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Level 6
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20 Credits
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0.1667 EFTS
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Delivery type:Online only
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Course duration: 16 weeks
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Course cost:$675 NZ Domestic$1,772 NZ International
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Workload - Approximately 13 hours per week
This online course provides you with a specialised knowledge of wills, trusts, the administration of deceased estates, and estate and asset planning. It will enable you to apply the practices and procedures used in common will, estate and trust practice transactions and matters.
For more information watch the course introduction video below.
Learners who successfully complete this online course will be able to
- Analyse the structure and common contents of simple wills and enduring powers of attorney, and the requirements for making a will and an enduring power of attorney.
- Examine the key elements of a trust.
- Analyse and apply the legal principles and practices relevant to estate and asset planning.
- Analyse and apply aspects of the legal and general administration of a deceased estate.
- Design effective communications to beneficiaries of an estate and a trust, as well as with personal representatives and trustees.
Assessment
Assessment for this course is:
- 40% internally assessed
- 60% examination.
For more information about exams, including a full list of exam times go to our exam page:
Textbooks
No textbooks are required for this course
Exam dates
2026 offerings
- Courses starting Oct - 25 Nov 2026
- Courses starting Nov - 14 Dec 2026
How to enrol
Before enrolling in this course you need to:
- choose the qualification you will study the course under
- check the order that courses in the qualification should be studied in the Qualification Structure table. This is in the Choose courses and apply tab on the qualification page.