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RFCS administration
RFCS administration provides information and resources for service providers and for rural financial counsellors, including publications, newsletters, documents and forms, as well as news and information about events happening in the RFCS Program.
Newsletters
- Subscribe to RFCS future focus electronic newsletter
- RFCS future focus archived newsletters
An electronic newsletter for rural financial counsellors and service providers
Documents
- FAQs for service providers and counsellors - Questions and answers about rural financial counselling, including funding, grant applications and employing counsellors.
- Publications - Reports and other publications about the RFCS Program
- Rural financial counsellors: national selection documentation
PDF [22kb] - RFCS Program charter PDF [151kb]
Forms
- Client service agreement and declaration PDF [32kb]
- Client file copy authorisation PDF [36kb]
Manuals
- Rural Financial Counselling Service Program resource manual (October 2005) PDF [595kb]
The October 2005 edition of the resource manual replaces the June 2004 edition (a 2008 edition is under development). For a bound copy of the manual, email RFCS
ARC guides and documents
- ARC template version 2
Excel [40kb]
A template rural financial counsellors can use to record client information in the field - ARC new user registration
Word [69kb]
A registration form for requesting usernames and passwords for new rural financial counsellors and administrative assistants - ARC user guide version 1 PDF [1.5mb]
The manual for the new version of the Australian Rural Counselling (ARC) database, released November 2006 - Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC) 2006 Agricultural Codes and Titles PDF [456kb]
The ANZSIC codes for agriculture on which the ARC database industry descriptions are based (Extracted from Australian Bureau of Statistics, ANZSIC 2006 Codes and Titles, catalogue number 1292.0.55.002). ABS data used with permission from the Australian Bureau of Statistics www.abs.gov.au
Pro bono financial advice
- Financial Planning Association (FPA) Pro Bono Program
Information and application forms for the FPA’s program of pro bono financial advice. Rural financial counsellors can refer clients in need of professional financial advice to the FPA program.
National conferences
2008
Presentations and papers from the National Rural Financial Counselling Conference 2008
2006
Presentations and papers from the RFCS National Conference 2006 and the National Workshop for Rural Financial Counsellors 2006
Last Updated: 06 Nov 2008
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