The Future Not Followers program was developed with funding from the NSW Government, and the pilot program was generated from Women NSW’s Council for Women’s Economic Opportunity (CWEO).
Future Not Followers is a 4-week hybrid program designed for high school girls to facilitate financial freedom by bridging the gap between school-taught financial literacy and how to apply that knowledge in a practical, real-world environment.
Key Topics of Learning
Future Not Followers is a multi-disciplinary course that enhances learning outcomes across the NSW curriculum. Designed for Stage 4 & 5 students, the course builds upon learning in a variety of subjects.
The course offers students practical, real-world units of inquiry. thanks to the input of a range of expert speakers, students will be presented with real scenarios and authentic case studies. They will emerge better equipped to understand their world, their finances and themselves.
Goals & Mindset
Goal setting is a vital skill that can serve students in many aspects of life. Students will be given the opportunity to discuss and share their goals to allow for accountability and guidance.
In this module, students will:
- Share and discuss goals;
- Learn to be comfortable with ambition;
- Understand the pay equity issue and prepare ahead to know their worth;
- Learn how to have a healthy mindset
Your Career
When students have defined their goals, having a road map to show them how to get there is going to make it a lot easier to realise those dreams.
In this module, students will:
- Learn how to write a CV, build a LinkedIn account and interview skills
- Learn how to plan a career
- Learn what education options are needed in order to follow a specific career path
All About Money
In this module, students will learn what is perhaps the most important thing to know when it comes to money - and that is how to manage it.
In this module, students will:
- Learn how to understand and create their own budget
- Learn about investing and interest
- Learn about good and bad debt
- Understand superannuation
Entrepreneurship
Whether students want to run a business sometime in the future or want a side hustle while studying, this module will explore the basics of starting a business.
In this module, students will:
- Learn how to turn an idea into a business
- Learn how to protect and test out the viability of their ideas
- Understand the basics of profitability, tax and types of businesses
Financial Toolkit
Learning about their own finances allows women freedom and independence.
Women NSW have created the Women’s Financial Toolkit to empower women to be confident money managers and have secure financial futures.
Students will learn about the resources available to help them through different life stages from everyday financial support, dealing with unexpected issues and planning for the future.
Confidence
In the world of work and business, being able to have the confidence to stand tall and negotiate is vital. Confidence is key to self-advocating and connecting with others.
In this module, students will:
- Learn how to build self-confidence
- Learn how to negotiate
- Discuss conflict management
- Explore networking and connecting and learn strategies to be confident in all types of situations.
Minister for Women Jodie Harrison:
“Recent national research shows that Australians’ financial literacy is going backwards and is lowest among young women and girls.
It’s therefore crucial that we provide financial education to girls from an early age, so they can start developing important lifelong skills that contribute to financial understanding and wellbeing.
Helping them understand basic financial concepts and how to apply that knowledge in practical ways grows their self-confidence around their goals.
Financial literacy and competency are building blocks for a secure future, empowering women to choose their own path and be financially independent.”
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