Graduate Certificate in Transition and Succession Planning

With Australia’s ageing population and the emergence of the Great Wealth Transfer, there is an increasing demand for professionals with expertise in transition and succession planning. A complex process that requires specialist knowledge, transition and succession planning specialists are sought out by individuals, business owners and entrepreneurs to ensure a smooth transition of assets, management and ownership.

UNE’s Graduate Certificate in Transition and Succession Planning can help you move into a career or build on existing skills in intergenerational transition and succession in family and business settings, including but not limited to family farming businesses.

Enhance your skills and knowledge and elevate your long-term career prospects by studying with UNE’s experts in this growing field.

Why study the Graduate Certificate in Transition and Succession Planning with UNE?
Elevate your skills and set yourself apart as a specialist in transition and succession planning with UNE's short and comprehensive Graduate Certificate in Transition and Succession Planning.

By focusing on an area of specialisation that is growing in demand, you can develop skills in understanding the intricacies of various types of business transitions, such as mergers, acquisitions or ownership changes, and the legal aspects of succession planning, including wills, trusts and estate planning. Whether you are a legal professional, an accountant or financial planner or wish to specialise as a transition and succession consultant, this graduate certificate helps you step into the niche area of transition and succession planning. Helping clients protect their assets and interests and ensure their wishes are fulfilled can be professionally, personally and financially rewarding.

What makes our course different?
UNE’s Graduate Certificate in Transition and Succession Planning provides a foundational understanding of the intricacies of transition and succession planning that can set you apart in a niche and growing field.

• Enhance your studies and become a specialist in transition and succession planning
• Home in on an area of interest and create a niche practice of law, accounting or consultancy that has lasting impacts on the lives and legacies of families and businesses
• Offered fully online, you can balance your studies with your other commitments.
• Upon graduating, progress your studies with the Graduate Diploma in Transition and Succession Planning or the Master of Laws.

By choosing UNE, you will be studying with an industry leader in the provision of online lifelong learning. Year after year, students award UNE the maximum 5-star ratings in The Good Universities Guide for Overall Experience and Student Support.

Study online
Most of our students choose to study online across three study periods with 24/7 tutor support* and fit study around work and family commitments. Uniquely, our online students are mostly over 30 and bring valuable experience with them. They form a community of adults juggling the same challenges and priorities and who bring their life and work experience together at UNE in order to become future-fit and better respond to a rapidly changing world.

* 24/7 tutor support includes: essay feedback (within 24 hours); live chat 24/7 for generic feedback on academic writing; and subject-specific help at a foundation or first-year level for subjects including mathematics, chemistry, biology, physics, business, accounting, microeconomics, macroeconomics and statistics. There are also a wide range of workshops, resources and courses available in academic skills support to assist you and help you to succeed.