LiBF Level 2 Certificate in Financial Education

Course summary

CeFE introduces the student to the impact of finance on the economy and encourages them to consider how this can affect business and the individual. Through this, it develops knowledge and a valuable range of applied and transferable skills and provides a foundation for further study in business and finance-related disciplines, as well as a wide range of other fields that are encapsulated in programmes of study related to social enterprise and vocational professional development (eg self-employed hairdressers, taxi drivers, garden landscapers) Topic content • Public finance and the economy, including how these relate to: o social, political and cultural factors; o political institutions and processes; o impacts on individuals, businesses and society. • Financial management, including: o personal financial planning; o budgeting and financial management tools for managing money; o spending and borrowing • Employability, enterprise and business, including how these relate to: o business financial management; o benefits to, and consequences for, businesses, individuals and society.