Family Business Accreditation Advisor Program

Family Business Australia (FBA) has partnered with the University of Adelaide’s Family Business Education and Research Group (FBERG) to bring you a world class education program to ensure that as an FBA Accredited Advisor you are well equipped to assist families in business to harness their opportunities and deal with the challenges they face.

Developed from cutting-edge research and extensive practitioner expertise, this practical, grounded program is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills you need to enhance your practice in advising families in business.

To achieve Accredited Advisor status, you need to complete two courses – Advising Business Families – Part 1 and Part 2.

Advising Business Families - Part 1

It is essential to have a sound understanding of family businesses to be an effective advisor to such firms. This course develops an understanding of the nature, uniqueness and significance of family businesses as well as the distinctive issues faced when advising such organisations. This course also provides the foundations for Advising Business Families – Part 2.

Topics include:

• Family Business: different and significant – what advisors need to know
• Crossing generations: the evolution of family enterprise
• Family Enterprise challenges and opportunities (part 1) – strategy and governance
• Family Enterprise challenges and opportunities (part 2) – succession and entrepreneurial renewal

Advising Business Families - Part 2

Building on the foundation developed in Advising Business Families - Part 1, this course focuses on the additional skills and practices that advisors require in order to be effective in addressing the unique issues business family clients encounter.

Topics include:

• Understanding family dynamics
• Assessing the family enterprise system
• Family consulting engagement
• Resolving family conflict

Each course runs for 8 weeks and is delivered fully online, providing you with the flexibility to work around your busy consulting schedule.

Throughout each course you will be challenged to rethink your views on family business advising through the expertise of your facilitators and the sharing of experiences and learnings by your peers.

You will demonstrate your increased knowledge and expertise through practical assessment tasks designed to further develop your skills in applying tools which will add value to your practice.

The final assessment piece at the conclusion of Advising Business Families – Part 2 will consist of a case study analysis. You will have 2 weeks from the end of the course to submit this assessment.

Family Business Advisor members looking to take a leading role in guiding the family business through the many unique challenges and opportunities family businesses face.

Each course will require approximately 3.5 hours per week time commitment which is made up of:

• 4 fortnightly modules
• 1 hour online lecture per module fortnight (self-paced)
• 3 Online Workshops (5 hours total)
• Discussion board activity
• 8 readings.