Our vision is to be an excellent, equitable and innovative centre that provides necessary training in Financial Planning
The University of the Free State (UFS), through its Centre for Financial Planning Law, in partnership with the Financial Planning Institute of South Africa (FPI), is the first academic institution in South Africa to offer formal postgraduate qualifications giving access to membership of the Financial Planning Institute of South Africa.
The FPI is the highly regarded professional institute for practitioners in the financial planning industry in South Africa, carrying an international certification benchmark of recognition by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. The Faculty of Law has been involved as moderators in the FPI’s (formerly Ilpa’s), professional examinations for the past seventeen years.
Vision
Our vision is to be an excellent, equitable and innovative centre that provides necessary training in Financial Planning and subscribes to the vision, mission and values of the University of Free State
Mission
The Centre is nationally recognized in the financial and educational industries as the leading provider of quality and practical Financial Planning programmes in South Africa. These programmes are all on international standard and prepare Certified Financial Planners academically to compare with the best in the world.