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This qualification provides you with specialist technical knowledge and critical skills necessary to efficiently and compliantly manage SMSFs for a range of clients.
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This course is no longer accepting new student applications. Single subject enrolments will be open until Study Period 6 2022. Contact us for further details.
Attain a postgraduate qualification in SMSF and a professional designation.
Kaplan Professional, in association with the SMSF Association, is offering the Graduate Certificate in Self Managed Superannuation Funds.
By exploring behavioural finance to gain insights into investment decision-making, you’ll develop specialist knowledge and demonstrate best practice when guiding SMSF trustees through the various stages of the lifecycle of an SMSF. With the ability to select an elective relevant to your area of expertise, this unique qualification develops critical thinking, problem-solving and communications skills in the complex and dynamic SMSF sector.
Some applicants may need to meet ASIC requirements for RG 146 in Superannuation and Self Managed Superannuation Funds. Please check the entry requirements for more information.
Individuals who successfully complete the Graduate Certificate of Self Managed Superannuation Funds (and include one of the following electives), may be eligible for either:
Students are required to complete three (3) core subjects and one (1) elective subject.
Only 1 elective subject is required.
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Students who successfully complete the Graduate Certificate of Self Managed Superannuation Funds (and include one of the following electives), may be eligible for either:
On completion of this qualification, individuals will be able to:
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Advanced standing may be awarded in recognition of prior learning (RPL) or industry experience, which is directly related to this course.
We recognise various types of prior learning towards our postgraduate courses:
Further information can be found on our Advanced Standing ‘Precedent List’.
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Kaplan Professional’s six study period model provides you the freedom to study all year round. It also enables you to plan ahead and choose study periods that accommodate your professional and personal commitments. With a new study period commencing approximately every two months, overlapping slightly from the previous, you can accelerate your study or ‘take a break’ depending on your circumstances.
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Below are the minimum education requirements for entry into our postgraduate courses.
Alternative entry pathways may be available to you if you do not meet the minimum education requirements. In addition, other entry requirements, such as English language proficiency, may apply to you depending on your academic background.
The qualifications listed as minimum education requirements must be from a recognised Institute of Higher Education. Overseas qualifications will be assessed on a case-by-case basis using the Country Education Profiles (CEPs) qualification recognition tool provided by the Australian Government Department of Education, Skills and Employment.
*A relevant degree includes Accounting, Actuarial studies, Law, Commerce, Economics, Finance or Financial Management.
Criteria B applicants must also demonstrate that they have the necessary foundation knowledge for taxation, superannuation and SMSF. Evidence may include:
Academic and/or professional qualifications demonstrating potential to undertake study at this level.
Demonstrated ability to undertake study at this level may include:
Criteria C applicants must also demonstrate that they have the necessary foundation knowledge for taxation, superannuation and SMSF. Evidence may include:
For more information about RG 146 compliance, please refer to our courses:
You may be eligible for entry to this course based on your industry expertise and/or if you hold an academic and/or professional qualification that is deemed appropriate. Please refer to our alternative entry pathways for further information
Unsure if you meet the entry requirements? Contact us on 1300 135 798 (option 2) or studentadvice@kaplan.edu.au.
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Kaplan Professional is a leading provider of education in Australia, providing learning solutions to over 45,000 professionals annually – this includes 1,500 corporate clients, incorporating all the major banks and leading financial services providers in the country.
You can count on diligent and prompt support from a dedicated Student Advice team who are always a phone call or email away. The team is experienced, knowledgeable and specifically in place to support financial advisers who are studying at the postgraduate level. You’ll work together with the team to create a tailored pathway that will help you map out your studies and plan ahead to ensure you’re able to achieve your goals within your desired timeframe.
Kaplan Professional has always prided itself on its ability to engage industry experts and leading financial advisers to curate and deliver our subject content. This ensures you’ll be provided with practical, relevant and performance-focused outcomes, directly applicable to your professional practice. These industry practitioners deliver online lectures, respond to questions in the discussion forum, and provide assessment feedback.
Kaplan Professional’s six study period model provides you the freedom to study all year round, but most importantly, every postgraduate financial planning subject is available in each study period. This ensures you’re able to plan ahead and choose study periods that accommodate your professional and personal commitments. With a new study period commencing approximately every two months, overlapping slightly from the previous, you can accelerate your study or ‘take a break’ depending on your circumstances.
You have access to KapLearn – your innovative online learning hub – anytime and anywhere. This convenience and flexibility empowers you to plan your study time around the rest of your day, instead of the other way around. This is particularly beneficial for busy financial advisers who already have significant professional and personal commitments. Discussion forums, interactive notes, research journals, online journals, real-world case studies and diverse multimedia content are all easily accessible in one intuitive and user-friendly hub.
You’ll have direct access to the industry practitioners and subject matter experts in an online discussion forum, where you can seek clarification on subject content and discuss any study issues you may have. By participating in online discussion forums in a supportive peer-to-peer environment, you have the unique ability to discover the viewpoints of like-minded individuals from different areas of the industry. This creates a richer, more immersive learning experience, while providing you further opportunities to extend your professional network.
You’ll also have the option of being assigned a study group. This enables you to form new perspectives; understand and absorb information more efficiently; improve and develop new study skills; and benefit from a cooperative, rather than competitive, learning environment.
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