Graduate Certificate in Financial Planning at University of Technology Sydney (UTS)

Swinburne's Graduate Certificate of Financial Planning is suitable for aspiring and practising financial planners including those upskilling to meet professional requirements relating to the FASEA code of ethics. This course aims to develop your technical, practical, analytical, communication and creative skills, as necessary to support a successful career in Financial Planning. You'll use the latest financial planning technology (XPLAN) and engage with industry through annual roadshows, seminars and guest speakers. Three of the four units are FASEA approved units equivalate to the FASEA bridging courses of 1) Ethics for Professional Advisors, 2) Financial Advice Regulatory & Legal Obligations and 3) Behavioural Finance: Client and Consumer Behaviour, Engagement and Decision Making.

Gain a deeper understanding of Australian and global financial markets with USQ's Graduate Certificate of Business (Finance). Throughout the degree you will develop your skills in business finance, stockbroking, investment management, international financial management and financial economics. After completing the Graduate Certificate of Business (Finance), you have the option to take the credit from your studies and go on to complete the Graduate Diploma of Business. To continue into a Master of Business Administration (MBA), you will need to apply for the Graduate Certificate of Business Administration or the Graduate Diploma of Business Administration.

You've got industry experience; here is your solution to the education requirements now required of financial planners by the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority (FASEA). The Graduate Certificate of Financial Planning is designed to meet the FASEA bridging course requirements for existing financial advisers - approval is pending. You'll refresh your knowledge while drawing on your own experience in investment, insurance, taxation, superannuation and estate planning. Course work will take you through the foundation skills of financial planning - analytical and creative planning and decision making.