Approved financial training

The Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009 (the RO Act) requires all office holders whose duties relate to financial management to:

• undertake approved training within six months of taking office OR
• obtain an exemption under s 293M within six months of taking office.

The requirement includes:

• new office holders
• office holders elected or appointed following casual vacancies
• people who are already office holders who are elected to a new office (even if they were elected in different stages of the same election).

The training must cover each of the office holder's financial duties, and be approved by the General Manager of the Commission.

Approved training packages appear in the list below.

What if I want to create a training package?

An organisation, a peak council or a person or body with appropriate skills and expertise can get approval to deliver training.

Proposed training material can be emailed to the Commission at regorgs@fwc.gov.au.

The Commission will review the material to make sure it covers the topics outlined in the approved training checklist, including an evaluation component.

The applicant will be advised of the outcome of the review and (if required) invited to make alterations and submit a revised copy of the training material.

Once the final material is reviewed it will be forwarded to the General Manager for formal approval. If approved, a formal letter will be issued.

Details of the training package and the name of the provider will be published on this website. Approved training ranges in duration from a full day to a day and a half.

Approved training packages

To view the available training packages, click on each heading below.

Face to face training

Online training

Training packages approved only for internal use by the registered organisation

How do I obtain an exemption for an officer?

An organisation or branch of an organisation may apply to the General Manager on behalf of an officer of the organisation under section 293M of the RO Act.

A request for an exemption must be in writing and can be made by emailing an exemption application form to regorgs@fwc.gov.au.

If you would like to apply for multiple officers, please contact the Commission before you complete the form.

The General Manager may grant the exemption if satisfied that the officer has a proper understanding of their financial duties within the organisation or branch, because of either:

    a) the officer's experience as a company director

    b) their experience as an officer of a registered organisation

    c) other professional qualifications and/or experience.

Applications for an exemption must address this criteria. The exemption application form assists organisations and branches to include relevant information in the application and allows the General Manager or their delegate to issue an informed decision.

The General Manager may grant the exemption subject to any condition considered appropriate in the circumstances.