[3-day Short Course] Financial Capability and Asset Building (FCAB) – Social Work [Intermediate]
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(self-sponsored)
Applicable for self-sponsored learners who are registering for themselves.
Registration Guide
(company-sponsored)
Applicable for company-sponsored learners and HR/admin teams who are registering for their staff.
Course Brochure
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About the Course
This course seeks to equip social workers with knowledge and skills in financial capability and asset building (FCAB) and in enabling them to integrate FCAB approaches in social work interventions with financially vulnerable individuals and families on financial matters so that social work interventions can be more effective in achieving overall life outcomes of the clientele.
Objectives
At the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Integrate Financial Capability and Asset Building (FCAB) knowledge and skills in social work interventions to be more effective in empowering low-income individuals/families to enhance their financial well-being and achieve sustainable goals.
Topics
Both the Basic and Intermediate courses explore key topics such as:
- Role of Financial Capability & Asset Building in Enhancing Financial Well-Being
- Low Income Clients: What’s their Story?
- Financial Inclusion in a Cashless Society
- Unlocking Financial Well-being: Interplay between Values, Informed Decision Making and Goal Setting
- Understanding & Managing Household Finances
- Earnings & Employment
- Insurance
- Emergency & Short-Term Savings
- Long Term Savings & Investment
- Making an Informed Loan Decision & Managing Problem Debts
- Bankruptcy & Alternatives to Bankruptcy
- Housing & Homeownership
- Financial Security in Old Age
- Mental Incapacity & Estate Planning
However, the Intermediate course delves deeper into these areas and includes advanced content with different activities designed for qualified social workers.
Who Should Attend
Social workers working with lower-income/financially vulnerable individuals and families.
Course Requirements
At least a degree in social work or graduate diploma in social work. Applicants who are part of an organisation that works with lower-income individuals/families are preferred.
Note: The Basic course is not a prerequisite for attending the Intermediate course.
Course Fees
| Fees Description | Total Payable (incl. GST) |
| Full course fees | $3,106.50 |
| Pricing after SSG Funding* (Singapore Citizen below 40 years / Singapore Permanent Resident) | $931.95 |
| Pricing after SSG Funding* (Singapore Citizen aged 40 years and above) | $361.95 |
*SSG Funding Information: Participants must meet a minimum attendance of 75%, complete and submit all assignment(s), achieve a 'Competent' grade in assessment, and submit the feedback form in order to qualify for the funding. Failing which, full course fees (incl. GST) will be payable.