Consumer Education

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Introduction to consumer education
Finance Management
- Competence 1 : managing finances
  - Teaching and learning approaches
  - Teaching and learning tools
- Competence 2 : undertake financial risk assessement
  - Teaching and learning approaches
  - Teaching and learning tools
Safe and Healthy Consumers
- Competence 1 : use and evaluate information
  - Teaching and learning approaches
  - Teaching and learning tools
- Competence 2 : apply consumer knowledge to health management
  - Teaching and learning approaches
  - Teaching and learning tools
Responsible Consumers
- Competence 1 : reflect on and evaluate consumption patterns
  - Teaching and learning approaches
  - Teaching and learning tools
- Competence 2 : analyse product quality and promote sustainability
  - Teaching and learning approaches
  - Teaching and learning tools
Services
- Competence 1 : demonstrate consumer responsibility towards the use of services
  - Teaching and learning approaches
  - Teaching and learning tools
- Competence 2 : recognize consumers influence on service quality
  - Teaching and learning approaches
  - Teaching and learning tools

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Legal validation: 15/03/2011

Childcare

Post Primary - Toy Safety

Into: Safe and Healthy Consumers Competence 1 : use and evaluate information Teaching and learning approaches

Title: Toy Safety Time: 3 sessions of 45 - 60 minutes Target audience: Post Primary Learners Junior Certificate, Transition Year, Leaving Certificate, Leaving Certificate Applied Adult / FE Learners: Formal and non formal learning environments in the community. Curriculum Context: Post Primary Junior Certificate: Home Economics, Childcare Option Leaving Certificate Applied: Vocational Specialism -Childcare/Community Care Transition Year: Childcare Modules Further Education FETAC (...) Read more

tag logo Post Primary , Consumer Rights , Home Economics , Childcare , Consumer Awareness

Post Primary - Do you CARE what’s on the LABEL?

Into: Safe and Healthy Consumers Competence 1 : use and evaluate information Teaching and learning approaches

Title: Do you CARE what’s on the LABEL? Time: 1 session of 40 minutes Target audience: Junior Certificate (12-15 years) Curriculum Context: Junior Certificate Home Economics Leaving Certificate Applied – Childcare/Social Care FETAC Childcare Level 5 Adults – General Education Learning Outcomes: Skills: Handling information, Interpreting information, Make informed decisions Attitudes: Consumer awareness, Consumer responsibility Knowledge: Identify product information Lesson Plan (...) Read more

tag logo Post Primary , Social Studies , Home Economics , Childcare , Consumer Awareness

Adults - Organic and GM Foods

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

tag logo Adult / FE , Sustainability , Home Economics , Childcare , Biology , Consumer Awareness , Catering

Adult - What Are We Eating? - understanding food labels

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

tag logo Adult / FE , Social Studies , Home Economics , Childcare , Consumer Awareness , Catering

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