The IFP sponsor firm’s Learning Gateway, a free online training system, has linked with the IFP’s online CPD platform to benefit users.

Users who complete a tutorial on Learning Gateway will have their CPD records automatically updated to help them reach their CPD requirement.

Any adviser who wants to continue providing advice must undertake 21 hours of CPD per year from 2013.

There are currently over 130 free training tutorials to choose from covering investment, business and compliance topics.

Michael Beveridge, head of UK wholesale sales at Standard Life Investments, said: “We are delighted the IFP has publicly recognised the benefits Learning Gateway has to offer its members in helping them realise their professional ambitions through a respected and easily structured framework in the run-up to RDR.”

Nick Cann, chief executive of the IFP, said: “We were particularly impressed by the level of relevant content and easy to follow structure adopted by Learning Gateway. To date, Standard Life Investments has been a market leader in showing their commitment to helping investment professionals maintain the highest standards of training and as a result we are delighted to formally align ourselves with the company in this way.”

Over 3,000 investment intermediaries already use the site which is available at: www.standardlifeinvestments.com/training or via the IFP website at www.financialplanning.org.uk