleagues. It was actually enjoyable rather than a slog, so thank you!

I really enjoyed this course. My online tutor was so helpful and took the time to go through a couple of parts that I wasn't quite grasping. The course material is set out well and its easy to follow and understand, and I liked the activities where you can answer questions as you work through the course - they helped the information sink in and stick in my head! Great course - would recommend.

My only gripe would be I had a little trouble confirming exam space.

Another great course from Simply! I have now completed CeMAP and CeRER with them and I cannot fault a single thing. The tutor was brilliant and I feel very confident to sit my exam next week. Thanks for all your help Simply!