Every Milpark student is unique, and we recognise that each individual’s journey presents its own particular challenges. As a lifelong learning partner, Milpark will help you navigate the challenges you may face on your journey to achieving your goals and living a truly extraordinary life.
How to ApplyWe want to journey with you as you achieve your career goals. Knowing that many of our students need to balance studies with other daily demands, we are constantly looking for better ways to provide suitable support to the student-on-the-run. Whether you require a qualification to be compliant with the FAIS Act, want to start a career in the financial planning or insurance industry, or want to become a professional financial planner or insurance specialist – we offer a qualification to suit your needs.
Pietro Odendaal is the Head of the School of Financial Planning & Insurance. She has worked in the School and at Milpark for 6 years. Pietro holds the following qualifications: B.Com (US), Postgraduate Diploma in Financial Planning (US), LLB (UNISA), LLM in Financial Planning Law cum laude (UFS), CFP®.
We offer qualifications across financial planning, financial planning products and short-term insurance.
Our academic experts combine their knowledge attained from formal studies with industry experience to design and deliver relevant qualifications from NQF 5 to NQF 8 (postgraduate level).
The School regularly consults with industry, and collaborates with professional bodies like the Financial Planning Institute of Southern Africa (FPI) and the Insurance Institute of South Africa (IISA), and the International Chartered Insurance Institute (CII), all of whom endorse the School's range of qualifications.
Our Postgraduate Diploma in Financial Planning satisfies the educational requirement for the prestigious CFP® Professional designation.
Qualifications are offered through distance education - study anytime, from anywhere.
All learning activities are conducted online with options to suit your lifestyle and the level of engagement and flexibility you prefer.
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Higher Certificate in Short-term Insurance (NQF5) | ![]() |
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Higher Certificate in Financial Products (NQF5) | ![]() |
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Higher Certificate in Financial Planning (NQF5) | ![]() |
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Advanced Certificate in Short-term Insurance (NQF6) | ![]() |
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Advanced Certificate in Financial Planning (NQF6) | ![]() |
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Bachelor of Commerce with a major in Short-term Insurance (NQF7) | ![]() |
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Bachelor of Commerce with a major in Financial Planning (NQF7) | ![]() |
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Postgraduate Diploma in Financial Planning (NQF8) | ![]() |
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Continuous Professional Development | ![]() |
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Class of Business | ![]() |
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Regulatory Exam Support | ![]() |
Find out more about the ways to study we offer:
The School of Financial Planning & Insurance Brochure
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Credit Accumulation and Transfer (CAT) Form
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