The NCF Academy was established by the National Consumer Forum (NCF) and its partners to provide high quality education and training programmes.

1. Introduction
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2. Knowledge
• “A fool and his money are soon parted”
• Knowledge is power. Creates access to
opportunity and advancement
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3. NCF Academy
1 The academy was established by the National
Consumer Forum (NCF) and its partners to provide
high quality education and training programmes.
2. The NCF is a consumer organisation that is
dedicated to the promotion and protection of
consumer rights and interests. The organisation is a
Full Member of Consumers International, a federation
of more than 260 organisations worldwide.
3. The academy is accredited by BANKSETA (5577088)
4. Our target market includes small entrepreneurs,
cooperatives, NGO's / CBO's and others.
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4. Why Financial Education
• Lack of Financial Education linked with:
o Lower retirement savings
o Higher interest loans
o Fewer long term assets
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5. Why Financial Education
• Basic personal financial management skills,
including understanding of income, money
management, saving, investing, spending and
credit.
• The ability to make critical financial decisions.
• Knowing how to manage money, use credit
effectively, build wealth, and make good
financial decisions.
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6. Objectives
• Educate “champions” who will be a source of
knowledge for their communities and colleagues
• Financial concepts and theory
• Rights and Laws
• Healthy habits – Regular Saving, Budgeting,
avoiding unnecessary spending, creating a
retirement plan
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7. Training Techniques
• Small class sizes
• Case studies and examples
• Simulation and roleplaying
• Practice exercises
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8. Courses
• Personal Financial Planning
• Introduction to financial Markets
• Portfolio Management for beginners
• Valuing Shares using Cash Flows
• Financial ratio analysis/ Relative Analysis
• Personal Budgeting
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Physical address:
SABS Campus, No. 1 Dr Lategan Road,
Groenkloof, Pretoria. 0001
Postal address:
National Consumer Forum,
PO Box 4487, Halfway House, 1685
T: 012 428 7284 M: 072 3922 635 ı F: 086 766 0521
E:info@consumerfair.co.za or thami@consumerfair.co.za