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Derivatives Adviser Course
Course overview
The Derivatives Adviser Knowledge & Skills course is designed for individuals who require authorisation by an Australian Financial Services License (AFSL) holder to provide advice on regulated Derivatives financial products.
For existing authorised representatives this course allows you to extend your advisory range into Derivatives financial products.
Course outcome
This course will equip you with the specialist knowledge and technical skills to provide compliant advice to clients seeking to manage their currency exposure by using Derivatives products.
Who Should Enrol?
This course is suitable for:
- individuals seeking employment with Derivatives dealers
- individuals engaged in the promotion of Derivatives products
- financial advisers to enhance their investment advisory capability
- asset consultants
- trustees and Responsible Officer’s with responsibility for portfolios with exposure to Foreign Exchange products
Course entry requirement
This is an open entry course with no pre-requisite qualifications. In order for participants to successfully complete this course, they are expected to be financially numerate and literate.
Training delivery
Participants can choose from Distance learning or Workshop Course delivery:
Workshop Course
Training and Assessment can be undertaken in a four day intensive workshop. The workshop combines teaching, case study tutorials and activities and a series of mini quizzes to ensure participants demonstrate acquiring the required skills and knowledge. Successful candidates complete the course in two days with no additional assignments or exams. The workshop format is ideal for those seeking a fast track way of achieving Tier 1 compliance.
Distance Learning
Students of the Derivatives specialist course have up to 4 months to complete the required study. Students are sent course material in hard copy format with all resources provided.
Students have telephone and email access to qualified practitioners who provide timely assessment and feedback. Once assessment activities are completed, candidates simply fax or mail to PS146 Training Australia for assessment. Activities are normally assessed within 5-7 working days. Should any activity be deemed ‘not competent’, written feedback will be supplied in order to provide candidates with the opportunity to resubmit the activity.
Course competencies
Generic
Industry Workplace Competency
FNSICGEN301A Communicate in the workplace
FNSICGEN302A Use technology in the workplace
FNSICGEN304A Apply health and safety practices in the workplace
Sector Core Knowledge
FNSFMKT501A Analyse financial markets and information
FNSCOMP501A Comply with financial services legislation, industry and professional codes of practice
FNSICIND401A Apply principles of professional practice to work in the financial services industry
FNSICADV301A Provide general advice on financial products and services
Specialist Knowledge
FNSASIC503VA Provide advice in Derivatives
| Module | Content |
1. Generic |
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2. Specialist Knowledge |
Assessment: Specialist knowledge is assessed by a way of specialist knowledge quizzes. |
3. Skills |
Assessment: Candidates will prepare a written (short-answer) response to a case study. The response will be submitted and discussed in an individual interview (a client advisory simulation) with a qualified skills assessor. |
Derivatives Course assessment
This course is assessed by completion of activities, which include short answer responses, knowledge-quizzes and role play simulations of case studies.
Note – General Advice candidates do not require adviser skills and therefore are exempt from adviser skills assessments.