NI Financial Capability Partnership

The Financial Capability Strategic Partnership is a coalition of organisations and individuals who are committed to improving financial capability in Northern Ireland.

Led by the Consumer Council and the Financial Services Authority (FSA), it brings together representatives from the public, private and voluntary sectors.

The objectives of the Partnership are to:

Act as a strategic focus for financial capability work undertaken in Northern Ireland
Take forward priority areas identified in the FSA UK Strategy in Northern Ireland (eg the Anti-Poverty Strategy)
Strengthen the links already created eg from community to the workplace, from curriculum to informal and formal education sectors.
Identify priority areas of work and coordinate work streams
Help everyone stay informed of each other’s objectives and work programme
Help the FSA and other groups identify the gaps and the areas of work in Northern Ireland, which should be tackled
Provide opportunities to share ideas and resources

The members of the Partnership are:

AdviceNI

Bank of Ireland

Citizens Advice

The Consumer Council

Consumer Credit Counselling Service

Council for the Curriculum Examinations and Assessments

Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment

Financial Services Authority

First Trust

Irish League of Credit Unions

NI Community and Voluntary Association

Northern Bank

Office of First Minister and Deputy First Minister

Personal Finance Education Group

Ulster Bank

Youth Sector Representative

NI committee of the ICTU

Adult Learner Finance Project (ALFP)

Association of Northern Ireland Colleges (ANIC)

Citizens Advice L'derry

Educational Guidance Service for Adults (EGSA)

Omagh Independent Advice Services

Ulster Federation of Credit Unions

For further information contact Julie Megrath on 028 9067 2488.