MANCOSA Advanced Certificate in Financial Planning

MANCOSA Advanced Certificate in Financial Planning

Upon successful completion of the programme, the student should be able to:

  • Describe the financial planning process in detail;
  • Describe, explain, analyse and synthesise financial planning concepts;
  • Analyse a variety of products and make an informed decision based on the client’s needs and suitability of the product to the need;
  • Provide a comprehensive financial needs analysis to a client;
  • Record the advice process for as per regulatory requirements;
  • Analyse market conditions, regulations, investment products, risk products and provide solutions to clients based on the financial need;
  • Implement a monitoring process for client feedback and re-evaluation; and
  • Provide and implement a business management operation in line with the appropriate compliance requirements.

Duration: 1 year

Year Semester Description
1 1 Financial Planning Environment
Personal Financial Planning
Business Financial Planning
2 Practice Management
Income Tax Planning
Financial Management

The minimum entry requirement is a Higher Certificate in the appropriate field; orAn equivalent NQF level 5 qualification