During this course, you will be encouraged to become a responsible borrower and sensible saver while also gaining an appreciation of the need for financial planning throughout your life.

Financial Studies will prepare you for further study through teaching core skills of critical analysis, evaluation, synthesis, and verbal (through classroom discussion) & written communication.

This course will also instil you with a further appreciation of why money is important through focusing on what money is, attitudes towards it, and how it can affect life choices. You will also gain the ability to plan and manage your financial needs, with an emphasis on the importance of budgeting for future aspirations and life events.

This Certificate in Financial Studies can also be carried forward to your second year, where you will undertake the Diploma in Financial Studies.