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Components of Course
There are 4 Mandatory Units:
Year 1-(Year 12)
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Financial capability for the Immediate & Short term
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Financial Capability for the Medium & Long Term
Year 2 (Year 13)
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Sustainability of an Individuals Finances
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Sustainability of the Financial System
Assessment
Students have to pass each of the 4 compulsory units. Each unit as two papers – one multiple choice paper and one pre-release case study paper. Unit 1 and Unit 2
Part A: 35 multiple choice questions in a 45-minute examination.
Part B: pre-release case study requiring essay responses in a 105-minute examination.
Part B will also assess spelling, punctuation and grammar (SPAG) through the essay responses.
Unit 3 and Unit 4
Part A: 35 multiple choice questions in a 1-hour examination.
Part B: pre-release case study requiring essay responses in a 2-hour examination.
Part B will also assess spelling, punctuation and grammar (SPAG) through the essay responses.
Progression
The financially-related content of DipFS serves as a strong grounding for undergraduate study within finance and business-related disciplines, with many students going on to study accounting, business, finance and banking
The skills developed and enhanced during the course provide valuable study skills appropriate for these disciplines and others, and students have pursued a wide range of other undergraduate courses following this qualification.
Financial education is also supportive of the personal and financial skills that underpin clear decisions about progression options and life as an undergraduate. The qualification carries the maximum UCAS points available which can be counted towards university applications.
Entry Requirements
GCSE English at grade 5 Maths at Grade 4
A keen interest in current affairs is desirable and there is a lot of independent reading to do.
