What is Teach Others Financial Capability?
Teach Others will give you the knowledge, skills and resources you need to facilitate financial capability sessions for your learners and clients.

If you successfully complete the course and pass the assessment you will be awarded a nationally recognised qualification in Facilitating Adult Financial Capability accredited by the Open College Network. This is a Level 3 qualification.

Is this course for me?
This course is for anyone who wants to deliver financial capability sessions to their learners or clients, and does not already have a formal teaching qualification. You could be an advice and guidance worker in a further education college, working for a housing association, or volunteering for a charity that works with disadvantaged communities. This course is designed for anyone who is already confident with the subject area of financial capability. If this is not the case, you may wish to consider applying for our Teach Me programme first, which will equip you with the baseline knowledge you need.

Am I eligible to apply?
In order to be eligible for Teach Others you must have a good level of knowledge of financial services and products and personal money management gained in one of the following ways:

• Planning to, or have taken, the Teach Me Qualification
• Completed an equivalent training programme to Teach Me
• Have relevant work experience (e.g. in the financial sector)
• Have relevant life experiences (e.g. through managing own personal finances)

In addition you must meet each of the following criteria:

• You are working for a non-profit organisation
• You have approval of your line manager or a senior person in your organisation to take the course
• You are working or volunteering for one of the following types of organisations
• Further education
• Higher education
• Work-based education
• Adult community learning
• Registered charity
• Local authority community organisation delivering financial capability (e.g. RSL, housing association, library, prison service etc.)

How long will this course take?
This a two-day course with a two-week break between Day 1 and Day 2. You will need to make time for some pre-course work before Day 1, and also to plan your assessment and assignment for Day 2. You will need to submit your assignment within 2 weeks of completing Day 2.

What will I be able to do by the end of Teach Others?

• Create an environment conducive to learning
• Get to know my learners, their knowledge and their needs and what they want to achieve
• Understand which facilitation methods work for a range of learner groups
• Plan and structure a timed financial capability session
• Be able to use a range of financial capability teaching methods
• Be able to select resources and know when and where to refer learners for more detailed information
• Use the right language for my learners
• Know how to deal with difficult situations

Where and when are the courses taking place?
We have a number of courses scheduled to take place in different locations around the country. On the application form we’ll ask you to select from a drop-down menu which location you would prefer to attend your course in. We will then contact you to let you know the available dates for you to attend a course in that town or city.

England
Birmingham
Bristol
Leeds
London
Manchester
Newcastle
Oldham
Portsmouth

Wales
Cardiff
Carmarthen
Llandrindod Wells
Rhos-on-sea

Scotland
Edinburgh
Glasgow
Stirling
Dundee
Dunfermline
Fort William
Inverness

Northern Ireland
Belfast
Dungannon

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If you experience any difficulties accessing the application form, please send an email to moneyforlife@nsafs.co.uk, using ‘Teach Others’ in the subject line.