News and case studies
Get the latest news, or look at the case studies to get ideas on how different educators and trainers are implementing financial literacy. We want to keep this page relevant and up to date, so please email us about anything you think other financial literacy educators and trainers might need to know.
National Professional Development for School Teachers: On Tuesday, 3 June 2008, Senator the Hon Nick Sherry, Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law and Mr Paul Clitheroe, Chairman of the Financial Literacy Advisory Board, launched a package of support materials and resources to help teachers deliver consumer and financial literacy education in schools. The materials will assist teachers in delivering the National Consumer and Financial Literacy Framework. All Australian school systems are required to deliver outcomes of the framework to students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 by 2008...
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Innovation and Business Skills Australia: is publishing the financial literacy competency standards separately, making it easier to access these useful tools in developing financial literacy training for adults (see media release at www.assistant.treasurer.gov.au/pcd/content/pressreleases/2006/035.asp).
The Master Builders Association: is working with the Financial Literacy Foundation to run a financial literacy pilot in the ACT. Two hundred apprentices and cadets will get training as part of their vocational course...
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Case studies
Schools
QLD: Griffith University and Loganlea High School get together to deliver financial literacy
QLD: Financial Coaching for Queensland students
NSW: Orara High School, Coffs Harbour: The Real Quality Teaching Game
NSW: Maitland Schools, Parents Community unite to foster financial literacy skills in children
NSW: A fun journey from theory to practice for students of the MET High School in Campbelltown
Adult and community learning
QLD: Regional women get finance wise with Learning Network Queensland
Vocational and technical education sector
WA: Under 19s ready to roll with Great Southern TAFE
Unilever Super is rolling out financial literacy information to its members, the employees of the manufacturing company Unilever...
QIC, one of Australia's largest institutional fund managers encourages staff to participate in its LifeBalance program which is organised around the concepts of health, wealth, wisdom and celebration.
Flight Centre's Moneywi$e program is a complete financial planning service for Flight Centre employees and their immediate family...
ANZ Bank is committed to build the most financially fit workforce in Australia, contributing to its goal of helping Australians to build their financial skills, knowledge and confidence...
Westpac Financial First Steps is one of Westpac's initiatives to improve the financial literacy of Westpac employees, senior high school students, and external employee groups.
Australia Post worked with Swinburne University of Technology to launch a comprehensive workplace financial education program known as Money for Keeps for its diverse workforce of nearly 35,000 staff throughout Australia.
The Commonwealth Bank Foundation is about to launch a financial literacy education initiative for its 36,000 or more employees as part of its LifeBalance program. Their program is based on the financial literacy competency standards...
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