The Return to Learn portal promises easy access to accurate information on the latest education and ethics policy developments and implications, as well as study tools, the FPA said in a statement.
It said the portal has explanations of FASEA policies, code of ethics and education tools in one central hub, as well as a guide to study credits, video tutorials on topics like preparing for exams, and information on various approved tertiary education providers, including course costs and required time commitments.
The FPA said the portal was developed in-house by its education and policy experts with co-operation from FASEA-approved tertiary education providers.
“There are many thousands of ethical, professional, committed financial planners around Australia ready to do what it takes to meet FASEA requirements between now and 2024,” said FPA chief executive Dante De Gori.
“Many are confused by misinformation flying around as to what they need to do next, however, and frankly there’s no time for confusion. Australia needs us to take the high road when it comes to education and ethics.
“Return to Learn cuts through the noise and misinformation to make the path forward as clear and easy as possible for our 14,000+ FPA members to navigate.”
Being an FPA member for 20 years I can say it feels their only achievement has been the ability for a planner to witness a stat dec. Therefore I have no worries if the FPA disappears and we’ve come to the point where the FPA’s conflicted lobbying of the Government actually hurts the industry. Given the amount of Government intervention it’s clear evidence the FPA has FAILED in it’s mandate.
20 years ago I joined the FPA in the hope one day we’d be a profession. 20 years on all I got was a Royal Commission. I’m leaving this year. Goodbye FPA. What a waste of money those memberships fees have been. I’ll leave the FPA to be the voice of AMP and product manufacturers.
Congratulations FPA. Pretending to be doing something useful when you are in fact you are not. If you had some intestinal fortitude and a backbone, none of this garbage would be necessary. FPA Professional Congress Supporters 2018 – Kaplan, Deakin, Uni of New England, CQ Uni, Uni of Western Sydney, RMIT etc, etc, and etc. A total con.
at a time when the industry is in turmoil and requires leadership, and when the FPA and other membership bodies are losing their relevance, the bright minds at the FPA decide to roll out this portal for it’s members only.
if you really wanted credibility in the sight of others, including financial planners who are not your members totaling some 14,000 you would have rolled it out to all, shared your knowledge for free and instantly improved your standing.
as they say action speaks louder than words and the FPA have no credibility.
no one is going to join you and do your stupid CFP program after doing a graduate diploma, fasea ethics and sitting an exam.
I really worry what will happen if the FPA disappears. It seems that many commenters on this site rely on their blind hatred of the FPA to sustain themselves. They just can’t wait to publish their latest nonsensical FPA hate comment to get them through the day.
If it’s not the constant denigration of the CFP course by people who have never done the CFP course, it’s the utterly ridiculous comment like the one above complaining that the FPA should make its research available to non members, even though the FPA has “no credibility” with non members. For your own sake, please get a hobby.
I agree.
Deakin has FASEA Approved Courses – dating back to 2000 – if you look at the Legislative Instrument. Unfortunately it is disappointing to hear that they are not listed in the portal known for its lack of misinformation.
The FPA wrote to each university asking for the information to put on this portal. Did you reply to that request Adrian, or did you dismiss it like you did the offer to advertise Deakin courses (as per your LinkedIn post) because of your personal issues with the FPA?
Issues with them? Not that I know of
There’s a lot more useful information on the FPA portal at the moment than there is on the Deakin website or webinars. Deakin continually obfuscates on the issue of RPL. The extensively promoted webinar you did was just a fluffy sales pitch for advisers who have never done any higher level education before. It provided no significant information about RPL for educated advisers, and there was no follow up to the many questions about RPL asked during the webinar.
Please don’t waste people’s time with the old “RPL is assessed on a case by case basis at the time of enrolment”. RPL needs to be clearly known in advance so people can decide where to enrol. Advisers who have already done lots of higher level education just want to know the simplest, cheapest, option to meet the FASEA requirements, so they can get it over with and get back to helping their clients.
I’m a well educated adviser and wrote to Deakin to clarify my RPL. And whilst the general helpers were pretty useless i did end up getting a proper answer from Adrian. So if you want your RPL assessed contact them via email and they will assess it pre course.
As Adrian says given my related degree in Economics = 4 credits and my old Full DFP = 2 credits, somehow they combine to equal 7 credits, yes only FASEA could make 4 + 2 = 7. (a good confusion but yes bloody confusing)
And thus i only have to do the Ethics course.
7 dear god they guys must be dumb 4+2
Sounds like the only way to get any useful info from Deakin is emailing Adrian directly. What’s his email address?
Misinformation? There are so many errors in that portal its not funny.
Interesting that they omitted Deakin Uni
Really helpful tool. It clearly demonstrates to all my staff why the CFP program is a waste of time and money. With reducing income from memberships and education, say good bye to the FPA, some might say good riddance.
The FPA still exists????
I was as shocked as you to discover this
For the life of me I can’t work out how or why Dante De Gori thinking he should still be in the Job after his performance at the RC and special treatment of best buds Sam. Get out of the way Dante and let someone with some grit come in and do the job… your crowning achievement is the get the word financial planner enshrined in law what a joke… that is just common sense law not sure why it took so long.
with all due respect. where else is Dante going to work? what “skills” does he have? he isn’t going to get $300k pa anywhere else that he is getting from the FPA to tweet about his 4P’s which are his 4 F’s (have a guess at those)
that’s why he is still at the FPA, until he drains the membership dry of every dollar. remember Alex malley ?
what most people forget and it is time to remind them is that most of these people who work for membership associations and government are for all intents and purposes unemployable elsewhere.
they could not even get a paper run and run it (they are hopeless people), that is why they work for government or a membership association as their salaries are funded by the blood sweat and tears of others.
the next set are lawyers, who invent problems so they can leech off others. total scumbags.
I had a look at his linkedIn only lasted 1 year and 8 months as a planner… don’t know how he is the head of the FPA just another government feeding leech on industry
Pity FASEA does not jump on the front foot and set up an online system as a service to planners .To be proactive ,friendly and cooperative to punch in your Qualifications and see what we need to do ….. Sorry that would be too easy and show some foresight and common sense .. How about it FASEA ?? rather than get a bad name and stick your head in the Sand like ASIC
I’ve got to commend the FPA on this. Well done, keep working on it.
an easy to use page & confirms my thoughts that I only need to do the ethics bridging subject!! Roll on FASEA I say…..lol
Will not be renewing my CFP this time, good luck with the membership FPA.
What a waste of time this study was!! The “GOLD standard”, more like a pig with lipstick on!
The FPA info includes a list of how many RPL exemptions are available from the different unis for people who have completed the CFP Certification course. (CQU, Swinburne & UNE seem the most accommodating, with 4 subject exemptions from their Grad Dip).
However Deakin is conspicuously absent from this list. They don’t seem to be mentioned on the FPA website at all. Has Deakin refused to cooperate with the FPA on this initiative? Or has Deakin been unsuccessful in gaining FASEA approval for its course?
Thats would be interesting to find out as Deakin had a person on the inside of FASEA
I think you’ll find FPA are blocking them because Adrian Rafferty is high up the food chain in a rival professional body, The AIOFP.
4 exemptions for CFP in Grad Dip is an example of misinformation right there. FASEA has said that there will be a maximum of 2 credits for Professional Designations by Coursework & they are yet to announce which designations (and iterations within) will be eligible for those credits.
they can certainly hope but FASEA (thankfully) have disregarded and have equaled and relegated the CFP (and rightly so) to the same status as an advanced diploma
The original comment refers to credits offered by unis for CFP graduates enrolling in their courses. Not credits offered by FASEA for their education requirements.
You will not retain 14,000 members – unless by force.
Might as well call the hub page you are all screwed and what we are doing is not normal in the education world and what we are doing and FPA support illegal and unreasonable changes to law that will affect everyone within the industry.