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The 'Financial Skills Assessment - It Makes Cents', a free online tool for teachers, has been a great success already. Since its launch in October, 79 schools have participated – that’s over 4500 students!

When, or if, your child is in upper primary their teacher will now have access to an online Financial Skills Assessment. It is possible your child’s teachers haven’t heard about it yet so please let them know. They can access it by clicking here.

The high number of downloads for the online Financial Skills Assessment demonstrates that MakingCents has hit the mark with the research, development and timely launch of its online tool for upper primary teachers. Supported by Citi and developed by the YWCA NSW in conjunction with the NSW Department of Education and Training the Financial Skills Assessment allows teachers to assess each student’s strengths and areas for development.

The Financial Skills Assessment will help teachers to gain an understanding of students’ financial literacy against levels consistent with the national financial literacy framework, but more importantly, it will help to ascertain whether students understand basic money concepts.

The Australian Government is keeping the spotlight on financial literacy, not only through the National Framework but with its launch of the Consumer and Financial Literacy Professional Learning Program for teachers. The Financial Skills Assessment will be of interest as it develops. Watch this space!