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<blockquote data-quote="Jessica Booker" data-source="post: 94419" data-attributes="member: 2672"><p>Sounds like they want you to do down the SQE route. I don't blame them as it is much less of a commitment from their end.</p><p></p><p>Unless they are going to put you on a SQE prep course, you'd still not have to commit to the SQE until the end of May at the very earliest (the next assessments for SQE1 are at the end of July 2022 and you can sign up a minimum of 5 weeks before the assessment). You could state that you think it is too early to take the SQE exams in July, and therefore you would prefer to wait for the January 2023 SQE1 sitting - this again could buy you some time. As you can gain the QWE before taking the SQE assessments, there is also no need to make any studying commitment right now.</p><p></p><p>I don't think asking these questions would be perceived strangely though - you are making a pretty big commitment just for the studying part. I'd personally find it strange if people didn't ask questions to find out what they were signing up for.</p><p></p><p>Unless you think it is more hassle than its worth, I'd at least have the conversation with them to understand:</p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">What support they are offering (courses, time off, costs for training course/assessments etc)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Whether there would be any repayment terms to any financial costs</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">What policies would be on things like SQE resits (if it was the SQE route).</li> </ol><p>With the SQE you technically could move to another employer anyway in your area of interest and continue your QWE elsewhere.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jessica Booker, post: 94419, member: 2672"] Sounds like they want you to do down the SQE route. I don't blame them as it is much less of a commitment from their end. Unless they are going to put you on a SQE prep course, you'd still not have to commit to the SQE until the end of May at the very earliest (the next assessments for SQE1 are at the end of July 2022 and you can sign up a minimum of 5 weeks before the assessment). You could state that you think it is too early to take the SQE exams in July, and therefore you would prefer to wait for the January 2023 SQE1 sitting - this again could buy you some time. As you can gain the QWE before taking the SQE assessments, there is also no need to make any studying commitment right now. I don't think asking these questions would be perceived strangely though - you are making a pretty big commitment just for the studying part. I'd personally find it strange if people didn't ask questions to find out what they were signing up for. Unless you think it is more hassle than its worth, I'd at least have the conversation with them to understand: [LIST=1] [*]What support they are offering (courses, time off, costs for training course/assessments etc) [*]Whether there would be any repayment terms to any financial costs [*]What policies would be on things like SQE resits (if it was the SQE route). [/LIST] With the SQE you technically could move to another employer anyway in your area of interest and continue your QWE elsewhere. [/QUOTE]
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