Education
Vocational qualifications
reviewThe Wolf Report 2011
Drivers for
change
Personal finance education
Inclusion within Maths and Citizenship
Social
EconomicSector
Increasing complexity of
financial markets Greater customer
understanding
Money habits inherited
Habits developed at 7 years old
ReputationImproving image
FutureMould a new generation
Youth unemployment Approx. 1m under-25s30% more than a year
looking for work
EmployabilityImproving employability
skills
HE not always appealingAlternative routes into
employment
Size of UK financial services
Significant contributor to UK income and employment
Greater awareness and responsibilityFall-out of financial
crisis
CISI qualifications in Schools & Colleges
Certificate in Fundamentals of Business & Finance (CertFBF)
1 Unit covering 10 areas:
Buying and sellingThe value of money now and in the future
Risk and rewardProtection from risks
Competing for our moneyThe role of governments in an economy
The role of the private sector in an economyThe functions of marketsPlanning for the future
Stewardship: the ethics of business
Level 2 (14-16) – GCSE equivalent
2016 performance tables
Level 3 (16-19) – A level equivalent2016 performance tables (Applied
General)
AS equivalent
* Units can be paid for and taught in stages as the diploma comprises one stand-alone award (which also forms the first unit of our popular Investment Operations Certificate) and two certificates
Work Experience Opportunities• Aims to connect motivated students to local firms for work experience (Summer)• A realistic opportunity to see what it’s like to work within Financial Services
Up to 120 UCAS points
Up to 60 UCAS points
*
Connecting with employers
Classroom Support
Work Experience Placements
Mentoring Use of Facilities
Careers talks/events
In some regions, CISI members attend school
lessons to impart their knowledge
and contextualise lesson content.
Several firms across a number of regions
offer work experience placements for those
studying towards CISI qualifications.
CISI members have mentored students
completing their Extended Projects and
have provided students with useful secondary research.
A number of firms have offered the use
of their offices to teach CISI
qualifications.
CISI members often impart valuable
insights into working in financial services at careers events.
CISI organise employment related
student events.
Employer links
Case Study Liverpool
Employer links
Classroom Support
Work Experience Placements
Mentoring Use of Facilities
Careers talks/events
Completing the Diploma in
Finance, Risk and Investment
Qualification.
Rathbones offer placements and Apprenticeships
as part of the scheme
Practitioners firms such as from
Investec, Tilney Best Invest, mentor the
students for their extended projects
Investec offer their offices for
students to have their
lessons
CISI members often impart valuable
insights into working in financial services at careers events.
CISI organise employment related
student events.
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