Anyone can study medicine, but studying alone does not make them a doctor. Would you want a self-taught individual performing surgery on you? Of course not. The same holds true topics related to money and personal finance. We do not want just anybody teaching us the ins and outs of personal finance and money management. We want to know that those individuals are qualified to teach us, and as importantly, they know how to teach us effectively. Too often, we overlook the fact that we all learn differently. In fact, too often those who provide us with information to educate us overlook this as well. The most effective teachers are those who know how to connect and engage us as individuals in the materials being covered. They have been trained in teaching strategies that work. They know to present information in multiple formats - because we all learn differently.
There is plenty of evidence around us that what has worked in the past is not necessarily helping to improve our Financial IQ. Information alone is not the answer. Nor is having just anyone teach us what we need to know. FELA understands this. We work with our partners to ensure that whoever they elect to teach us really understands the subject they are talking about and they have been trained to be effective teachers.
Consumers
Work with FELA Certified partners who you can trust have the knowledge, experience, and know-how to help you achieve your individual financial goals.
Ask your employer if the instructors teaching you about financial matters have the credentials to provide you with the guidance you need.
Business & Enterprise
Ensure that those responsible for providing financial education training to your employees have demonstrated that they understand the information they are teaching.
Know that your instructors are trained in effective teaching strategies for financial and money related topics.
Provide your instructors with the tools and training they need to be highly effective teachers.
Protect your investment in financial education and ensure that third party providers are effective teachers - not sales professionals.
Schools & Communities
Create a highly effective financial education program for your students and constituents by ensuring every teacher and instructor has the training and expertise the need to deliver classes and workshops.
Improve upon existing classes, curricula, and financial education initiatives by certifying your instructors through FELA.
Financial Institutions
Improve the ROI for any of your financial education programs that you and your team deliver to your community and in schools.
Increase the number of people - whether customers or prospective customers - who use the services your company provides. As you know, individuals with high levels of financial education are interested in more financial services than those with less understanding of the products you offer.
