Sep 30, 2010.

The professional development of Vow Financial's mortgage brokers has entered the digital age after a ground-breaking deal was signed with professional education and training firm Kaplan Professional.

Vow brokers will now be able to access accredited professional development material at their convenience via Kaplan's online training program OnTrack.

The training package is the first to be designed exclusively for a mortgage aggregator in Australia.

"It's a revolutionary way to maintain our commitment to our brokers to help them grow their business," Vow Director Mike Nicholson says.

"Brokers will be able to access the latest and best available material on mortgage broking that will help them facilitate their ASIC licensing requirements."

Kaplan Professional National Sales Manager Brian Knight says the online program records and assesses the broker's understanding of the material that counts towards their professional development requirements.

"This state-of-the-art system ensures continual professional development for Vow brokers that can be accessed any time, any day - even those quiet times when the kids are in bed," he says.

"We have a team of writers who will deliver the latest information on the mortgage industry, including what's happening around the world, to ensure Vow brokers are trained with the best and most up-to-date material."

The online professional development system will allow brokers to accumulate CPD points to meet regulatory licensing requirements.

Marketing Manager Matt Mitchener says Vow brokers will be able to get a complete briefing and demonstration of how the system works at Vow's National Conference on October 12-14.

Vow chief executive Jeff Zulman says the deal with Kaplan highlights the commitment his firm has made from its inception earlier this year to listen to what brokers had to say about their profession.

"This is another innovative step from Vow to ensure its brokers receive the best possible professional development training," he says.

"Once again, we have responded with a service that can help them achieve their goal to grow their business and meet their regulatory obligations."

About Vow Financial

National Brokers Group, The Mortgage Professionals and The Brokerage merged in early 2010 to create a new force in the industry, Vow Financial - a company founded on a solemn promise of empowerment, change and leadership. Vow Financial represents more than 900 brokers across Australia and has loans under management of approximately $16 billion as at December 2009.