Anyone from different background can join the FP/FA industry, provided he/she fulfilled the qualification of CFP/RFP modules.
Compliance officer from the financial advisory firm will guide the new advisors who will be joining the firm to prepare the checklist of documents to submit for licensing application.
If one is not qualified to apply for either CMSRL or FAR license yet, he/she must at least pass one module of CFP/RFP qualification to join the FP/FA firm as an Apprentice. (Remarks: Exemption of module(s) from CFP/RFP qualification is not considered as passed the module).