13FLS
This course requires 2 options.

13 Financial Life Skills (13FLS)

Course Description

Teacher in Charge: Nadene Brouwer, Nerida Britten.

13 Financial Life Skills

Financial life skills explores the themes of managing money and income, setting financial goals, and managing financial risk.

Course Components

  • Strategies to manage personal finances
  • Credit and debt
  • Achieving long-term personal financial goals
  • Impacts of external factors on personal finances
  • Buying your first home

Course Overview

Term 1
U.S. 28098 v4 Evaluate options to increase personal income, 3 credits due 5 April
In Term 1, students will be learning about different ways they can increase their personal income.

Term 2
U.S. 28099 v3 Evaluate credit options and select debt management strategies to manage personal finances, 3 credits due 31 May
In Term 2, students will be learning about credit options and how they can use debt management strategies to manage their personal finances.

Term 3
U.S. 28100 v4 Develop a plan to show how a budget contributes to achieving a long-term personal financial goal, 4 credits, 2 August
U.S. 28103 v3 Analyse and select personal financing options for purchasing a property, 4 credits, 27 September
In Term 3, students will learn how to create a budget, and the process for buying their first house.

Recommended Prior Learning

Open Entry

Assessment Information

Possible Credits
External - 0 credits
Internal - 17 credits

Credit Information

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

Total Credits Available: 14 credits.
Internally Assessed Credits: 14 credits.

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. 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
Credit Summary
Total Credits: 14
Total Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
Total University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Total Numeracy Credits: 0