FNSFPL611Provide technical and professional financial planning guidance

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What an assessment for FNSFPL611 must cover

33 assessable components: 3 elements (12 performance criteria), 2 performance evidence and 9 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 10 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Mentor team members in the practice

  • 1.1Provide technical guidance and advice to practice team members in developing financial plans appropriate to their skill level and need
  • 1.2Provide technical advice and assistance to practice administrative and processing staff where required
  • 1.3Identify potential problems before they develop and take preventative steps according to organisational policies and procedures
  • 1.4Model and communicate ethical behaviour and provide feedback to team members according to organisational policies and procedures

2 Provide technical and professional information to team members

  • 2.1Circulate information relevant to team members for development purposes
  • 2.2Provide opportunities to colleagues for feedback and queries on circulated information
  • 2.3Use specialists with appropriate advanced technical competency as point of reference when required

3 Provide skill development opportunities in practice in special areas of expertise

  • 3.1Monitor market, product, legislative and regulatory changes in special areas of expertise for development purposes
  • 3.2Monitor practice information and skill requirements in special areas of expertise
  • 3.3Establish staff briefings and training sessions for team members for development purposes in area of expertise
  • 3.4Develop and deliver skill development exercises for individual team members as required
  • 3.5Seek and integrate feedback from team members on skill development provided and make applicable improvements

Performance evidence

  • provide technical and professional financial planning guidance to others within the practice on at least three different occasions; with at least one occasion involving mentoring a team member and at least one occasion delivering a skill development session
  • respond to feedback or a query from at least two different colleagues in response to information circulated to team members for development purposes.

Knowledge evidence

  • legislative requirements, regulatory guidelines and industry codes of practice relating to providing financial planning guidance and information, including: government financial and superannuation policies, social security legislative updates, state and territory charges and taxes, corporations and consumer legislation, ethical standards
  • organisational policies and procedures relating to providing financial planning guidance and information
  • current industry trends, sources of information, and industry activities relevant to own financial planning practice
  • key features of the financial planning industry and different types of: financial products, financial markets, and implications of market activities on financial planning, investment characteristics, financial forecasting techniques, methods of presenting financial data
  • roles and responsibilities of technical specialists
  • relevant interdisciplinary contacts and industry expertise
  • sources of information on financial products and markets, state and territory charges and taxes
  • type of training and development opportunities for team members, including for: paraplanners, financial planners and trainee financial planners, professional development activities suitable for financial planning context
  • approaches and activities for effective mentoring and training in the workplace.

Foundation skills

  • Learning: Updates own skills and knowledge through advising, coaching, mentoring and training others
  • Numeracy: Interprets and explains financial information when determining requirements and clarifying others’ understanding
  • Oral communication: Articulates information clearly and involves others in discussions using active listening and questioning techniques Uses pace, tone and gestures appropriately when presenting information to others
  • Reading: Researches, analyses and manages information from a range of sources to determine and confirm staff development requirements
  • Writing: Prepares and presents information using relevant formats, language and concepts for team member training and development
  • Initiative and enterprise: Takes responsibility for compliance with legislative and ethical requirements and identifies organisational implications of new or changed legislation or regulations
  • Planning and organising: Plans, organises and coordinates processes and activities to achieve team development requirements
  • Problem solving: Uses a range of strategies and systematic analysis to identify potential problems and implement contingency plans
  • Self-management: Selects and uses appropriate communication conventions and protocols to seek and provide required information Demonstrates sophisticated control over oral, visual and/or written formats, drawing on a range of communication practices to achieve goals
  • Technology: Uses main features and functions of digital tools to complete work tasks

Unit content sourced from training.gov.au — © Commonwealth of Australia, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Auditori is not affiliated with the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations.

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Questions about assessing FNSFPL611

What does an assessment tool for FNSFPL611 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for FNSFPL611 needs to address all 33 unit components: 3 elements with 12 performance criteria, 2 performance evidence requirements, 9 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.

How does Auditori generate an assessment tool for FNSFPL611?

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