Members
There are six (6) membership categories within FCAN.
Student in Training Members
Associate Members
Accredited Members
Credit Advocate Members
Affiliate Members
Life Members
Eligibility:
- Students currently undertaking an approved and accredited Financial Counselling Training Course and other compulsory components of the training requirements.
- Students could move up one category on completion of the training course or elect to stay as a student until completion of the standard twelve (12) months under supervision.
- It is anticipated that this category would be for a period of not more than two years.
- Payment of a subscription as set by the FCAN Executive Committee.
- Students would be required to be financial members.
Eligibility:
- Successful completion of an approved and accredited Financial Counselling Training Course.
- Successful completion of the Personal Counselling requirements.
- Successful completion of Sit-Ins with an Accredited experienced Financial Counsellor.
- Currently working as a Financial Counsellor under supervision to gain Accreditation status.
- Must have an approved ongoing Supervisor who is an Accredited Financial Counsellor and provides regular supervision as per Supervision Policy.
- Must be covered by Professional Indemnity Insurance.
- Must act without a conflict of interest.
- Must not accept a fee for service.
- Payment of a subscription as set by the FCAN Executive Committee.
Eligibility:
- Successful completion of an approved and accredited Financial Counselling Training Course.
- Successful completion of the Personal Counselling requirements.
- Successful completion of Sit-Ins with an Accredited experienced Financial Counsellor.
- Completion of twelve months practical experience under close supervision of an Accredited Financial Counsellor.
- Must have an approved ongoing Supervisor who is an Accredited Financial Counsellor and provides regular supervision as per Supervision Policy.
- Currently working as a Financial Counsellor.
- Must be covered by Professional Indemnity Insurance.
- Must act without a conflict of interest.
- Must not accept a fee for service.
- Payment of a subscription as set by the FCAN Executive Committee.
Eligibility:
- Persons who are lawyers, members of the Supreme Court of NSW, who have been working in the field of credit and debt for the twelve (12) months immediately preceding their application for membership.
- Have no conflict of interest in that field.
- Are not employees of, or advisers to a credit provider.
- Do not charge either directly or indirectly a subscription for service for credit and/or debt advice.
- Have satisfactorily completed any tests required by the FCAN Executive Committee from time to time, and whose application for membership in this class has been approved by the Committee.
- Payment of a subscription as set by the FCAN Executive Committee.
Eligibility:
- Non practicing Financial Counsellor.
- Financial Counsellors between positions who want to remain eligible to attend meetings and update training.
- Long serving members who want to remain affiliated and may assist with expertise or time, and wish to continue to be involved.
- Organisations or other States and Territories who want to be affiliated with FCAN.
- Members living overseas for an extended period.
- Members unable to fulfil requirements for other categories e.g. due to illness.
- Payment of a subscription as set by the FCAN Executive Committee.
Note: Non-practicing members who want to return to Accredited status, need to complete a proficiency test and/or complete extensive updates of training to bring skills and knowledge to the required level.
Eligibility:
- By nomination only as per the Constitution and By-Laws of the Financial Counsellor’s Association of NSW Inc. (FCAN).
- A Life Member shall practice as a Financial Counsellor only whilst s/he maintains accreditation.
- No payment of subscription as per Constitution.
- Persons who are or have been Financial Counsellors.
- Have consented to nomination by two (2) Financial Counsellors, whose nomination has been recommended to a general meeting of members by the Executive Committee, and approved by a simple majority of those members entitled to vote. The number of Life Members at any time shall not exceed five percent (5%) of members entitled to vote.