{"id":78270,"date":"2025-07-31T05:59:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T19:59:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/?p=78270"},"modified":"2025-07-30T13:04:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T03:04:04","slug":"fast-track-option-to-grow-industry-talent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/2025\/07\/31\/fast-track-option-to-grow-industry-talent\/","title":{"rendered":"Fast Track Option to Grow Industry Talent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaplanprofessional.edu.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kaplan Professional<\/a> has launched the Financial Adviser Accelerator Suite \u2013 a training scheme for new entrants and early-career financial advisers.<\/p>\n<p>At the core of the program, says the firm\u2019s CEO <strong>Brian Knight<\/strong>, are interactive, scenario-based modules that deliver a hands-on, career-focused learning experience.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Accelerator Suite is not just educational \u2013 it is transformational,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our initiative is designed to establish a clear and structured entry pathway into financial advice, running concurrently with the professional year, to accelerate the development of practical knowledge and skills\u2026Bringing the profession into alignment with other well-established fields.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>We have built the program to simulate the real-world challenges advisers face&#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWe have built the program to simulate the real-world challenges advisers face, so individuals can build confidence, capability, and client-readiness from day one.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Advisers learn by doing. They practice client conversations, make ethical decisions and solve client problems in a safe, supportive environment.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_62325\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-62325\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-62325\" src=\"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/files\/2022\/08\/Brian-Knight-e1661226474594.jpeg\" alt=\"Kaplan\" width=\"150\" height=\"180\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-62325\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brian Knight.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The program is based on four pillars:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fundamentals of financial advice<\/li>\n<li>Client care<\/li>\n<li>Client engagement<\/li>\n<li>Quality processes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The suite\u2019s design is rooted in industry collaboration, says Knight, with input from experienced advisers, subject matter experts and licensees to ensure it reflects the realities of today\u2019s advice landscape.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor advisers, the Accelerator Suite offers a clear, supported pathway into the profession with mentorship, community and practical tools to build a long-term career.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kaplan Professional has launched the Financial Adviser Accelerator Suite \u2013 a training scheme for new entrants and early-career financial advisers. At the core of the program, says the firm\u2019s CEO Brian Knight, are interactive, scenario-based modules that deliver a hands-on, career-focused learning experience. \u201cThe Accelerator Suite is not just educational \u2013 it is transformational,\u201d he [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":78272,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48,6994,248],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-78270","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-company-news","8":"category-education","9":"category-training"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78270","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=78270"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78270\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/78272"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=78270"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=78270"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=78270"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}