Course overview

Whether it’s budgeting or managing your bank account, this course will help you plan your way around personal and family finances, teaching you how to calculate and manage money. The focus is on giving you practical skills and knowledge in numbers to help you manage your money better. You'll learn ways to take charge of your finances, easing the impact of growing living costs. Enrol on our course to gain skills and tools for better financial management.

Course description

This course is ideal for anyone interested in learning the practical skills and knowledge in numbers to help you manage your money better.

You will learn the language and communication skills needed to understand what you are spending and to explain how you want to use your money. You’ll learn ways to take charge of your finances and to understand, discuss, and explain:

• Money and family budgeting including prioritising, savings and reducing expenditures

• Payslips, tax codes, bank statements

• Loans – cost of borrowing

• Payment problems, credit scores, arrangements, bankruptcy

You will be helped to talk about different strategies and ideas on how to spend, save, and budget and learn from others.

Supported by an experienced financial advisor tutor, this course is ideal for beginners who want to increase their skills, knowledge, confidence, and ability to understand and explain how they want to use their money.

For this online course, you will need to have a computer/ laptop / tablet, a stable internet connection and basic IT skills to attend the course.

What financial support is available?

We don't want anything to stand in your way when it comes to bringing Adult learning within reach so if you need anything to support you to achieve your goals then speak to one of our education experts during your enrolment journey. Most of our courses are government funded but if you don't qualify or need.

What other support is available?

All of our digital content, teaching and learning activities and assessments are designed to be accessible so if you need any additional support you can discuss this with the education experts during your enrolment journey and we will do all we can to make sure you have optimal access.

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