FINANCIAL SERVICES
ASSOCIATE PROGRAM
recognition of prior
learning requirements
Who is this document for?
Any student wishing to enrol in the Financial Services
Associate Program and receive recognition of prior
learning.
What are the requirements for recognition
of prior learning?
To be considered for the FSA you need to have:
• successfully completed a relevant subject(s) in
a finance-related postgraduate course.
• a finance-related postgraduate qualification; or
• a credentialing program.
Your postgraduate studies must have been completed
within the past five years to be considered.
What credentialing programs are recognised
for the FSA?
Finsia recognises the following credentialing programs
• Certified Financial Analysts (CFA)
• Certified Practicing Accountants (CPA)
• Chartered Accountants (CA)
• Certified Public Accountants qualification offered
by Global Accounting Alliance (GAA) members
• Certified Financial Planner (CFP).
What supporting documentation do I
need to provide to enrol in the FSA?
Basis for RPL
application
Subject(s) in a financerelated postgraduate
course
Finance-related
postgraduate
qualification
A credentialing
program
Evidence
How do I get my supporting documents
for my FSA application certified?
Certified copies of your qualifications must be verified
as true copies by a witness after sighting the original.
The person certifying the copies must sight the original
document and include the following details on all pages
that contain information:
• stamp or write, ‘This is a true copy of the document
sighted by me’
• sign, date and provide contact details (name,
address and telephone no.)
• the official stamp or seal of their organisation or
their profession and organisation name
• the official ID/Member number of their profession.
Who can certify copies of my qualifications?
Finsia will accept copies of qualifications certified by
anyone currently employed as:
• an accountant (they must be a member of the
Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia,
the Australian Society of Certified Practicing
Accountants, the National Institute of Accountants,
the Association of Taxation and Management
Accountants or Registered Tax Agents).
• a bank manager, but not a manager of a bank
travel centre
• a barrister, solicitor or patent attorney
• a credit union branch manager
• a commissioner for declarations
• a Justice of the Peace
• a medical practitioner (doctor)
• Certified copies or original
academic transcripts of
successful completion of
subject(s)
• a police officer in charge of a police station, or of
the rank of sergeant and above
• Course and subject
outlines from university
handbook
• a pharmacist
• a postal manager
• a principal of an Australian secondary college, high
school or primary school.
• Certified copies or original
academic transcripts of
successful completion of
subject(s)
Can I enrol in the FSA and then provide
original or certified copies of my
qualifications at a later date?
• Course and subject
outlines from university
handbook
Yes, but you will need to provide original or certified
copies of your qualifications prior to commencement
of the FSA program you enrol in.
Certified copies or original
transcripts, certificates or other
credentials
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Automatic subject exemption
Finsia automatically recognises subjects and courses at the following universities as meeting the subject
requirement for the FSA program. For subjects not listed below, will applicants need to supply university
handbook subject descriptions when enrolling in the FSA program.
University
Subject
Course
University of Technology (UTS)
25741 Capital Markets
Master of Finance
University of NSW (UNSW)
FINS5512 Financial Markets &
Institutions
Graduate Diploma and Master
of Commerce
Monash University
BFF5230 Global Financial Markets
Master of Applied Finance
BFF5926 Australian Capital Markets
Master of Banking & Finance
University of Melbourne
FNCE90047 Financial Markets and
Instruments
Graduate Diploma and Master
of Finance
Queensland University of
Technology (QUT)
EFN425 Financial Markets and
Institutions
Graduate Diploma or Master of
Business (Applied Finance)
University of Queensland
FINM7407 Financial Institutions
and Markets
Master of Commerce
Curtin University
FNCE5001 Integrated Financial
Instruments and Markets
Master of Finance and Master of
Commerce (Applied Finance)
Kaplan Online Higher Education
(KOHE)
101 Financial Markets & Institutions
Master of Applied Finance
Finsia recognises professional or credentialing programs as meeting the subject requirement for the FSA program.
Professional or Credentialing program
Certified Financial Analysts (CFA)
CFA Institute
Certified Practicing Accountants (CPA)
CPA Australia
Chartered Accountants (CA)
Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia
Certified Public Accountants
Global Accounting Alliance (GAA) members.
Certified Financial Planner
(CFP ) Financial Planning Association