Qualifications and awards through which learners can have their work in personal finance accredited have grown in recent years. They offer another vehicle that teachers can consider when assembling a full portfolio of approaches to developing financial capability in their students.

They are also listed by this number on the National Database of Accredited Qualifications (NDAQ) which you can find at www.accreditedqualifications.org.uk . This allows you to search for details of all qualifications accredited by QCA.

There are a number of other qualifications that contain units on personal finance but the whole qualification is wider in scope, e.g. qualifications in life skills; personal, social and health education, applied numeracy etc. These can be found by using the sector subject area search on the NDAQ.

The Network for Accrediting Young People’s Achievement (NfAYPA) lists over 40 non-formal education Award schemes. The non-formal Awards offered by the Network are designed to accredit the skills and competencies of young people, and in many cases the Awards are specifically targeted at ‘hard to reach’ young people. The Awards offer a means of accrediting the achievements that many young people undertake as part of their everyday lives, which can often lead learners to access more formal learning opportunities.