Developed in consultation with the superannuation industry and delivered by the Victoria Graduate School of Business (VGSB), this unique course is recommended for current superannuation trustees and those who wish to move into superannuation management.

The program is available at our City Flinders campus, and can be delivered in-house. Successful participants have an option of additional study leading to a Masters qualification.

• Location:
  City Flinders
• Other locations:

  In-house

• Faculty:
  Faculty of Business and Law
• School:
  School of Accounting and Finance
• Study mode:
  Full Time and Part Time
• Delivery mode:
  Burst Mode and On campus
• Course code:
  BTSM
• Duration:
  0.5 years
• This information is for Australian residents.
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How to apply

One credit point is available to students who have completed the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) program ‘Foundations in Trustee Governance’. 

AIST members with relevant experience can sit a replacement unit for ‘Portfolio Management and Protection’.

Graduates have the opportunity to do further study at VU, including the MBA.

Learn more about your career options on the Australian government's Career Information and Resources website.

This course is designed to equip superannuation trustees and managers with the expertise and skills to manage superannuation funds, having particular regard to:

- corporate governance and accountability, in particular the regulatory environment specific to the superannuation industry;

- financial risk management; and

- portfolio management.

The objective of the course is to produce graduates fully capable of managing these specific areas of superannuation.

There is no specific sequence in which students must complete units of study.

• Portfolio Management and Protection

  Unit code

  BEO5687

  Credits

  12

• Strategy for Financial Institutions

  Unit code

  BEO5688

  Credits

  12

Two units to be chosen from the following:

• Accounting for Management

  Unit code

  BAO6504

  Credits

  12

• Marketing Management

  Unit code

  BHO6505

  Credits

  12

• Leadership and Corporate Governance

  Unit code

  BMO6509

  Credits

  12

Four units of study, two of which are deemed to be core units. The core units cover the skills that are required to manage and monitor the activities of fund and investment managers, and to formulate strategy for individual enterprises in the superannuation industry. The remaining two units (to be selected from the list below) will equip trustees and managers in complying with their fiduciary responsibilities; in understanding information contained in the accounting statements of the various entities with which they are required to interact; and in understanding the principles involved in the promotion of their respective funds.

• Year 12:

  To qualify for admission to the course an applicant normally must have completed an undergraduate business degree or graduate diploma with a business major, and be employed in a position related to superannuation administration.

• Other:

  In the absence of formal qualifications a candidate will have a minimun of 5 years work experience within the superannuation or investment industry and membership of a relevant financial services (including banking sector) professional association, or such training and work experience as to indicate the ability to undertake the course successfully.

Special admission requirements

In the absence of formal qualifications a candidate will have a minimun of 5 years work experience within the superannuation or investment industry and membership of a relevant financial services (including banking sector) professional association, or such training and work experience as to indicate the ability to undertake the course successfully.