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Financial Planning – Bachelor Degrees & Postgraduate Qualifications

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Financial Planning – Bachelor Degrees & Postgraduate Qualifications

A Financial Planning degree or postgraduate qualification can steer you towards a career where you’ll help individuals and businesses plan ahead and make financially savvy decisions.

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Career Outcomes

A Financial Planning graduate can seek employment in a variety of different industries like Accounting, Banking and Insurance, in roles such as:

  • Financial Planner
  • Paraplanner

Types of Courses

Undergraduate:

Undergraduate qualifications like the Bachelor of Financial Planning are an excellent starting point for those wanting to enter this industry. Bachelor Degrees usually take three years of full-time studying to complete. However, if studied online, the duration could be different. As a graduate from one of these courses, you’ll be prepared and qualified to provide an array of accounting and financial services in a range of different contexts.

Postgraduate:

If you want to take your skills and knowledge to the next level, a Master of Financial Planning may be just the right course for you. This course will help you become a specialist in your industry, in effect increasing your opportunities for employment or promotion. You’ll gain up-to-date skills that are the cornerstone of a modern-day Financial Adviser.

Job Outlook

According to the Australian Governments’ Job Outlook website:

Financial Investment Advisers and Managers-

Above average job openings (between 25,001 and 50,000) are expected for this profession, over the five years leading to November 2019.

Median weekly earnings (before tax) is $1,753.

Most Financial Investment Advisers/Managers are male, with women only accounting for 34.5%.

42.8 hours is the average weekly hours worked for full-time workers of this profession.

Is a Financial Planning Course right for you?

A Financial Planner should enjoy working with numbers and analysing financial statements, to make strategic recommendations to clients. An undergraduate course would be suited to those wanting to enter the profession, while a Postgraduate qualification would be suited to those that want to up-skill and are currently working in the industry.

Some skills that may be useful for someone considering a Financial Planning course include strong analytical skills, excellent communication, attention to detail and organisational skills.

In addition, according to the Australian Governments Job Outlook Initiative, the five most important skills for this profession are critical thinking, speaking, active listening, reading comprehension, judgement and decision making and writing.

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