Choosing the outcomes that will make the biggest difference to students’ financial behaviour

• Identify the learning outcomes and financial behaviours that the program will target
• Assemble a panel of experts on financial capability and education to advise on program outcomes and objectives
• Align program outcomes and objectives to ASIC’s National Consumer Financial Literacy Framework and the Australian Curriculum

Building educational content that is engaging
and fun

• Appoint a content development team with expertise in education and behaviour change to develop content that drives behaviour change
• Ensure our final content aligns to the National Consumer Financial Literacy Framework and the Australian Curriculum

Ensuring our program is the best it can be

• Pilot workshops in schools for student and teacher audiences
• Gather feedback from teachers, students and advisors on how we could improve program content and delivery
• Refine content based on teacher and student feedback and implement changes to improve program effectiveness

Selecting the right people to bring our
content to life

• Determine our ideal facilitator, based on what the program is teaching and the target age group
• Select high quality facilitators though a robust interview process
• Train and onboard facilitators over a full school term, through training, shadowing and mentoring

Ensuring our program maintains a high quality, and improves over time

• Collect feedback from students and teachers to measure program satisfaction, quality and impact
• Update content regularly in response to feedback and new research on financial education
• Formally measure facilitator quality twice a year
• Work with external organisations, such as the Australian Council of Education Research and the Business Educators of Australia to:
  • Test the impact Start Smart is having
  • Validate Start Smart’s alignment to the Australian Curriculum