Andrea Cantarellas Martorell and Julia Owens spread the word about the Money for Life Challenge in Cardiff
We had a great day last week at the National Training Federation for Wales (NTFW) conference in Cardiff, spreading the word about the Money for Life Challenge to some really enthusiastic people who are working with apprentices across Wales.
My assistant for the day was Andrea, our Majorcan work placement student at ColegauCymru/CollegesWales, who definitely added some glamour along with an international dimension…
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Learners team up to improve money management skills of communities across the UK
Applications are now open for the Money for Life Challenge: a new national competition to find the most successful and innovative money management projects that learners can deliver to improve their money management skills, and those of their friends, families and communities.
Money for Life Challenge projects could be anything from getting fellow learners clued-up about choosing the right mobile phone contract, or empowering local young…
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CollegesWales and NTFW keep learners financially fit
Financial education for further education learners and work-based trainees has been given a boost with the development of interactive sessions, focused tutorials, quizzes and games.
At the ‘Keeping Learners Financially Fit’ speed- dating conference on 14 June at Cardiff City Football Stadium, almost 100 educators and students showcased new…
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Money for Life Focus Groups present findings on financial capability needs
Money for Life has worked to identify and address barriers to financial capability learning via a series of focus groups across the UK, bringing together experts to examine the financial capability needs of distinct learner groups and develop tailored solutions.
Each of our partners assembled focus groups comprising FE practitioners, community workers, issue experts, local Lloyds Banking Group employees, and local experts with knowledge…
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Wales’ 200,000+ Further Education learners’ personal money management skills boosted by Money for Life programme
Money for Life is a groundbreaking financial capability programme to help Further Education (FE) and Work Based Learning (WBL) practitioners equip their students with vital skills in managing their finances, supported by Lloyds Banking Group.
ColegauCymru / CollegesWales and the National Training Federation for Wales (NTfW) today announced Money for Life, an ambitious new programme designed to embed vital…
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