Transcript Basic Skills Agency@NIACE

Therese Reinheimer-Jones
Tower Hamlets College
&
Claire Robinson
Basic Skills Agency@NIACE
The training needs of financial capability practitioners
Research Report London Metropolitan University 2006
‘There is a definite need to develop training for practitioners on how to
deliver financial capability’
‘This training should be developed between Level 2 and Level 4 on a
progressive basis in line with other training requirements for the target
group’
Most practitioners had not received any training in how to deliver
financial capability to their learners. Over 50% felt that the current
training offer was very limited.
Five main target audiences for courses:
A.
Existing teachers
1. Skills for Life / Key Skills
2. Business Studies
3. Maths
4. Citizenship/PSHE
5. Teacher Trainers / CPD Trainers
6. Learning support staff
B.
Existing 1. Debt / money advice
2. Financial literacy / inclusion workers
C.
New to everything but want to work with group E
D.
Financial services industry
E.
Adults who want to improve their ability to manage their
finances
Level
Course
* are/will be accredited
A. Teachers
Skills for
Life
General
FE
B.
Advice /
Inclusion
workers
C.
New to
everything
working
with group
E
D.
Financial
Services
E.
Learners
Entry 3
NOCN Personal
Finance*

ASDAN Personal
Finance Award*

AQA – Free standing
Maths Units*

ifs * Foundation
Certificate in Personal
Finance

NCFE Personal
Money Management*

NOCN Personal
Finance*

Level 1
Level
Course
* are/will be accredited
A. Teachers
Skills
General
for Life
FE
B.
Advice /
Inclusion
workers
C. New to
everything
working with
group E
D.
Financial
Services
E.
Learners
Level 2
ASDAN Personal
Finance Award*

AQA – Free standing
Maths Units*

BCS – Personal
Finance*


Citizens Advice –
Delivering Fin Lit




ifs * Intermediate
Certificate in Personal
Finance

ifs + NIACE*

Tower Hamlets College
– Personal Finance for
tutors
Tower Hamlets College–
Teaching Financial
Literacy





Level
Course
* are/will be accredited
A. Teachers
Skills General
for Life FE
B.
Advice /
Inclusion
workers
C. New to
everything
working with
group E
D.
Financial
Services
E.
Learners
Level 3

ASDAN Personal Finance
Award*
BSA – Teaching &
Delivering Financial
Literacy & Skills for Life*


ifs * Certificate in
Financial Studies




Level 4/5
London Metropolitan
University – Training for
Trainers of Financial
Literacy*




Open University – You
and Your Money module*




Accredited courses Level 2
Personal Finance for practitioners
For
Tutors and voluntary sector staff who want to improve their own level of
personal finance knowledge in preparation for delivering to learners.
Content
Refresh and extend existing knowledge of commonly held financial
products and apply selected financial planning techniques to problems. Be
able to apply personal financial planning techniques to a range of
situations.
Length
16 hours - 4 hours self study pre course, 8 hours face to face, 4 hours self
study post course
Accredited courses Level 2
Introduction to delivering Financial Literacy
For
Workers in community organisations including housing associations,
outreach centres and voluntary organisations working with clients in a nonteaching capacity but wish to be able to run short courses within their
provision.
Content
Facilitation & environment, assessing levels of learning, teaching and
learning methods, planning, resources.
Length
2 ½ days
Accredited courses Level 2 & 3
Delivering Literacy, Language and Numeracy in the
Context of Finance
For
skills for life tutors / those with a teaching qualification
Content
Why finance is an important context. Understanding and using the Adult
Financial Capability Framework to develop provision. Evaluating resources
and using these to plan how to integrate financial literacy into literacy,
language or numeracy programmes.
Length
L2 10 hours – 4 hours self study, 6 hours face to face training
L3 30 hours – 12 hours self study, 18 hours face to face training