This nationally recognised qualification has a focus on financial counselling in context of community service, assisting clients experiencing financial issues who need help managing debt and other financial matters.
Financial counsellors work across a variety of metropolitan, regional and remote settings and can assist both individuals and small businesses.
You'll gain the skills and knowledge required to recognise and respond to crisis situations and build effective counselling relationships. The course includes practical work placement with a financial counselling agency. You'll also learn how to perform financial calculations, and prepare and monitor budgets and financial reports with clients.
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Make a difference to the lives of those experiencing financial hardship with a range of specialist, financial advocacy and counselling skills.
Financial counsellors work alongside individuals, families and small businesses to manage their finances and understand their credit and debt issues as well as their legal and financial rights and obligations. It also provides a solid understanding of social justice and systemic issues that impact on people experiencing financial hardship.
At the end of this course, you will have gained the skills and knowledge to provide financial information, limited financial advice covered within the AFSL exemption and advocacy, as well as provide systemic advocacy within a social justice framework. You will also learn counselling skills to effectively communicate with clients.
To be able to operate in Australia as a financial counsellor, you must have this qualification.
SM TAFE is the only registered training organisation in WA to deliver this course face-to-face.
Many charitable organisations seek to employ people who can provide these specialist financial support services and those already working in the community services sector will also benefit from being able to provide financial information and support to help people regain control of their lives.
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