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.
External
NZQA Info
Evaluate options to increase personal income
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Evaluate credit options and select debt management strategies to manage personal finances
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Develop a plan to show how a budget contributes to achieving a long-term personal financial goal
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Evaluate savings and investment options and make a plan to create a long-term personal investment portfolio
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Analyse and select personal financing options for purchasing a property
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Analyse external risk factors and select strategies to manage their impact on personal finances
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.