Financial Studies

Course Overview

The Diploma in Financial Studies is a vocational course and equivalent to one A Level. Awarding body – Agored Cymru. It has been designed to enable students to make informed and confident decisions regarding their finances. It will help students to become responsible borrowers, sensible savers, and require an appreciation of the need for financial planning throughout their lives.

Purpose of the course

You will develop key financial capability skills that are relevant to everyday life and situations, as well as build core personal skills, including communication numeracy. The use of IT and the ability to analyse and evaluate features heavily throughout the course. You will become a more confident, informed, and responsible financial services consumer and have the opportunity to take ownership of the planning of your own personal finances.

Course Structure

Year 12 Structure and Content

Uni1 1 – Financial capability for the immediate and short-term.

Unit 2 – Financial capability for the medium and long-term.

Year 13 Structure and Content

Unit 3 – Sustainability of an individual’s finances.

Unit 4 – Sustainability of the financial services system

Assessment

100% Examination

Each unit is assessed through a combination of multiple-choice questions (Part A) and for Part B this will include a written paper.

To successfully pass a unit, students must achieve the minimum pass mark for both part A and part B.

Progression

The Diploma in Financial Services provides an excellent grounding for undergraduate study within finance and business-related disciplines, with many students applying to study –

Progression

Purpose of the Course

YEAR 12 STRUCTURE AND CONTENT

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