This certificate provides a nationally recognised qualification for people in the financial services sector who are working or seeking work as a financial adviser, and who specialise in investment advice or insurance advice, or a combination of both.
SIT is fully accredited for this qualification and has a Memorandum of Collaboration with the ElectroTechnology Industry Training Organisation (ETITO) and is a Delegated Assessment Organisation – which enables SIT to offer training and assessment opportunities for all Standard Sets, except Standard Set B, where assessment will be completed through ETITO’s assessment system.
Download the Course Fact Sheet (PDF)
People may register their interest and complete enrolment and payment information online at http://www.sit.ac.nz/pages/onlineregistration. Prices for each option are shown as you enrol. If you are enrolling 5 or more staff from a company, please contact SIT for information about company discounts.
PLEASE NOTE: This course is not covered by the Zero Fees Scheme.
Standard Set D – Investment specialist standards
25648
Demonstrate understanding of investment concepts used by financial advisers
Level: 5
Credits: 10
25649
Apply principles of investment advice
Level: 5
Credits: 7
Standard Set E – Insurance specialist standards
25644
Demonstrate understanding of insurance structures, principles, products; and risk principles used by financial advisers
Level: 5
Credits: 5
And at least one of the following:
25645
Demonstrate understanding the life insurance market and life insurance
Level: 5
Credits: 5
25646
Demonstrate understanding of the health insurance market and health insurance
Level: 5
Credits: 5
25647
Demonstrate understanding of the fire and general insurance market and fire and general insurance
Level: 5
Credits: 5
25654
Demonstrate understanding of the business insurance market and business insurance. (This is an additional elective standard, made available to ensure insurance advisers are able to gain sufficient credits to gain the qualification)
Level: 5
Credits: 5
Standard Set E – Residential property lending specialist standards
26286
Demonstrate knowledge of the mortgage industry, lending principles, home loan products and apply the application process
Level: 4
Credits: 5
26287
Demonstrate understanding of the residential property market and residential property lending as a financial adviser
Level: 5
Credits: 8
SIT is offering the following training and assessment options:
For Standard Sets A, D and E:
- Assessment only – SIT will provide the student with assessment materials and assessment timeframe. Student to complete assessments and submit to SIT for marking within the assessment timeframe.
- Distance Education – SIT will provide the student with a Blackboard™ Learning Management internet course, learning materials, facilitator support, and assessment for the duration of the enrolment intake.
- Full Training & Assessment – SIT will provide the students with a Blackboard™ Learning Management internet course, learning materials, facilitator support, and assessment and a 2 day face-to-face course in their area. Requirement of 4 students minimum; 10 students maximum for this option.
For Standard Set B – SIT will assist students in liaising with the ETITO to book and undertake the ETITO required examination for this Standard Set.
For Standard Set C – SIT, as a Delegated Assessment Organisation with the ETITO, can offer either:
- Assessment Only – SIT will load Candidates into the ETITO assessment system to provide access to the approved Candidate Assessment Pack. Candidates will work through and submit assessment information via the ETITO online assessment site. These materials will then be reviewed by the SIT Delegated Assessor, who will also facilitate a Competency Discussion (by phone or site visit) with the candidate. Note - the Competency Discussion is recorded. The Delegated Assessor’s recommendations are submitted to ETITO for validation and award of credit by ETITO.
- Training and Assessment – In addition to the assessment as described above, SIT will also provide online facilitation and personal mentoring sessions to assist candidates to prepare for assessment.
Download the Course Fact Sheet (PDF)
How do I know if I am ready for assessment?
The ETITO has developed a self-evaluation tool to assist financial advisers in determining their current knowledge and/or skill gaps - http://afacompetence.org.nz/self-evaluation/
If you are interested in obtaining credits through the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) procedures, please contact SIT for application forms and indicative costs.
If you have any questions about the National Certificate in Financial Services (Financial Advice) (Level 5) being offered by SIT, please do not hesitate to contact us on 0800 748 257. If you have any questions about the national authorisation process for financial advisers, please contact the Securities Commission on (04) 472 9830.
There are no required textbooks that need to be purchased for this course.
All applicants should demonstrate a keen interest in financial services, including financial advice and investment advice and have academic attributes which indicate they have a reasonable likelihood of successful completion of the programme.
Mature students who are working or seeing work in the financial services sector as a financial adviser, and who specialise in investment advice or insurance advice or both are welcome to apply.
For students to be considered to have satisfactorily completed the National Certificate in Financial Services (Financial Advice) (Level 5), and be elgiible for award of a qualificaiton, they must have:
- Attended for not less than 80% of the timetabled class hours and other scheduled learning activities relating to the programme.
- Completed all scheduled course work requirements and assessments.
- Successfully completed assessment requirements for all units, and achieved a total of 50 credits.
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