Certified Financial Planner® Capstone Course

Duration: 30+ hours
Delivery: Online
Cost: R1,100 or R4,200 (VAT not applicable). Best price guaranteed
“Carmen’s lectures are amazing and her format is exceptional, ensuring that even people like me who already work 18 hours a day with very little time to commit to studies, can pass.”
~Kobus Kleyn

The FPI Certified Financial Planner® Capstone Course is a new 8-week program culminating in the submission of a fully comprehensive financial plan. There are two pathways towards the course:

  • Legacy CFP® Pathway. If you have completed a Postgraduate Diploma (or relevant qualification) up to and including 2023, you will be required to complete an online multiple-choice assessment with the FPI. On successful completion, you can register for the Capstone Course.
  • Direct CFP® Pathway. If you have completed a Postgraduate Diploma (or relevant qualification) in 2024 onwards, you are not required to complete the multiple-choice assessment. You can register immediately with FPI for their Capstone Course.

The course options below depend on which pathway you take.

Course options

Legacy Pathway: Online Assessment

Increase your chance of passing first time round with the Legacy Pathway Online Assessment, which:

  • Covers a multitude of technical subjects, regulations, court cases, and practical examples
  • Includes a memorandum for all questions

Direct Pathway: CFP® Capstone Workshops

Three workshops are hosted throughout the year to support candidates who have registered with FPI to complete the Capstone direct pathway.

You will receive access to:

  • Online content and pre-recorded webinars on all subjects which form part of the outcomes you are expected to apply when compiling the financial plan. These include (but are not limited to): retirement planning, personal risk management, tax planning,  estate planning, time value of money, investment management, financial management.
  • Case studies with financial plans (manual, so as not to be biased to any one program) and prerecorded webinars related to the plan.
  • At least 4 live virtual sessions of 3 hours each to address any issues, and to provide guidance and clarity on the financial plan you have been given to work through.

Live session dates

Synergia Learning offers a series of live sessions to prepare you for the PCE exam. Each session takes place on Zoom from 18:00 to 21:00. Importantly, the live sessions cover both case studies. Thus, even if you are only re-writing one, you should attend all sessions.

Fees

  • Legacy Pathway: Online Multiple-choice assessment: R1,100.00
  • Direct Pathway: CFP® Capstone Workshop Support: R4,200.00

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Duration: Minimum 30 hours of content

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“Carmen’s lectures are amazing and her format is exceptional, ensuring that even people like me who already work 18 hours a day and who have very little time to commit to studies, can actually pass. Her absolute commitment to her students and the financial industry is commendable and there is no doubt that she goes way beyond the call of duty at all times, managing to make every lecture interesting, and definitely adding value to our general knowledge as financial advisors.”
~Kobus Kleyn
“Carmen, THANK YOU for the brilliant two days that we spent with you. It was informative, well presented, knowledgeable, and we all now feel more confident about the topics discussed. Your passionate and caring nature speaks for itself.”
~Seema Moodley
“I would really like to thank Carmen and her team for all her hard work, excellence and the way they were always prepared to go the extra mile for me to ensure that I understand and in the end playing a huge role in ensuring that I passed! They play a huge role in helping us as financial advisors to improve our skills and knowledge to ensure that we can be better advisors.”
~Anton Rogers

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Synergia Learning

Synergia Learning

The driving force behind Synergia Learning is Carmen Venter, who for a quarter of a century has been a financial planner and also an educator on a wide variety of programmes in the financial planning and fiduciary services environment.

Carmen’s passion for adding value for her clients by attaining the required level of knowledge has led to her main mission in life: ensuring that all role players across the financial planning industry have this knowledge.

As the list below makes clear, Carmen’s vast experience as an instructor is matched and supported by a wealth of professional expertise and an impressive collection of academic achievements.

  • Experience as an instructor:
    • External lecturer on the income tax and integrated modules of the B.Com. Hons in Financial Planning at the University of Johannesburg
    • Lecturer on the B.Com. Hons in Tax in Deceased and Insolvent Estates at the University of Pretoria
    • Tutor on the Advanced Diploma in Deceased Estates and Trusts at the University of Free State
    • Facilitator of workshops for financial planners studying towards their Postgrad in Financial Planning
    • Facilitator of courses for those who aspire to the CFP® designation
  • Commercial qualifications:
    • Certified Financial Planner® Professional and member of the Financial Planning Institute of Southern Africa (CFP®) for 14 years
    • Fiduciary Specialist of Southern Africa and FPSA® member for 7 years
    • Chairperson for the FPSA®, Kwa-Zulu Natal
  • Educational achievements:
    • Postgraduate Diploma in Tax Management cum laude
    • Postgraduate Diploma in Financial Planning
    • HDIP Tax
    • Certificate in Administration of Deceased Estate cum laude