Joint Insolvency Examination Board (JIEB) 

Become JIEB qualified

Insolvency Practitioners come from a variety of professional backgrounds, though many have started off as an accountants or solicitors. The JIEB qualification prepares you for the varied and challenging work of an insolvency practitioner.

Whether you opt for JIEB classroom tuition, online distance learning or a combination, you'll discover that our passion for teaching matches your enthusiasm for success.

Gain your Practitioner's Licence

In order to qualify for the coveted Insolvency Practitioner's Licence, you must have passed all three Joint Insolvency Examination Board (JIEB) exams.

You can attempt all three papers at one sitting, or split the papers over two years. However, you must pass at least two JIEB papers during the same sitting in order to complete the qualification.

You will also need to satisfy the practical requirements of your Recognised Professional Body (RPB) or the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) or the Department for Enterprise, Trade and Industry (DETI). Requirements can differ, so it's important to look into these before you start your studies.

Introductory courses 

If you're new to insolvency and are planning to take the JIEB, you could consider taking one of our one-day insolvency awareness courses first, or considering the CPI, CPPI or ICAEW Certificate in Insolvency.

Designed to help students understand what insolvency is, they are particularly useful if you are changing career or discipline from other areas of practice. Choose from:

• Understanding Corporate Insolvency
• Understanding Insolvency Accounts
• Understanding Personal Insolvency

JIEB 2012

For Dates and Prices leading towards the JIEB qualification in 2012 please view the JIEB Booking Form.

View a copy of the JIEB Retake 2012 Booking form.

Please see below for Dates and Prices for the New SIPS, Regulations and Ethics Course to compliment your JIEB studies.

London

Date: 24th May
Time: 09.30 - 16:30
Price: £235 + VAT (£282 inc. VAT)

How to book:

If you would like to make a booking for this course, or would like more information, please contact us at insolvency@bpp.com or call our customer services team on 0845 226 2422.

New JIEB retake programme

At BPP we recognise the difficulties in taking the JIEB exams. In response to this, we have designed a new Retake course programme for those who have been unsuccessful in previous sittings, working towards the November 2012 exams.

View the JIEB Retake 2012 Booking form.

Our JIEB retake programme includes:

Classroom Courses

Our Retake courses consist of 5 days of expert tuition, guidance and advice on study skills and exam techniques, broken into three courses spread across the months leading towards the examinations.

• 2 day course in July
• 2 day course in September
• 1 day course in October

Material Updates

Our trainers will provide you with detailed changes in the law from the previous sitting, so that you can feel confident that you are up-to-date with current materials.

Focused distance learning and ongoing support

Our trainers will be available to help with your questions and queries while you work through your retake programme,whether you are studying at one of our centres or at home, and will provide individual feedback on course exams.

This course will give you access to our JIEB forums.

Additionally, this course has a Pass Assurance, meaning that if you sign up for this course, attend and complete all elements of the programme but are unsuccessful in this year’s exam, you can sit the same programme the following year for free. 

Cost

£1,700 + VAT per paper

Includes all elements of the retake programme including 5 days of training, material updates and study support.

Course dates

Liquidations

• 30th & 31st July  -  London - JIEB Retake Course - Liquidations Stage 1
• 10th & 11th September  -  London - JIEB Retake Course - Liquidations Stage 2
• 29th October - London - JIEB Retake Course - Liquidations Stage 3

• 24th & 25th July - Manchester - JIEB Retake Course - Administrations Stage 1
• 4th & 5th September - Manchester - JIEB Retake Course - Administrations Stage 2
• 30th October - Manchester- JIEB Retake Course - Administrations Stage 3

• 2nd & 3rd July - London - JIEB Retake Course - Personal Insolvency Stage 1
• 17th & 18th September - London - JIEB Retake Course - Personal Insolvency Stage 2
• 31st October - London - JIEB Retake Course - Personal Insolvency Stage 3

How to book

View a copy of the JIEB Retake 2012 Booking form.

If you require any more information about the retake course or would like to discuss your options with a member of our team please contact us at insolvency@bpp.com or call our customer services team on 0845 226 2422.

JIEB SIPs Regulations and Ethics

This 1-day course has been designed to develop the skills and confidence needed when approaching questions in the JIEB exams on the following key areas. These key areas feature across all three JIEB papers:

Ethics

Understanding the code of ethics, step by step, and how to maximise marks when ethical issues are addressed in the exam.

EC and Cross Border Regulations

Understanding this subject, and maximising marks where this features in examination questions.

Key SIPs

How to learn and recall them in order to make your study more useful and effective. This course will be of value to students attending any of the JIEB papers, and will have a practical approach which will improve your understanding and your approach to examination questions.

How to book:

For more information please view our Dates and prices Tab.
If you would like to make a booking for this course, or would like more information, please contact us at insolvency@bpp.com or call our customer services team on 0845 226 2422.

Flexible learning

We've specifically designed our JIEB training programmes for busy professionals who need to fit their studies around a full work schedule. So we've made studying for your JIEB qualification as easy as possible.

Choose the approach that suits you best – including full link courses based in London, Birmingham and Manchester plus distance learning and materials to support independent study.

JIEB full link courses

Our classroom-based link course programme provides you with the best chance of passing JIEB exams at the first attempt – supported by directed home study and link examinations. We recommend the full link course route for all first-time candidates.

The full JIEB link course includes 27 days of tuition. This represents nine days for each of the three papers – Liquidations; Administrations, CVAs and Receiverships.

Courses and materials can be booked for one, two or all three papers depending on the exams you plan to take.

• Core Course 1 (two days)
• Core Course 2 (two days)
• Accounts (one day)
• Final revision (three days)
• Final mock exam (one day)

Link courses also feature exclusive BPP study materials including:

• Study manual, question bank, passcards
• Downloadable audio presentations
• Home study work programme
• Supplementary question bank
• Revision kit, three link tests and mock exam
• Link test marking and student study support

Distance learning courses

You can also prepare for the JIEB exams through distance learning – either alongside a classroom link course or on a self-study basis. This means you can work in your own time and space using the same BPP exclusive study materials we list for the link course above.

At BPP we don't just leave our distance learners to study unsupported.

You'll benefit from direct access to your tutor via phone or email – so you can get the most from our study guide and other user-friendly learning materials. You'll also be able to take full advantage of our mock exam and consolidation exercises so that you're as prepared for your JIEB exams as possible.

As with our link courses, you can order materials for one, two or all three papers, depending on the exams you plan to take.

Study materials

Study using the materials we list for the link course most relevant to your needs. You can choose them when you make your booking – and you'll only pay for what you need.

How to apply

To sit JIEB exams, you must either meet the requirements of the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry or be authorised by one of the following eight Recognised Professional Bodies (RPBs):

• The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
• Insolvency Practitioners Association
• The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
• The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland
• The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland
• The Solicitors Regulation Authority
• The Law Society of Scotland
• The Law Society of Northern Ireland

Before applying for an Insolvency Practitioners Licence, you must pass the JIEB examinations and then satisfy the practical experience requirements of your Recognised Professional Body (RPB) or the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) or the Department for Enterprise, Trade and Industry (DETI).

Should you need further advice on eligibility please call the JIEB examinations office on +44 (0) 1908 248 020.

Key dates

Annual key dates for JIEB Insolvency practitioner training are as follows:

• October or November – book course places
• November – study materials available
• December – first courses held
• September – exam entry 'cut off'
• November – exams held
• March – results out

Study locations

You can train for your JIEB qualification at one of three centres around the country – see the list below. Each offers state-of-the-art facilities and comfortable, high-quality classroom environments to help you make the most of your insolvency practitioner training.

• BPP London
• BPP Manchester
• BPP Birmingham