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

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Primary - Be a Responsible Tourist

Into: Responsible Consumers Competence 2 : analyse product quality and promote sustainability Teaching and learning approaches

Title: Be a Responsible Tourist Time: 3 sessions of 45 - 60 minutes Target audience: Fifth & Sixth Class (10-12 years) Curriculum Context: ICT, geography, maths, literacy Learning Outcomes: Learners will: Skills: Compare, contrast and evaluate criteria relevant to sustainability Attitudes: Develop the skill to make responsible ethical choices affecting sustainability and lives of others, to protect natural resources and the environment, Promote a sustainable lifestyle (...) Read more

tag logo Primary , Sustainability , Literacy , Mathematics , Geography , English , ICT

Adult - Human rights based approach to consumption

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

tag logo Adult / FE , Sustainability , Citizenship , Social Studies , Home Economics , Communications , Consumer Awareness , CSPE , English , Social Skills

Primary - The Wheels on the Bus Go Round and Round!

Into: Services Competence 1 : demonstrate consumer responsibility towards the use of services Teaching and learning approaches

Title: The Wheels on the Bus Go Round and Round! Time: 4 sessions of 45 minutes Target audience: Fifth & Sixth Class (10-12 years) Curriculum Context: ICT- Research, Geography- Maps, Maths- Timetables, Literacy- Poetry writing, Discussion, Art- Collage, Construction Learning Outcomes: Skills: Recognise that consumers can have some influence on service provision, Use information, Communicate wishes Attitudes: Responsible use of services, Respect the value of services Knowledge: (...) Read more

tag logo Primary , Literacy , Mathematics , Geography , Numeracy , Art , Consumer Awareness , English , ICT

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