Related links

Related links for teachers gives you links to other websites to extend your knowledge of consumer and financial literacy.

View the Teaching consumer and financial literacy module.

Australian Government

ASIC contributes to Australia's economic reputation and wellbeing by ensuring that Australia's financial markets are fair and transparent, supported by confident and informed investors and consumers.
www.asic.gov.au/asic/asic.nsf

The website MoneySmart has information, tools and calculators, printed guides and a helpline to assist consumers to make smart choices about their personal finances.
http://www.moneysmart.gov.au/

The Ministerial Council on Consumer Affairs consists of the Commonwealth, state, territory and New Zealand ministers who administer fair trading, consumer protection laws and credit laws.
www.consumer.gov.au

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
www.accc.gov.au
For consumers

Back to topAustralian Capital Territory

Department of Justice and Community Safety
http://www.justice.act.gov.au/

Back to topNew South Wales

Department of Services, Technology and Administration - NSW Fair Trading
www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au

Back to topNorthern Territory

NT Consumer Affairs
 Department of Justice
 www.nt.gov.au/justice/consaffairs/youth/index.shtml 
For youth

Back to topQueensland

Department of Justice and Attorney-General
www.fairtrading.qld.gov.au
Consumer protection for young adults
Enter BuySmart into the SEARCH function on the above home page

Back to topSouth Australia

Office of Consumer and Business Affairs
www.ocba.sa.gov.au
Youth advice

Back to topTasmania

Department of Justice - Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading
www.consumer.tas.gov.au

Back to topVictoria

Department of Justice - Consumer Affairs Victoria
http://www.consumer.vic.gov.au
Teacher resources

Back to topWestern Australia

Department of Commerce - Consumer Protection
http://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/ConsumerProtection/ 

WestOne is an online catalogue of the curriculum resources available in Western Australia for Years K-12, vocational education and training learning materials, and career development. Users can search the online catalogue for resources under topic headings.
www.westone.wa.gov.au/Pages/default.aspx

Professional Teaching Council of Western Australia: Consumer and Financial Literacy Project - Professional Teaching Council of Western Australia provides an overview of curriculum materials and online resources for many consumer and financial literacy topics. There are links to examples of how these materials and resources have been used in the classroom.
www.ptcwa.wa.edu.au/cfl_curriculum_materials.html

Back to topNational

Consumer and Financial Literacy - a vehicle for developing numeracy in our students. This presentation by Rosalie Shawcross, Project Officer - Consumer and Financial Literacy Project, focuses on how consumer and financial literacy is linked to numeracy and shows how it can enhance a student's numeracy skills - one of the general capabilities addressed in the Australian Curriculum. The Notes provide further background information.

Back to topInternational

Financial capability: Informed decision making - Northern Ireland
This site equips teachers with the information and educational resources they will need to deliver effective lessons in personal money management. Personal financial education seeks to develop young people's level of financial understanding, skills and confidence allowing them to make effective decisions throughout their lives.
www.nicurriculum.org.uk/microsite/financial_capability/

Sorted - New Zealand
Sorted is a free independent money guide, run by the Commission for Financial Literacy and Retirement Income. It's full of calculators and information to help you manage your personal finances throughout life.
www.sorted.org.nz/home

pfeg - United Kingdom
pfeg (Personal Finance Education Group) is an independent charity helping schools to plan and teach personal finance relevant to students' lives and needs. Its mission is to ensure that all young people leaving school have the confidence, skills and knowledge in financial matters to participate fully in society.
www.pfeg.org/

The Gateway - OECD
Developed by the OECD, The Gateway serves as global clearinghouse on financial education, providing access to a comprehensive range of information, data, resources, research and news on financial education issues and programs around the globe.
www.oecd.org/pages/0,3417,en_39665975_39666038_1_1_1_1_1,00.html

 

Last updated: 22 Mar 2012