Learning and Assessment Strategies

Participants undertaking the Securitisation Professionals Program to gain a Diploma of Financial Services FNS50107, will need to undertake:

1. Self-Study of the ASF Securitisation Professionals Manual

Participants will be provided with the course material prior to commencing the intensive two day workshop so as to introduce participants to the key issues discussed within the program at the theory, or awareness level. Review questions are provided at the end of each chapter so that participants can test their understanding. Completion of the course activities will prepare participants for completing the first step of the assessment - the online knowledge exam.

2. An online multiple-choice knowledge exam

This exam consists of 40 multiple choice questions and constitutes 30% of the participant's overall mark. ASF recommends that participants attempt the exam before attending the workshop. Because the workshop focuses on the application of the theory discussed, having successfully demonstrated that participants understand the theory will give them a head-start on their workshop participation. This however is not compulsory. The exam only must be passed before a Diploma will be conferred. Each participant has 2 attempts at this exam with their registration.

3. Participation in the two-day workshop and related activities

The workshop is a compulsory two-day intensive, in which presenters for each topic relate the issues raised in the manual to a given case study. The emphasis of the workshop is very much a hands-on, applied experience, which makes it a cornerstone of the program. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions to both clarify and extend their understanding.

4. Preparation of a final recommendation report and audio recording

Participants must submit a final report based on a given scenario and an audio recording relating to that final report. This assessment constitutes 70% of the participant's overall mark. Participants must submit the final report and audio recording within three weeks of completing the workshop.

5. Completion of the industry core units

The industry core units are general units that are common in a number of different workplace contexts. These are assessed via the completion of workplace skills forms. Participants will be required to provide evidence based upon their organisation's internal procedures (for example, evidence that the participant completed an OH&S induction when one commenced employment).