The young people involved are provided with support to build their financial skills and confidence, as well as training to enable them to become Barclays Money Skills 'champions' within their own peer group.

Seven innovative youth and information charities are working in partnership with Barclays to develop the Barclays Money Skills ‘champions’ programme. This innovative peer education programme is currently being piloted in various locations.

We are looking for more youth workers and young people to participate in the programme.

    Find out more about the support worker role         
    Find out more about being a ‘champion’

If you are interested in applying or finding out more information about the project, please email to bmsc@ukyouth.org.

If you’re already part of the ‘champions’ programme, visit our Supportzone to start using our resources. You’ll need a log-in to see most of this area. 

Felicity, Support Worker

Young people trust their friends and youth workers to help them cope with lots of life’s challenges, including things like dealing with money.

There is an opportunity for youth workers like me to help, by making sure that when young people turn to their friends for support with money issues, they are given the right information so they can get the help they need.

I am looking forward to being part of the Barclays Money Skills ‘champions’ project. It aims to equip young adults with the resources and tools to improve their own financial skills. Once they have the fundamentals right, we will support these “champions” to share this knowledge with their own peer group.

The ‘champions’ will be part of a nation-wide network,  providing support to young people who are the hardest to reach. This is about placing financial education where we know young people are looking  for it – youth clubs, cafes, parks – wherever young  people meet

                    

Our Barclays Money Skills 'champions' partners