Graduate Diploma of Financial Planning Courses

Graduate Diploma of Financial Planning

This leading postgraduate course will provide you with the in-depth technical knowledge and client relationship skills required to launch or advance your career in financial planning. 

Through this course, you will learn the latest concepts, techniques and skills used by today's leading financial institutions, and qualify as a paraplanner or financial adviser

You will also gain exemptions for the subjects CFP2, CFP3 and CFP4 in the FPA's CFP Certification Program, and ASIC RG 146 compliance in the following areas:

• Generic knowledge
• Specialist knowledge and skills in: Financial planning, Insurance, Superannuation, Managed investments and Securities.

Please note that the Graduate Diploma of Financial Planning does not satisfy the education pre-requisites for admission as a CFP practitioner unless the graduate also holds a Bachelor or Masters degree.

Who should enrol in this qualification?

• Financial planners looking to attain a higher qualification.
• Professionals from other fields looking to move into financial planning and achieve a postgraduate qualification, extensive RG146 compliance, and progress toward the CFP designation.
• Candidates with CA, CPA, GAA, or other accreditations now looking to build on that base and develop capability in financial planning (automatic subject exemptions may apply).

Intakes
January, May, September 

Subjects
4 core subjects, 4 compulsory subjects

Entry Requirements
See Entry Requirements

Fees
2013 Fees and allowances

2013 Principal Trimester Dates

Tri 1
2013

Tri 2
2013

Tri 3
2013

Enrolments open

5 November

25 February

24 June

Trimester commences

28 January

27 May

16 September

Enrolments close^

8 February

7 June

27 September

Independent Supervisor Form due for mid-Trimester exam

11 February

10 June

30 September

Census date

13 February

12 June

2 October

Enrolments close

22 February

21 June

11 October

Mid-Trimester assessment period^^

5 - 6 March

1 - 2 July

21 - 22 Oct

Independent Supervisor Form due for end-Trimester exam

12 March

10 July

30 October

Trimester ends

12 April

9 August

29 November

End-Trimester assessment period^^

15 - 17 April

12 - 15 August

2 - 4 December

Release of results

13 May

9 September

13 January 2014

^ Enrolments close for subjects FIN221, FIN234 and FIN237 only

^^ some assessments fall outside of the main mid/end of trimester assessment periods. Please check the timing of 
assessments for the subject(s) in which you plan to enrol in the relevant subject outlines.

Trimester 2, 2013 enrolments are now open.