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As a leading financial services education provider, Kaplan Professional offers highly respected courses that will future-proof your career at any level.
As a leading financial services education provider, Kaplan Professional offers highly respected courses that will future-proof your career at any level.
As a leading financial services education provider, Kaplan Professional offers highly respected courses that will future-proof your career at any level.
Graduate Diploma in Financial Planning
FAS approved – Total 8 Subjects
Plus 4 core subjects
Graduate Certificate in Financial Planning
FAS approved – Total 12 Subjects
Plus 2 core subjects
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2 elective subjects
The 100% online Graduate Certificate in Financial Planning is a four-subject higher education qualification set at AQF level 8. Designed in collaboration with leading financial advisers and industry experts, this course ensures practical, relevant and immediately transferable knowledge and skills to the workplace. It can also be used as a ‘stepping stone’ into higher qualifications that meet the FAS education standards such as the Graduate Diploma of Financial Planning or Master of Financial Planning.
Who is this course for?
– Advisers without a relevant degree seeking a pathway to a FAS-approved qualification
– Career changers looking to enter the financial advice field
– Professionals requiring a deeper understanding of financial advice for their role
Course outcomes:
– Ideal starting point for the Master of Financial Planning pathway
– Eligibility for the FAS-approved Graduate Diploma of Financial Planning with Kaplan Professional
Our 100% online, FAS-approved Graduate Diploma of Financial Planning is an eight-subject higher education qualification set at AQF level 8. Designed in collaboration with industry experts, it offers practical and relevant knowledge in investment, taxation, estate and succession planning and client engagement.
Who is this course for?
• Individuals seeking a FAS-approved qualification
• Professionals looking to broaden their technical knowledge in financial planning
Course outcomes:
• Meets FAS educational requirements for existing advisers who don’t meet the 10-year experience exemption
• Provides expertise in investment, taxation, estate and succession planning, and client engagement
Our 100% online, FAS-approved Master of Financial Planning is a purpose-built higher education qualification set at AQF level 9. Developed in consultation with industry experts, it offers advanced technical rigour and specialised knowledge in financial advice strategy and theory.
Who is this course for?
• Individuals seeking a FAS-approved qualification
• Professionals looking to specialise in financial planning areas like self managed superannuation funds, debt strategies and aged care
• Aspirational advisers aiming to stand out with a masters degree
• Those who want to achieve a professional designation (FAAA’s CFP®️ and/or SMSF Association’s SSA™)
Course outcomes:
• Covers advanced topics in financial markets, products, investments, risk management, and more
• Provides specialised electives in specialist financial planning areas.
• Boosts credentials with a masters degree
The 100% online Graduate Certificate in Financial Planning is a four-subject higher education qualification set at AQF level 8. Designed in collaboration with leading financial advisers and industry experts, this course ensures practical, relevant and immediately transferable knowledge and skills to the workplace. It can also be used as a ‘stepping stone’ into higher qualifications that meet the FAS education standards such as the Graduate Diploma of Financial Planning or Master of Financial Planning.
Who is this course for?
Advisers without a relevant degree seeking a pathway to a FAS-approved qualification
Career changers looking to enter the financial advice field
Professionals requiring a deeper understanding of financial advice for their role
Course outcomes:
Ideal starting point for the Master of Financial Planning pathway
Eligibility for the FAS-approved Graduate Diploma of Financial Planning with Kaplan Professional
Our 100% online, FAS-approved Graduate Diploma of Financial Planning is an eight-subject higher education qualification set at AQF level 8. Designed in collaboration with industry experts, it offers practical and relevant knowledge in investment, taxation, estate and succession planning and client engagement.
Who is this course for?
Individuals seeking a FAS-approved qualification
Professionals looking to broaden their technical knowledge in financial planning
Course outcomes:
Meets FAS educational requirements for existing advisers who don’t meet the 10-year experience exemption
Provides expertise in investment, taxation, estate and succession planning, and client engagement
Our 100% online, FAS-approved Master of Financial Planning is a purpose-built higher education qualification set at AQF level 9. Developed in consultation with industry experts, it offers advanced technical rigour and specialised knowledge in financial advice strategy and theory.
Who is this course for?
Individuals seeking a FAS-approved qualification
Professionals looking to specialise in financial planning areas like self managed superannuation funds, debt strategies and aged care
Aspirational advisers aiming to stand out with a masters degree
Those who want to achieve a professional designation (FAAA’s CFP®️ and/or SMSF Association’s SSA™)
Course outcomes:
Covers advanced topics in financial markets, products, investments, risk management, and more
Provides specialised electives in specialist financial planning areas.
Boosts credentials with a masters degree
FAS approved refers to the approval granted by the Treasury for the governance of professionals in the financial advice sector. This approval encompasses the establishment of mandatory educational and training prerequisites, the creation of an industry examination, and the implementation of a code of ethics that all advisers must follow.
For more than 30 years, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® certification has been the standard of excellence for financial planners. CFP® professionals have met extensive training and experience requirements and commit to the highest ethical standards that require them to put their clients’ interests first.
Kaplan Professional is proud to partner with the Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA), which allows individuals to combine our FAS-approved Master of Financial Planning with the CFP® Certification Program.
This pathway requires individuals to successfully complete 10 core subjects and 1 elective subject from Kaplan Professional’s Master of Financial Planning. The final elective subject – CFP® certification unit – is completed with the FAAA.
Our Course Advise team will help you decide which specialisation will best suit your career aspirations.
Kaplan Professional has proudly partnered with the SMSF Association to provide financial advisers the chance to enhance their credentials and specialise in the rapidly expanding superannuation sector.
To achieve both Kaplan Professional’s FAS-approved Master of Financial Planning and the SMSF Association’s SSA™ designation, you’ll need to successfully complete the elective subject FPE020 SMSF Regulations and Taxation as part of the FAS-approved Master of Financial Planning qualification.
Our Course Advise team will help you decide which specialisation will best suit your career aspirations.
Kaplan Professional has proudly partnered with the College for Financial Planning® – a Kaplan US company – to offer three globally-recognised designations in Australia.
Accredited Behavioural Finance ProfessionalSM (ABFP®)
Chartered Retirement Planning CounsellorSM (CRPC®)
Financial Paraplanner Qualified ProfessionalSM(FPQP®)
You can apply to earn these designations based on studies completed with Kaplan Professional, whether that be specific subjects or a full qualification.
Our Course Advise team will help you decide which specialisation will best suit your career aspirations.
For more than 30 years, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® certification has been the standard of excellence for financial planners. CFP® professionals have met extensive training and experience requirements and commit to the highest ethical standards that require them to put their clients’ interests first.
Kaplan Professional is proud to partner with the Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA), which allows individuals to combine our FAS-approved Master of Financial Planning with the CFP® Certification Program.
This pathway requires individuals to successfully complete 10 core subjects and 1 elective subject from Kaplan Professional’s Master of Financial Planning. The final elective subject – CFP® certification unit – is completed with the FAAA.
Our Course Advise team will help you decide which specialisation will best suit your career aspirations.
Kaplan Professional has proudly partnered with the SMSF Association to provide financial advisers the chance to enhance their credentials and specialise in the rapidly expanding superannuation sector.
To achieve both Kaplan Professional’s FAS-approved Master of Financial Planning and the SMSF Association’s SSA™ designation, you’ll need to successfully complete the elective subject FPE020 SMSF Regulations and Taxation as part of the FAS-approved Master of Financial Planning qualification.
Our Course Advise team will help you decide which specialisation will best suit your career aspirations.
Kaplan Professional has proudly partnered with the College for Financial Planning® – a Kaplan US company – to offer three globally-recognised designations in Australia.
Accredited Behavioural Finance ProfessionalSM (ABFP®)
Chartered Retirement Planning CounsellorSM (CRPC®)
Financial Paraplanner Qualified ProfessionalSM(FPQP®)
You can apply to earn these designations based on studies completed with Kaplan Professional, whether that be specific subjects or a full qualification.
Our Course Advise team will help you decide which specialisation will best suit your career aspirations.