Financial Reflections (Self-Education)
This is a self-education course. It provides you with conversation starters and reflection opportunities related to a variety of everyday financial life skill and capability topics.
Welcome and introduction
1.1 The importance of financial learning
1.2 How advertisers target teens!
1.3 The importance of saving
1.4 Talking about superannuation
1.5 The importance of asking questions
1.6 Careers and financial life skills
1.7 Talking about mindset
1.8 Talking about the myth "I am rich so I don't need a financial education!"
1.9 Volunteering and financial life skills
1.10 Holiday budgeting
1.11 Financial goal setting for teens
1.12 Talking about gambling advertising
1.13 Talking about financial habits
1.14 Taxation fundamentals
1.15 The meaning of 'best buys'
1.16 Talking about scams
1.17 Youth debt
1.18 Investing in yourself
1.19 Talking about phones
1.20 Holiday financial planning
AI Perspective.
2.1 Conclusion
2.2 Before you go ...
Suitable for teachers, youth coordinators and parents
Teachers: Encourage students to talk about financial concepts related to their life.
Youth coordinators: The more youth in your care talk about financial concepts, the more they will learn.
Parents: Help your teenage children to build awareness and understanding of financial concepts. Reassure them, that most teens are concerned about similar things in the financial world.
Youth: Talk it up in these chats. You don't have to agree. Ask lots of questions.
Home, School, Youth group, Financial services, Charity
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The welcome and facilitator topics are freely accessible. They include a lot of information related to the content of the course. We also provide one free lesson.
Definitely not. Youth groups, financial service professionals helping the teenage children of clients, union representatives, university guilds, boarding coordinators and others who have a responsibility for supporting the wellbeing of youth, could implement this course. An important feature of this course is that it will engage the youth in your care. The topics in this course all have a youth orientation.
Yes. Most of this course is based on shared discussion. There are no right and wrong answers. We also provide facilitator tips to help guide the conversation. You can also pick and choose which topics and activities you would like your students to do.