Jobs come and go and job insecurity can lead to financial stress. During downturns, many workers are made redundant, have their hours reduced and competition for positions is high.
This course explores the stress around job insecurity and the strain that places on personal finances. It looks at discretionary spending, impulse buying and taking on loans to pay for holidays and big-ticket items.
The course provides strategies that include postponing spending, planning before you purchase and setting aside money in a rainy day fund. Recommendations involve making a detailed budget, getting personal debt under control and speaking with a Financial Planner.
Learning Outcomes:
At the completion of this course learners will:
- Learn how to manage the stress caused by pressure on finances.
- Learn good money management strategies such as setting aside a portion of income each week as savings.
- Understand where to reach out for financial planning support.
Course length: 3 mins (3-minute animated and subtitled video)
- Certificate of completion
- In-depth Reporting
- Teaches coping strategies and recommends where to seek help
- Uses storytelling and follows a character’s experiences
- Facilitator’s Guide including video transcript and Assessment Q&A’s
- All content can be customised
- Pause and resume function
Available in English.