Highlights

• You must be a current registered financial adviser on the ASIC Financial Advisers Register to enrol in this course.
• Ideal for financial advisers who need to complete one or more of the bridging units to meet FASEA educational requirements.
• Engage with real-world financial problems throughout your degree.
• QUT’s Business School has been ranked number 1 in Queensland and number 3 in Australia for postgraduate studies in AFR’s BOSS Best Business School 2023 rankings.

Why choose this course?

If you are an existing financial adviser and you only need to complete one or more of the bridging units to meet FASEA educational requirements, then the Graduate Certificate in Business (Financial Planning) might be all that you require to gain a formal qualification.

The Graduate Certificate in Business (Financial Planning) comprises the following FASEA approved units:

• Financial planning principles and regulation*
• Ethics and professional relationships*
• Behavioural client management  - financial planning (capstone)*
• One optional unit (Business and corporations law or Investments management).

*Bridging units

This course will equip you with the knowledge you need to lead the industry as a professional financial planner. You will develop technical skills to provide effective, holistic solutions to complex and unpredictable financial problems. You will also develop superior communication skills in order to understand your clients’ needs and communicate effectively, ethically and professionally.