CHC51122 Diploma of Financial Counselling (Rural)
WHY STUDY RURAL FINANCIAL COUNSELLING?
The CHC51122 Diploma of Financial Counselling (Rural) is a nationally recognised qualification where students gain the knowledge and skills required to work as a rural financial counsellor in Australia. The qualification also allows graduates to work as a generalist financial counsellor.
As a financial counsellor you will work in a unique field to provide free, independent, and confidential information and support to people in financial difficulty. Financial counsellors are not financial planners or advisers; other courses such as accounting or financial planning do not provide the same skill set. Not all financial counsellors are rural financial counsellors. It takes specific skills to work in this designated role. It’s not simply about working in a rural location, it’s a totally different job! Rural financial counsellors are funded to work with primary producers who are in financial difficulty. The work is complex and includes aspects of succession planning through analysing the financial situation and business position of the primary producer.
Delivered by ICAN Learn in partnership with Rural Business Tasmania, combining trusted leaders in financial counselling education with rural financial counselling expertise. Rural Business Tasmania has been providing rural financial counselling and business support expertise to rural and regional communities in Tasmania for close to 40 years. ICAN Learn and Rural Business Tasmania have come together to provide a course specifically to meet the needs of rural financial counsellors. The course will be delivered and assessed by experienced rural financial counsellors and contextualised to this setting, with recognition of the on-the-job learning.
WHAT SKILLS WILL STUDENTS GAIN?
This course is nationally accredited and provides students with the skills and knowledge to work in and adapt existing practice to a rural context. This includes using a strengths-based and client focused financial counselling process to target the specific needs of rurally based clients.
Upon completion of the course, students will have specialist knowledge of legal remedies and options to manage debt and financial difficulty. The course includes study of several areas of law including consumer law, credit law and bankruptcy. Students will also develop skills as an advocate and the ability to work within a counselling framework to address other issues that might interact with financial hardship such as problem gambling, substance abuse, mental health, or physical health problems. The completion of a 220-hour work placement will provide students with the opportunity to turn theory into practice.
HOW IS THE COURSE DELIVERED?
The program features an 18-month enrolment period, with live online classes delivered over 12 months. With a rolling intake, you can enrol whenever it suits you, offering flexibility to fit your schedule.
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