CQS training
Our updated Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS) training courses are now available:
- financial crime
- the role of the senior responsible officer
- risk, compliance and client care (for re-accreditation)
- conveyancing practice (for re-accreditation)
Courses take no more than two hours to complete and will be followed by a short assessment. Our courses are modular and can be taken one module at a time if needed.
With a simplified format, each course has been reviewed by peers before being submitted to the independent CQS approval process. This ensures that our courses meet the necessary standard required for CQS accreditation (SRA competency level 4).
Core training courses
If you're new to CQS, you only need to take the core training course to become accredited.
Core Training – Financial Crime
By completing this course, you'll have a solid understanding of financial crime, including the Money Laundering Regulations and your obligations.
You'll also be able to identify the warning signs in conveyancing work and know what steps to take.
In easy to understand 30-minute modules, you'll cover everything you need to support your CQS accreditation.
Cost: £35 + VAT per course
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The Role of the Senior Responsible Officer
This course only needs to be completed once by your firm's senior responsible officer (SRO).
The SRO must complete this mandatory training and assessment within six months of your practice being awarded the initial CQS accreditation.
If your practice gets a new SRO, they must complete this assessment within six months of starting this position.
Cost: £35 + VAT per course
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Courses for re-accreditation
If you're already CQS accredited, you'll only need to take the two 2020 update courses:
2020 Update: Risk, Compliance and Client Care
Are you protecting yourself from the variety of fraud threats that conveyancers face? Are you benefitting fully from effective client communication?
By completing this course, you'll be up to date with best practice in assessing and managing residential conveyancing risk, and effective client handling.
In easy to understand 30-minute modules, you'll cover everything you need to support your CQS reaccreditation.
Cost: £35 + VAT per course
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2020 Update: Conveyancing Practice
By completing this course, you'll have a solid understanding of:
- the basic principles of stamp duty land tax (SDLT), land transaction tax (LTT) and available reliefs
- leasehold property
- notices and restrictions
- how to reduce the incidence of requisitions
- cladding and flood risk
- changes to TA6
In easy to understand 30-minute modules, you'll cover everything you need to support your CQS reaccreditation.
Cost: £35 + VAT per course
Book today or find out more about 2020 Update: Conveyancing Practice
Cost
To support members in the current climate, we've frozen the cost of our CQS courses.
Each course costs £35 + VAT (£42) per person.
If your organisation has more than 16 members of staff who need to take the update courses, you can take advantage of our capped rate of £1,100 + VAT (£1,320) for unlimited access to the training.
If you have any enquiries or need further help to choose the right courses, contact us.
Don't forget – the choice is yours
There are two authorised CQS training providers. You can choose either of the authorised providers to complete your mandatory training. You do not need to complete all your training with the same provider.
To make sure we're competing on a level-playing field with other training providers, the Law Society's CQS accreditation and CQS training sections are two separate entities.