Graduate Certificate in Financial Planning

Graduate Certificate

This course is not offered in 2021. The Graduate Certificate in Financial Planning will help further your career opportunities in financial planning by providing you with the key skills in ethics and specialist areas of financial planning.

Key details

Degree Type

Graduate Certificate

Duration

2 years part-time

Course Code

GradCertFinPlan

Study Mode

Online

About this course

This course is not offered in 2021.

The Graduate Certificate in Financial Planning will help further your career opportunities in financial planning by providing you with the key skills in ethics and specialist areas of financial planning. The flexible course allows you to fit study around your busy work and personal life. You will have the opportunity to work on simulated financial planning scenarios, and extend your knowledge in self-managed superannuation, intergenerational or aged care advice. The practical and work-based nature of the content will provide you with a portfolio of work to demonstrate your professional capabilities.

Entry requirements

A candidate shall submit a Statement of Service for their work experience from their employer (on company letterhead) and a resume;

and

(a) hold an AQF Level 5 Diploma in Financial Planning or Financial Services or an AQF Level 6 Advanced Diploma in Financial Planning or Financial Services from an Australian TAFE or Registered Training Organisation (RTO) and at least two years' full-time equivalent relevant experience in the financial services industry.

This course is not open to graduates of the UNE Bachelor of Commerce (commenced in 2018).

Study locations

Armidale

Online

What you will learn

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

demonstrate specialised knowledge in a range of business disciplines;
utilise specialist cognitive and communication skills, tools and digital technologies to communicate appropriately and persuasively with a range of stakeholders;
apply well-developed creative thinking skills and critical judgement to diagnose and analyse complex business problems, and synthesise material from a range of sources to identify solutions;
critically evaluate and demonstrate specialist judgement in formulating responses to complex social, cultural and ethical issues in a range of organisational contexts;
demonstrate a preparedness to engage in continuous learning and reflection to develop new insights into professional practice; and
illustrate well-developed skills in working autonomously and with others to generate solutions, including the ability to collaborate in a range of contexts to achieve individual and common goals.

Career pathways

The Graduate Certificate in Financial Planning will provide you with a specialist qualification in financial planning, allowing you to explore a range of roles in financial services organisations.

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Business & Management courses at University of New England (UNE).

87.3%

Overall satisfaction

76.6%

Skill scale

70.9%

Teaching scale

93.9%

Employed full-time

$108.5k

Average salary

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