Rural Finance Counsellor

Financial Counsellors work first and foremost with the customers of a financial firm and try to sell debt-relief services to the client. They may also work for government or non-profit agencies that are dedicated to helping people reduce debt and manage shaky finances. While working with a client, Financial Counsellors review the debt and the savings a client has and make proposals on how to create assets and decrease debt. In addition to working with families to pay down overwhelming debt, Financial Counsellors teach people how to manage their money effectively and responsibly in order to avoid future financial problems.

For this Position, the skills required could have been developed through on the job training, previous work experience in other related roles and through specialised and/or vocation training and/or through a Tertiary Qualification in Science, Humanities or Commerce.

Tertiary Education Providers

Australian Capital Territory

• Australian Catholic University
• Australian National University
• Charles Sturt University
• University of Canberra
• University of New South Wales

New South Wales

• Australian Catholic University
• Charles Darwin University
• Charles Sturt University
• CQ University
• La Trobe University
• Macquarie University
• Southern Cross University
• Swinburne University of Technology
• Torrens University
• University of New England
• University of New South Wales
• University of Newcastle
• University of Notre Dame
• University of Sydney
• University of Tasmania
• University of Technology Sydney
• University of Wollongong
• Victoria University
• Western Sydney University

Northern Territory

• Charles Darwin University
• Flinders University

Queensland

• Australian Catholic University
• Bond University
• CQ University
• Griffith University
• James Cook University
• Queensland University of Technology
• Southern Cross University
• Torrens University
• University of Queensland
• University of Southern Queensland
• University of the Sunshine Coast
• Victoria University

South Australia

• CQ University
• Flinders University
• Torrens University
• University of Adelaide
• University of South Australia

Tasmania

• University of Tasmania

Victoria

• Australian Catholic University
• CQ University
• Deakin University
• Federation University
• La Trobe University
• Monash University
• RMIT University
• Swinburne University of Technology
• Torrens University
• University of Adelaide
• University of Melbourne
• Victoria University

Western Australia

• CQ University
• Curtin University
• Edith Cowan University
• Murdoch University
• University of Notre Dame
• University of Western Australia