Your Journey to Becoming a
Financial Planning Professional

Embark on a structured and rewarding educational journey designed to equip you with the knowledge, skills and ethical foundation required to deliver professional financial planning services.

FPI’s education pathway is built on globally aligned competency frameworks, ensuring that candidates develop the technical expertise, professional behaviours and applied capabilities expected of financial planning professionals.

By completing approved qualifications aligned with FPI’s financial planning competency frameworks for its three professional designations, candidates attain the necessary knowledge outcomes integral to the comprehensive competency framework.

Education Requirements by Designation

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REGISTERED FINANCIAL PRACTITIONER®

What you could study

  • Occupational Certificate: Financial Advisor
  • Higher Certificate in Financial Planning
  • National Certificate in Wealth Management

Career Path

  • Insurance Advisor
  • Financial Planning Assistant
  • Client Relationship Consultant
  • Financial Advisor

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FINANCIAL SERVICE ADVISOR®

What you could study

  • Advanced Certificate in Financial planning
  • Bachelor of Commerce: Financial planning
  • Bachelor of Commerce Finance

Career Path

  • Financial Advisor
  • Investment Consultant
  • Wealth Management Advisor
  • Insurance and Risk Planning Advisor

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CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER®

What you could study

  • Postgraduate Diploma in Financial Planning
  • B.Com Honours: Financial Planning

Career Path

  • Paraplanner / Investment Advisor
  • Financial Planning Manager
  • Corporate Head Financial Planning
  • Private Wealth Advisor

Build Your Future in Financial Planning

Choosing the FPI learning pathway means committing to a profession that places the client at the centre, underpinned by competence, ethics and professionalism.

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