Level 1 Financial Skills
Course Description
Teacher in Charge: Mr M. Cain.
FINANCIAL SKILLS – YEAR 11
NCEA LEVEL 1
CODE: 11FSK
This course is designed for students who wish to develop some basic consumer financial skills. On completion of the year’s course, students may be able to enter the Level 2 Financial Skills course.
The knowledge and skills obtained from studying Financial Skills would be useful in any career as it deals with the management of money. Financial skills are used in managing your personal finances as well as in employment. Topics include budgeting, kiwisaver, insurance, banking, wise buying, credit and debt, personal financial goal setting, interpreting financial documents.
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
Interpret and confirm accuracy of personal financial documents
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Produce a budget to manage personal finances
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Demonstrate knowledge of the effect of life stages on personal income
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Describe credit and debt and their impacts on personal finances
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Demonstrate knowledge of personal financial goal setting
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Demonstrate knowledge of selected personal financial saving and investment options that provide financial benefits
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.