Start a Consulting or Business Advisory Business
If you have years of business, management, accounting or professional experience, you already have valuable knowledge. The challenge is turning that experience into a structured consulting or advisory service clients will pay for.
Institute of Advisors provides practical certification, proven advisory methodology, tools and nationally recognised training pathways to help you build a professional consulting or business advisory business.
Australian Registered Training Organisation
Institute of Advisors Pty Ltd is an Australian RTO delivering nationally recognised training.
Industry-Recognised CPBA Credential
Earn the Certified Professional Business Advisor professional credential as part of your chosen pathway.
Exit & Succession Planning Certification
Specialist training in business value, growth, exit and succession planning. Available as a standalone certification or as part of the Diploma pathway.
Choose How You Want to Get Started
Start with professional CPBA certification, add nationally recognised training, or continue through the complete 11408NAT Diploma of Business Advisory pathway.
CPBA Professional Certification
Build your advisory methodology, earn the Certified Professional Business Advisor credential and gain the practical tools to start or grow a consulting practice.
- Self-paced online study
- CPBA professional credential
- Practical consulting tools and templates
- No Australian VET outcomes required
CPBA + Nationally Recognised Training
Earn the same CPBA credential while completing nationally recognised units of competency that contribute toward the 11408NAT Diploma of Business Advisory.
- CPBA professional credential
- Nationally recognised units of competency
- Australian VET outcomes
- Continue to Stages 2 and 3
11408NAT Diploma of Business Advisory
Complete the full three-stage pathway for broader advisory capability and the credibility of a nationally recognised Australian qualification.
- Three-stage professional pathway
- Includes CPBA and Exit & Succession Planning
- Nationally recognised qualification
- Delivered by Institute of Advisors Pty Ltd, RTO 91675
Build More Than a Qualification
The goal is not simply to earn a credential. It is to help you develop a consulting or business advisory business that can attract clients, diagnose business issues, deliver structured advice and create recurring revenue.
The Institute’s training focuses on practical application — how to position your services, structure client engagements and move from informal advice to a professional advisory offering.
Ready to choose your pathway?
Whether you want a practical certification pathway or a more comprehensive nationally recognised qualification, the Institute of Advisors can help you develop the skills, tools and credibility to work more effectively with business clients.