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Certificate of Education – Financial Literacy

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Course Access
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Would you like to become a financial literacy educator? If so, this course will develop your teaching skills to empower students in their pursuit of a financially secure future.

The Certificate of Education – Financial Literacy is a professional development course that provides you with the knowledge and skills to guide others towards financial freedom and independence.

In this financial literacy course, you’ll explore practical aspects of personal finance, including budgeting, setting financial goals, and understanding banking services. You’ll also learn about investment options, risk assessment, building diversified portfolios, credit management, taxation strategies, and insurance essentials.

You will also discover important economic principles and their relevance to personal finance. Plus, you will explore crucial ethical considerations in financial decision-making to encourage clients or students to develop responsible financial behaviour.

On completion of this course, you will have the tools necessary to teach financial literacy effectively, enabling your clients or students to confidently take control of their financial future.

Printed learning materials are available for purchase for this course and can be ordered during enrolment.  

Course Structure
Unit 1 - Work with clients to identify financial literacy education needs
  • Role and limits of a financial literacy educator
  • ASIC’s role in helping consumers
  • Create a realistic budget for client’s needs
  • Limitations
  • ASIC regulations
  • Planning a financial literacy education program
  • Australian privacy principles
  • Specialist services according to client priorities
  • Establishing when a referral is necessary
  • Obtaining client consent
  • Money management
  • Values and attitudes on money management
  • Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs – five levels
  • Developing boundaries of own values and attitudes
  • Identify influence on money management
  • Effective personal money management
  • Internal and external barriers
  • Role of money for different client groups
  • Money as a store of value
  • Client needs in relation to financial literacy education
  • Financial literacy for Indigenous clients
  • Money management issues for different target groups
Unit 2 - Improve client’s fundamental financial literacy
  • Concept of budgeting
  • Effective budgeting related to different stages of life
  • Setting financial goals
  • Identify and address barriers
  • Family dynamics and background
  • Values and attitudes
  • Lack of financial literacy education
  • Successful budgeting
  • Styles of budgets and plans
  • Regular and irregular expenses
  • Range of payment options
  • Records management
  • Importance of record keeping
  • Utility accounts
  • Bank statements
  • Insurance documentation
  • Components of a personal budget
  • Items of expenditure and project time
  • Identify surplus or deficit
  • Allocate surplus funds
  • Provide budgeting tools
  • Strategies and tips
  • Assist client in meeting their financial needs
  • Emergency relief
  • Budget reviews
  • Refer to specialist services
Unit 3 - Provide group education on consumer credit and debt
  • Terminology of credit and debt
  • ASIC regulations
  • Terminology of credit and debt
  • Specialised services
  • Features of loans and credit facilities
  • Comparing loans and credit facilities
  • Different types of loans and credit facilities
  • Differences and implications of secured and unsecured loans
  • Effective communication
  • Explaining the cost of credit
  • Annual percentage rate (APR)
  • Records management
  • Maintaining paperwork
  • Banking industry regulators
  • Common types of debt
  • Identifying implications
  • Assisting client minimise debt
  • Providing referrals
  • Strategies to avoid debt
  • Stop impulsive buying
  • Using credit card effectively
  • Not taking cash advances from a credit card
  • Cutting costs
  • Value not price
  • Paying off instore finance
  • Debt reduction strategies
  • Budgeting
  • Providing information on complaint processes
  • Hardship provisions
  • Extending contract lengths
  • Reducing amount of repayments
  • Postponing dates of repayments
  • Extending term of loan
  • Deferring payments
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Estimated Duration
45 hours
Course Delivery and Start
Start anytime, self-paced and 100% online
Assessment

Assessment will be comprised of written exercises, including short-answer questions, reflective tasks, short reports and/or projects. There are no examinations or due dates for assessment. As a result, you can complete training in your own time and at your own pace with the assistance of unlimited tutor support.

Career Outcomes

Professional Development for:

  • Teachers
  • Teacher Assistant – Learning Support
  • Bookkeepers
  • Accountants
Was a really great flexible learning course that provided me with the appropriate knowledge and theory I was looking for.
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Lisa
Midvale, WA
Certificate of Education – Financial Literacy
February 2026
Easy to use platform, responsive to email enquiries
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Sharon
Port Hedland, WA
Certificate of Education – Financial Literacy
October 2025
I’ve really enjoyed studying through Australian Online Courses. I intended to look at other courses on offer, as I found it accessible and positive for my learning.
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Amanda
Croydon North, VIC
Certificate of Education – Financial Literacy
July 2025
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A Certificate of Attainment and Statement of Results will be issued upon successful completion of this course.

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  • We offer twelve (12) months’ access, with extensions available upon application (fees apply);
  • Course may be tax deductible; see your tax advisor.

There are no course or subject pre-requisites for entry into our programs. However, our professional development programs are generally intended for people over the age of 18 with a competent level of English. For those under 18, please complete the Parent/Guardian Consent Form before enrolling.

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This course is delivered online via our easy-to-navigate Learning Management System (LMS), where you will discover interactive online learning/written content, resources and assessment.

No. All courses are delivered online via our LMS and there are no work placement requirements in this course.

Unlimited tutor support is available throughout your studies via email only during business hours Monday to Friday. Our Administrative team are available Monday to Friday via email, live chat and telephone.

Yes! We accept enrolments from individuals both within Australia and internationally; location is no barrier to entry into our programs.

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