This module introduces trainees to the skill of negotiation, begin conversations about ethics and to consider some of the personal aspects of being a financial mentor.
This module highlights the importance of effective communication between a financial mentor and client in the process of helping a client become financially capable.
This module identifies options that allow financial capability coaches to work with clients to develop a money management plan that aligns with the goals and strengths of the client.
The focus of this module is understanding the benefits and entitlements managed by Work and Income and the Inland Revenue departments, and the impacts of this on our clients.
The aim of this module is to help you develop a greater understanding in how to use budget worksheets and debt schedules, to help a client understand their financial position.
This initial module introduces you to key elements of the FCC course, sets the scene and expectations for later modules, and provides an overview of the environment that you as a financial capability coach will operate in.
This module is designed to introduce you to key financial tools used by financial capability coaches- the budget worksheet, cashflow and debt schedule.
MoneyMates is an amazing programme that draws a group of clients together to have conversations that build their financial capability. The facilitator has an important role to set these sessions up for success. This module is a knowledge base for MoneyMates facilitators.
This course explores different types of facilitation and the skills needed to facilitate well. It also explores what facilitation is not. This course aims to extend understanding of facilitation and to highlight some of the skills involved.
Cashflows are a powerful tool to support our clients to build financial capability and make decisions about how they use their money. This course is about how to use cashflows to create solutions to show clients consequences of small decisions and ongoing effects so they can achieve their goals.
CCCFA provides protection against irresponsible lending. Financial mentors use this act and disputes resolution schemes to help clients with debt solutions and unmanageable debt. This course introduces the CCCFA and provides some resources for financial mentors.
Motivational conversations is a technique to guide a client to want to start a journey of change. This course explores the skills and principles of motivational conversations.
This course will help you to become more familiar with the Red Flags and through scenarios of real client cases, help you work through the issues of hardship, unmanageable debt and and irresponsible lending. Explore the 12 Red Flags, a resource for consumer advocates. They provide guidance on the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act 2003 (CCCFA) and alert financial mentors to areas that can identify potential unlawful conduct.
Exploring resources and options available to financial mentors to support their clients through consumer and debt issues including disputes resolution schemes.
Health and well-being are two important areas for financial mentors so they can continue to serve the community. Explore parts of keeping yourself well as you support your clients.
A short course designed to help you develop an effective approach to grant-seeking and understand what New Zealand grant funders are looking for. It will also provide practical tips on how to go about structuring a grant application.
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The aim of this module is to help you develop a greater understanding in how to use budget worksheets and debt schedules, to help a client understand their financial position.
The focus of this module is understanding the benefits and entitlements managed by Work and Income and the Inland Revenue departments, and the impacts of this on our clients.
This module identifies options that allow financial mentors to work with clients to develop a money management plan that aligns with the goals and strengths of the client.
This module introduces trainees to the skill of negotiation, begin conversations about ethics and to consider some of the personal aspects of being a financial mentor.
This initial module introduces you to key elements of the FMIC course, sets the scene and expectations for later modules, and provides an overview of the environment that you as a financial mentor will operate in.
This module highlights the importance of effective communication between a financial mentor and client in the process of helping a client become financially capable.
Most of our clients need support and guidance with debt solutions. This course is intended to be a refresher for financial mentors to keep them current with law changes and corresponding resources.
Understand how to use insurance as a tool for risk management and also how to use the disputes process to support your clients to build financial capability.
Self-regulation is guided by the FINZ Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct. All members, individuals and organisations, must comply with the Code and implicitly agree to do so as part of their annual membership renewal.
The course is designed as an introduction for fundraisers who are new, or relatively new, to the profession. Exploring the basics of all aspects of fundraising practices, complete with a few best practice examples to bring the theory to life.