Qualification Outline

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Certificate IV in Financial Services

Certificate IV in Financial Services

Qualification
National Code:
FNS40104
State Code:
C696
TGA Status:
Deleted
DTWD Status:
Replaced
National Endorsed, State Implementation and Classification
Field of Education
0811 - Banking, Finance And Related Fields
Original TGA Release Date
10/07/2004
Approved Date
15/11/2005
Stream of Study
Initial Vocational (3100 - 3600)
VET Act Classifier
B
Nominal Hours
350
Duration
1 Semester
Current Release Number
1.00
Current Release Date
10/07/2004
VET Act Conditions
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Releases
Release Version Release Date TGA Status DTWD Status
1.00 10/07/2004 Current Approved
Description
Schedule
1.

To attain a Certificate IV in Financial Services thirteen (13) units must be achieved:
Four (4) Industry Core units, PLUS Nine (9) Elective units.

INDUSTRY CORE UNITS: Learners are to complete the four (4) Industry Core units listed below.

State Code National Code Title Hours Type
C7117 FNSICGEN304A Apply health and safety practices in the workplace 5 Unit of competency
C7118 FNSICIND401A Apply principles of professional practice to work in the financial services industry 20 Unit of competency
C7115 FNSICGEN301A Communicate in the workplace 35 Unit of competency
C7116 FNSICGEN302A Use technology in the workplace 60 Unit of competency
2.

ELECTIVE UNITS: Learners to complete nine (9) elective units. The (9) units may be selected as follows:
All (9) electives may be selected from the groups listed below.
Up to (1) of the (9) electives may be chosen from Certificate III level and up to (2) of the (9) may be chosen from Diploma level.
Up to (3) of the (9) electives may be selected from other endorsed Training Packages in accordance with other packaging guidelines for this qualification.
The choice of electives should be appropriate to the level and integrity of the qualification and to the workplace outcomes it is design to meet.
If Tier 2 ASIC compliance is sought, the ASIC aligned units FNSASIC301A and FNSASIC302A must be selected. These two units are aligned to AQF levels III and IV.

**Please refer to the Financial Services Training Package (pages 34-37) for a detailed list of units available.

**The units below are suggested electives:

State Code National Code Title Hours Type
C7596 FNSRETA403A Administer portfolios 15 Unit of competency
C9750 FNSICGEN403B Collect, assess and use information 20 Unit of competency
C9911 FNSRETA401B Communicate new technologies to customers 30 Unit of competency
C9792 FNSICPRO401B Develop and maintain in-depth knowledge of products and services used by your organisation or sector 40 Unit of competency
C9721 FNSICACC401B Evaluate and authorise payment requests 10 Unit of competency
C9748 FNSICGEN401B Participate in formal communication processes 30 Unit of competency
C9749 FNSICGEN402B Participate in negotiations 20 Unit of competency
C9596 FNSACCT403B Prepare operational budgets 40 Unit of competency
C9665 FNSFBRK402B Provide finance and/or mortgage broking services 20 Unit of competency
C9683 FNSFMKT401B Reconcile financial transaction 20 Unit of competency
C9751 FNSICGEN404B Resolve disputes 30 Unit of competency
C9600 FNSACCT407B Set up and operate a computerised accounting system 70 Unit of competency
Replaces
State Code National Code Title Type
C085 FNB40199 Certificate IV in Financial Services Qualification
Replaced By
State Code National Code Title Type
D116 FNS40107 Certificate IV in Financial Services Qualification
VET Info Notes
This training program is a representation of the qualification code FNS40104 taken from the Financial Services Training Package FNS04 which should be consulted for full description of requirements. FNS04 is endorsed until 31/10/2007.

1. This qualification is the copyright of The Australian National Training Authority.

2. Further information on this qualification is contained in the training Package available from Australian Training Products Ltd., Tel: (03) 9630 9836.

3. This qualification was entered on to STARS by Central CSSN on 08/11/2005.
Entry Requirements
No information
Traineeships and Apprenticeships
(TR03920) FINANCIAL SERVICES (LEVEL 4) Traineeship