New Zealand Certificate in Financial Services (Level 5) (Version 2)

Overview

This programme consists of the Core Strand of the qualification with a chosen Specialist Strand to obtain the qualification. This programme is designed to be flexible, to flow in a way that suits the learner and, where applicable, the employer’s needs.

The Core Strand will contain:

• Good conduct obligations, including the advice process and the key elements of legal, ethical, and professional obligations
• Key financial institutions, systems, markets, and products/services
• Key factors in the economic environment that impact participants in the financial services sector.

And depending on the chosen Specialist Strand, the contents will contain:

• Residential property lending concepts, risk factors, products, processes and regulation (Residential Property Lending Strand)
• Life, Disability, and Health insurance concepts, products, processes and regulation (Life, Disability, and Health Insurance Strand)

Coming soon: Personal lending concepts, products, processes and regulation (Personal Lending Strand) & Banking concepts, products, processes and regulation (Banking Strand)

Who it's for and entry requirements

There are no formal prerequisites for admission into the programme, however an individual must:

• Be in a role that allows them to produce authentic work in the financial services area
• Provide evidence of previous educational, work or life experience that indicates they have a reasonable likelihood of successfully completing the programme.