Finance / Accounting (General)

Course summary

Year 12: Certificate in Financial Studies - CeFS Unit 1: Financial Capability for the Immediate and Short Term Students will gain an appreciation of why money is important through focusing on what money is; attitudes to it; and how it can affect life choices. Unit 2: Financial Capability for the Medium and Long Term Students will gain the ability to plan and manage their financial needs in the medium and long-term, with particular reference to the importance of the need to budget for future aspirations and life events. Year 13: Diploma in Financial Studies - DipFS Unit 1: Financial Capability for the Immediate and Short Term SIF highlights the importance of financial sustainability for the individual; to enable the development of skills to make sure that an individual’s financial capability is sustained. Unit 4: Sustainability of the Financial Services System (SFS) SFS explores the financial services system and looks at how financial services providers work and compete with one another. The overall qualification will be graded A* - E. To achieve a pass, students must achieve a pass of 40% of the Uniform Mark Scheme (UMS) in all four units. Units will be graded with pass / fail only.