Almost 1,000 secondary school students nationwide will learn about topics such as financial planning and budgeting, credit, saving, insurance and how to protect themselves from identity theft as they take part in a Bank of Ireland financial literacy programme.
The five-week initiative is taught by specially trained Bank of Ireland volunteers in the classroom using boardgames, quizzes and hands-on learning activities. It aims to promote good financial habits that students can carry forward into adulthood.
The programme is designed in partnership with Junior Achievement Ireland which teaches young people about the world of work encouraging them to remain in education.
Commenting on the launch in Galway, Liam Doyle, senior sales manager, Bank of Ireland, Eyre Square, said this is a unique opportunity for the bank to partner Junior Achievement in an “exciting educational” initiative which gives students meaningful skills.
“We have a solid history of supporting schools in the communities in which we do business. This offers a new opportunity for volunteers from our branch network to share their experience and knowledge in classrooms and to help young people learn in a fun and creative way about the financial decisions they may have to make as adults.
“This term we will reach over 1,000 students but are pleased to announce that we have committed to giving the same opportunity to many more thousands of students over the next three years in partnership with Junior Achievement.”
This new initiative is part of Junior Achievement Ireland’s overall objective to teach young people about the world of work and encourage them to remain in education. Junior Achievement delivers its programmes through partnering with business volunteers from local organisations to make the experience more relevant for participants.
