Student group: K-12
Description: Operation Financial Literacy is a 10 module teaching resource aimed at students in Years 9-10 and is supported by detailed teacher notes and student worksheets. The kit contains numerous classroom, internet and research activities, including community surveys. The program can also be accessed on-line.
Publisher: Financial Basics Foundation
Developed by: These materials have been prepared by the Financial Basics Foundation in association with Business Educators Australasia and Enterprise New Zealand Trust.
Copyright owned by: Financial Basics Foundation
Last updated: -
Published: 2005
CFL Framework: Addresses the following components of the CFL Framework:
- Knowledge and Understanding: consumer rights and responsibilities; risk factors; setting goals; making choices; budgeting, savings and debt management.
- Competence: Communication skills; creative and critical thinking, analytical, interpretive and problem solving skills; prioritising; management of personal learning skills.
- Enterprise: manage self as individuals; manage the world in which we live in; act effectively in that world.
- Responsibility: personal learning; financial savings, debt and investment management; responsibility to self, community and the world we live in.
Curriculum area: Mapped against all State and Territory curriculum in SOSE, Commerce, Business, Economics, Society and Environment, Social Systems and Essential Learning.
Adult Education Standards: n/a
Available in: n/a
Licensing arrangements: n/a
Professional development: Workshops at teacher conferences, contact Financial Basics Foundation
Quality indicator: Meets the Financial Literacy Foundation's Essential Elements eligibility and assessment requirements. Assessed and supported by the Curriculum Corporation.
Material type: Hard copy units of work; material can also be downloaded from the website <http://www.financialbasics.org.au/teachers> provided you are a registered user with a given a login code. To register, follow the links to the Financial Literacy Teaching Resources.
Availability: Material is free of charge, however, you will need to register to receive the program. For more information, visit the website or contact the Financial Basics Foundation on (03)9610 4919 or email: info@financialbasics.org.au.
Website: www.financialbasics.org.au