“Undertaking the Certificate III in Business has helped me learn organisational skills, exercise initiative, organise workplace information, recommend products and services, networking, how to be environmentally friendly in the workplace and many other skills I didn’t know existed.

This course is written in an easy to understand format and has great examples in every chapter which was very helpful to me.

By doing this Certificate III course I have gained skills which helped me advance from a Member Service Officer to a Member Service Officer – Relief, where I am now undertaking training in lending and supervisory skills.

I found the support staff at IFS to be very helpful through my distance learning training. I was able to call them with any questions I had and was always given a prompt response. Submitting assessments and meeting deadlines was also easy as I could post or email my work through to the IFS.

I would recommend this course to anyone who would like to increase their skills in the workplace or advance in their career in the financial services industry.”

“Having come straight from secondary school into a trainee position at the credit union, I had very little understanding of the finance industry.

Undertaking the Certificate III in Financial Services has helped me gain valuable knowledge about the finance industry, and the skills I have gained have helped me achieve job satisfaction.”

“I have found the Cert IV to be extremely beneficial to my position at QLD Country Credit Union. It has so far allowed me to further my knowledge specific to my chosen field.

The course content has provided me with relevant information and skills that I believe have assisted me to fulfil my duties and responsibilities more effectively as a Manager in the financial services industry.

I look forward to completing the course very soon and using what I have learnt to maximise my abilities to my full potential.”

“The course I undertook in Frontline Management gave me great insight into new techniques and introduced me to new skills which have helped me develop within my career.

I have been able to apply many of the methods to my day-to-day business life and therefore increase my productivity.

The team at IFS were always there to help and always friendly!

I would recommend this course to anyone who works in a management role in the financial services industry.”

“Although I found the course challenging, the support from relevant business areas and others who had completed the same course assisted and encouraged me to complete it.

I really enjoyed both ‘Complying with Legal Requirements’ and ‘Monitoring Operational Performance’ modules as they helped me understand the basic fundamentals of those business units.

With such busy lifestyles, I found the flexibility in assignment submission dates certainly helped to self pace my study and successfully complete the course.

Thank you to the IFS team for their support and understanding.”

“Wishing to improve my knowledge of mortgage and finance broking and enhance my professional standing, I considered a number of providers of the Diploma. I ultimately chose IFS due to the flexible nature of the course structure and completion requirements and the fact that much of the course content is focussed on practical skill development rather than theory.

My judgement has been proven correct, as I have enjoyed the benefit of being able to complete the program within my other commitments and the content strikes a useful balance between the technical knowledge an experienced broker requires and the skills required to foster rewarding customer relationships.

Much of the material refreshes and reinforces many of the inherent skills successful brokers invariably demonstrate, while Module 2 especially ventured into aspects of which I had little or no knowledge. Hence I’ve extended my education in a meaningful way that can only benefit my performance as a manager within the broking sector.

Given the drive towards making the Diploma the educational requirement for professional brokers to attain, I encourage my fellow colleagues to seriously consider the IFS Diploma as a key step in improving their long term career prospects.”

“The Diploma of Financial Services – Lending Stream qualification that I gained through the IFS has benefitted me in my work as it helped me to understand the financial procedures that are required for a successful loan application.

As a Credit Administration Officer, I am one of the final checking points for each application, and I need to make sure that all aspects of the loan are processed and detailed correctly.

Now that I have completed the Diploma course I feel that it has provided me with the necessary skills and knowledge, to undertake the mandatory level of checking of credit applications.

I also found the Diploma very helpful in advancing my working career.

Thank you to the IFS for giving me such an opportunity!”

“What I liked most about the Diploma in Financial Services – Lending Stream was its relevance to my position at [Teachers Mutual Bank] as a Loans Officer and Mobile Lender. I believe it has increased my professional knowledge, skills and confidence.

All IFS staff members were very helpful with any concerns or questions I had, and the flexible learning enabled study of the course content to be organised around work commitments, at a time suitable to me. Their ongoing support not only got me through the course, with some great results, but encouraged me to continue my studies to gain further qualifications."

“As a Vice President and General Manager at First Commercial Bank Ltd in Brisbane I was nominated by my organisation to become a Responsible Manager (RM). I then enrolled in the Responsible Manager Assessment Course with the IFS to assist with my RM application to ASIC.

Being able to undertake the course by Distance Learning made it easy and quick to receive my course materials, study and complete my assessment questions. All necessary materials were supplied to me by the IFS and I undertook detailed research of First Commercial Bank to answer the diverse set of questions that were asked of me.

I believe that the RM course delivered by the IFS has enhanced my knowledge of the Australian financial services industry and assisted greatly with my application to ASIC for AFS licence. I would recommend this RM course to anyone who requires an assessment course at Diploma level.”