Adult / FE
Into: Introduction to consumer education 
Why teach Consumer Education? Aims and Objectives of Consumer Education
For further information and web links related to consumer education in Ireland...
Advertising Standards Authority of Ireland www.asai.ie
Ask About Money www.askaboutmoney.com
Bord Bia http://www.bordbia.ie
Centre for Early Childhood Development and Education www.cecde.ie
Citizens Information www.citizensinformation.ie
Competition Authority www.tca.ie
ComReg www.comreg.ie
Consumer Association of Ireland www.consumerassociation.ie
Data Protection Commissioner www.dataprotection.ie (...) Read more
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Consumer Rights
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Consumer Awareness
Into: Introduction to consumer education How to teach Consumer Education? Teaching and learning approaches
Following international studies and recommendations [1], Consumer Education in Dolceta is structured on the COmpetence BAsed model for Consumer Education (COBACE) [2]. A competence is “a combination of knowledge, skills and attitudes appropriate to a particular situation” [3] In the case of Consumer Education, the aim is to contribute to the development and improvement of competences for a healthy, sustainable lifestyle based on responsible citizenship.
Competences can be grouped according (...) Read more
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Consumer Rights
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Consumer Awareness
Into: Introduction to consumer education How to teach Consumer Education? Teaching and learning approaches
Teaching and learning approaches refer to specific techniques that the teacher/facilitator could use during a particular course, lesson, activity, etc.
All teaching and learning approaches need to take into account the fact that giving information alone is not enough.
Teaching and learning approaches should provide for active experiential learning integrating the knowledge, skills and attitudes that learners need in order to develop a healthy, sustainable, citizenship-like lifestyle. (...) Read more
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Consumer Rights
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Consumer Awareness
Into: Finance Management Competence 1 : managing finances Teaching and learning approaches
Title: Managing Your Income
Time: 3 sessions of 45 minutes
Target audience: Adults returning to education
Curriculum Context:
Course / Programme / Awarding Body: Further Education and Training Awards Council (FETAC) Level 3 Subject / Module: Mathematics Personal Effectiveness Personal and Interpersonal Skills Communications
Learning Outcomes:
Learners will:
Skills: Recognise their own spending patterns, Identify priorities, Plan effective use of weekly income, Plan effective (...) Read more
Adult / FE
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Literacy
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Mathematics
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Home Economics
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Numeracy
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Communications
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Personal Effectiveness
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Consumer Awareness
Into: Finance Management Competence 1 : managing finances Teaching and learning tools
Title of Lesson: Managing Your Income
Lesson Plan (PDF)
PowerPoint Presentation – Terminology
Worksheet – Spending Diary
Worksheet – Priorities
Worksheet – Identify Future Goals
Case Study – Budget for a holiday
Worksheet – Budget Planner
True or False Quiz
© European Union, 2010 Reproduction of DOLCETA is authorised provided the source is acknowledged http://www.dolceta.eu Read more
Adult / FE
Into: Finance Management Competence 1 : managing finances Teaching and learning approaches
Title: Getting Yourself Out of a Financial Fix
Time: 3 sessions of 45 - 60 minutes
Target audience: Adult Learners: Formal and non formal learning environments in the community
Could be adapted for Post Primary Level: Junior Certificate, Transition Year, Leaving Certificate & Leaving Certificate Applied:
Curriculum Context:
Adult Learners: Because of the nature of this topic, the lesson plan/sessions could be used with informal learning groups where no certification is awarded (...) Read more
Adult / FE
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Economics
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Mathematics
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Business Studies
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Social Studies
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Home Economics
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Personal Effectiveness
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Consumer Awareness
Into: Finance Management Competence 2 : undertake financial risk assessement Teaching and learning approaches
Title of Lesson: What does it really cost?
Time: 2 sessions of 45 minutes
Target Audience: Adults returning to education
Curriculum Context:
Further Education and Training Awards Council (FETAC) Level 3
Subject / Module: Consumer Awareness, Personal Effectiveness, Personal and Interpersonal Skills, Communications, Mathematics
Learning Outcomes:
Skills: Establish risk associated with borrowing money, Determine advantages and disadvantages associated with purchasing credit, Work out (...) Read more
Adult / FE
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Mathematics
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Numeracy
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Communications
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Personal Effectiveness
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Consumer Awareness
Into: Finance Management Competence 2 : undertake financial risk assessement Teaching and learning tools
Title of Lesson: What does it really cost?
Lesson Plan (PDF)
Power Point presentation – What is Credit?
Worksheet – What people say about credit
Worksheet – Should I borrow money to buy an item?
Worksheet – How much does it really cost?
Worksheet – Decisions, Decisions…Who to borrow from?
Multiple Choice Quiz Read more
Adult / FE
Into: Finance Management Competence 1 : managing finances Teaching and learning tools
Adult / FE
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Quiz
Into: Finance Management Competence 1 : managing finances Teaching and learning tools
True or False Quiz Read more
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Quiz
Into: Finance Management Competence 2 : undertake financial risk assessement Teaching and learning tools
Multiple choice quiz Read more
Adult / FE
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Quiz
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Consumer Awareness
Into: Finance Management Competence 1 : managing finances Teaching and learning approaches
Target group: Adult Learners: Formal and non formal learning environments in the community
Time: 3 classes of 40-60 minutes each
Curriculum links
Post Primary: Junior Certificate: Business Studies & Home Economics; Leaving Certificate: Economics; Transition Year: Business, maths and personal effectiveness related modules / transition units
Session content can be adapted to meet learner needs and learning styles
Adult Learners: Because of the nature of this topic, the lesson (...) Read more
Post Primary
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Adult / FE
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Business Studies
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Social Studies
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Home Economics
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Consumer Studies
Into: Finance Management Competence 1 : managing finances Teaching and learning approaches
Post Primary
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Adult / FE
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Quiz
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Consumer Studies
Into: Safe and Healthy Consumers Competence 2 : apply consumer knowledge to health management Teaching and learning approaches
Title: Organic and GM Foods: using product information to make healthy and safe consumer choices
Time: 2 sessions of 45 minutes
Target audience: Adult Learners & Post Primary students
Curriculum Context:
FETAC levels 3, 4 and 5 including Youth Work, Childcare, Catering or Health Care courses.
Adult learners in community education and personal development courses
Transition Year students
Leaving Certificate Home Economics, Leaving Certificate Biology.
Learning Outcomes:
Enable (...) Read more
Adult / FE
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Sustainability
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Home Economics
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Childcare
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Biology
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Consumer Awareness
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Catering
Into: Safe and Healthy Consumers Competence 2 : apply consumer knowledge to health management Teaching and learning tools
Title of Lesson: Organic and GM Foods:Using product information to make healthy and safe consumer choices
Lesson Plan Link
PowerPoint presentation: Organic foods and GM food
Worksheet: What do I look for when choosing food?
Quiz: True or false quiz Read more
Adult / FE
Into: Safe and Healthy Consumers Competence 1 : use and evaluate information Teaching and learning approaches
Title: What are we eating? - understanding food labelling
Time: 2 sessions of 45 minutes
Target audience: Adult learners: Level 4-5. Returning to education, or on vocational courses Teenagers
Curriculum Context:
Childcare or health care courses, at FETAC levels 3, 4 and 5. Including the modules; Caring for Children 0-6 (level 5), Caring for Children (level 4).
Adult learners in community education and personal development courses.
Learning Outcomes:
Enable learners to:
Skills: Make (...) Read more
Adult / FE
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Social Studies
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Home Economics
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Childcare
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Consumer Awareness
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Catering
Into: Safe and Healthy Consumers Competence 1 : use and evaluate information Teaching and learning tools
Title of Lesson: What Are We Eating?
Lesson Plan Link (PDF)
PowerPoint: - Food Labelling
Worksheet
Worksheet
Handout
Food Labelling Multiple Choice Quiz
Food Safety Authority of Ireland Publication: General Labelling of Pre-Packaged Food Read more
Adult / FE
Into: Safe and Healthy Consumers Competence 1 : use and evaluate information Teaching and learning tools
Adult / FE
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Quiz
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Consumer Awareness
Into: Safe and Healthy Consumers Competence 2 : apply consumer knowledge to health management Teaching and learning approaches
Title of Lesson: Safe Use of Medicines
Time: 1 session of 2 hours
Target Audience: Adults returning to education
Curriculum Context:
In 2007 a national health literacy survey was undertaken on behalf of Merck Sharp & Dohme Ireland Ltd. Approx. one in five people said that they did not fully understand information and instructions found on medication packaging.
The lesson plan could be used with informal adult learning groups where no certification is awarded but where the focus is (...) Read more
Adult / FE
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Literacy
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Consumer Awareness
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Consumer Studies
Into: Safe and Healthy Consumers Competence 2 : apply consumer knowledge to health management Teaching and learning tools
Adult / FE
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Quiz
Into: Safe and Healthy Consumers Competence 2 : apply consumer knowledge to health management Teaching and learning tools
Title of Lesson: Safe Use of Medicine
Lesson Plan Link (PDF)
PowerPoint Presentation - Know Your Medicine?
Activity - Categories of Medicines
Activity - What does the medicine label and packaging say?
Quiz – Safe use of Medicines Read more
Adult / FE
Into: Responsible Consumers Competence 1 : reflect on and evaluate consumption patterns Teaching and learning approaches
Title: The True Cost of Clothing
Time: 3 sessions of 60 minutes
Target audience: Adult Learners
Curriculum Context:
FETAC modules
This lesson plan could be use with a variety of groups in a range of settings, for example: Consumer studies, Social studies, Environmental studies, Communications/debating
Learning Outcomes:
Skills: Recognise that consumers have influence on the way goods are offered in the market place, Communicate likes and dislikes, Use information, Evaluation skills (...) Read more
Adult / FE
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Sustainability
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Social Studies
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Home Economics
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Communications
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Consumer Awareness
Into: Responsible Consumers Competence 1 : reflect on and evaluate consumption patterns Teaching and learning tools
Title of Lesson: The True Cost of Clothing
Lesson Plan Link (PDF)
Student Worksheet: Dressed for Success?
Teacher Resource Sheet: Dressed for success Reflection Questions
Teacher Resource Sheet: Clothing Consumption Guidelines
Teacher Input Sheet: Mind Maps (PowerPoint)
Student Resource Sheet: The thirsty work of fast food
Student Resource Sheet: Handy Hints for Google Searches
Teacher Resource Sheet: Mind Map Reflection Questions
Teacher Input Sheets: ’The True Cost of Clothing’ (...) Read more
Adult / FE
Into: Responsible Consumers Competence 2 : analyse product quality and promote sustainability Teaching and learning approaches
Title: Human Rights based approach to consumption
Time: 2 sessions of 60 minutes
Target audience: Adults - FETAC Level 5 and 6, Upper Post-Primary
Curriculum Context:
FETAC, Level 5 and 6, Leaving Certificate, Transition Year
Social Studies
Environmental Studies
Political Studies
Communications (Debating)
Home Economics, Social and Scientific
Civic, Social and Political Education
English
Learning Outcomes:
Skills: Planning and organising
Attitudes:Responsibility for choosing (...) Read more
Adult / FE
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Sustainability
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Citizenship
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Social Studies
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Home Economics
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Communications
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Consumer Awareness
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CSPE
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English
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Social Skills
Into: Responsible Consumers Competence 2 : analyse product quality and promote sustainability Teaching and learning tools
Title of Lesson: Human Rights based approach to consumption
Lesson Plan Link (PDF)
PowerPoint: United Nations Universal Declaration on Human Rights
Student Resource Sheet: Short Story
Student Resource Sheet: Article 23
Teacher Resource Sheet: Article 23 Reflection Questions
Student Resource Sheet: Clothing Company Case Studies
The Corporation - Online video
The Corporation Study guides with extension activities
Universal Declaration of Human Rights True or False (...) Read more
Adult / FE
Into: Responsible Consumers Competence 1 : reflect on and evaluate consumption patterns Teaching and learning tools
Adult / FE
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Quiz
Into: Responsible Consumers Competence 2 : analyse product quality and promote sustainability Teaching and learning tools
Adult / FE
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Quiz
Into: Services Competence 2 : recognize consumers influence on service quality Teaching and learning approaches
Title: Poor Service…Your Entitlements!
Time: 3 sessions of 45 minutes
Target audience: Adults returning to education, Adults of all ages
Curriculum Context:
Further Education and Training Awards Council (FETAC) Level 3 Consumer Awareness, Personal Effectiveness,
Personal and Interpersonal Skills,
Communications
Learning Outcomes:
Learners will:
Skills: Distinguish between product and services, Define consumer contract, Critically reflect on effectiveness of certain services, Make (...) Read more
Adult / FE
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Communications
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Personal Effectiveness
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Consumer Awareness
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Consumer Studies
Into: Services Competence 2 : recognize consumers influence on service quality Teaching and learning tools
Title of Lesson: Poor Service…Your Entitlements!
Lesson Plan Link (PDF)
PowerPoint – Understanding Goods and Services
Worksheet – Commonly used goods and services
Handout – Quick Guide to the Sale of Goods and Supply of Services Act 1980
Handout – Case Histories for Services
Handout – Sample Letter of Complaint
Handout – Points to Consider when making a Complaint
Services (...) Read more
Adult / FE
Into: Services Competence 1 : demonstrate consumer responsibility towards the use of services Teaching and learning approaches
Title: Voluntary Service
Time: 5 sessions of 45 minutes
Target audience: Adult Learners - Formal and non formal learning environments in the community
Curriculum Context:
May be included as part of FETAC work experience modules e.g. Work Placement, Work Practice or Work Based Learning, or may be considered relevant in relation to modules in social studies or other vocational modules to support the application of theory / practice
Learning Outcomes:
Skills: Demonstrate how one might (...) Read more
Adult / FE
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Sustainability
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Citizenship
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Social Studies
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Communications
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Personal Effectiveness
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Social Skills
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Office Admin / Customer Care
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Work Experience
Into: Services Competence 1 : demonstrate consumer responsibility towards the use of services Teaching and learning tools
Adult / FE
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Quiz
Into: Services Competence 2 : recognize consumers influence on service quality Teaching and learning tools
Title: Services Read more
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Quiz
