Year 11 VCAL

Startsmart Program

Startsmart Program - Year 11 VCAL Class

Year 11 VCAL students participated in a number of financial literacy workshops over two days held by Startsmart.

Our facilitators, Tricia and Julie engaged our students with hands-on, interactive examples whilst outlining various financial issues in which students may face in the near future. 

Each student participated in four workshops. 

Smart Earning covered topics ranging from obtaining your first job, award wages, tax thresholds and employee rights and responsibilities. 

Smart Spending covered concepts such as emotional motives behind financial decisions, strategies for spending wisely and examining the value of a potential purchase. The Smart Saving workshop focused on the value of saving 30% of your earnings.

Smart Enterprise examined the characteristics of entrepreneurial thinking and how students can apply these insights in their own lives. 

For students thinking of starting their own business, the following advice was given:

• Do what you know
• Identify an opportunity
• Start small

The class was introduced to two mobile apps that will help them with tracking their saving and financial goals:

• Track My Spend
• Track My Goals

Hopefully our VCAL students have been inspired into making discerning personal financial choices with confidence.

Ms Vicki Handris

Humanities / VCAL