13FSK

Level 3 Financial Skills

Course Description

Teacher in Charge: Mr M. Cain.

FINANCIAL SKILLS – YEAR 13
NCEA LEVEL 3
CODE: 13FSK

The aim of the course is to educate students in money management. The future financial position of today’s young people will be affected by the quality of financial decisions they make every day of their working lives.

The Financial Skills course offers standards covering the topics of Financial Planning and Goal Setting, Options to Increase Income, Managing Credit, Create and Investment Portfolio and understand risk and return, Financial Considerations in buying a Property. 




Entry Requirements

If you have not taken this subject at the senior level before, please talk to the teacher in charge before selecting this option.

Pathway

There are a lot of amazing careers that you can explore in the vast and growing field of Commerce. Career options include the field of Banking, Accounting, Marketing, Retail, Financial Advisor and many more.

Credit Information

You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.

Total Credits Available: 21
Internal Assessed Credits: 21
External Assessed Credits: 0
Assessment
Description
Level
Internal or
External
Credits
L1 Literacy Credits
UE Literacy Credits
Numeracy Credits
U.S. 28098 v4
NZQA Info

Evaluate options to increase personal income


Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 3
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
U.S. 28099 v3
NZQA Info

Evaluate credit options and select debt management strategies to manage personal finances


Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 3
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
U.S. 28100 v4
NZQA Info

Develop a plan to show how a budget contributes to achieving a long-term personal financial goal


Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
U.S. 28101 v4
NZQA Info

Evaluate savings and investment options and make a plan to create a long-term personal investment portfolio


Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
U.S. 28103 v3
NZQA Info

Analyse and select personal financing options for purchasing a property


Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
U.S. 28104 v3
NZQA Info

Analyse external risk factors and select strategies to manage their impact on personal finances


Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 3
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
Credit Summary
Total Credits: 21
Total Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
Total University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Total Numeracy Credits: 0

Disclaimer

Course Selection is confirmed at the start of 2025.  You can change the courses you have selected up until the start of next year provided there are still spaces in the course you wish to change to.

Some courses may become unavailable due to the number of students taking the courses or changes in staffing.

New courses may also be introduced, in which case you will be notified and given the opportunity to select the new course.