Financial management for the non-specialist

11 December 2007
Birmingham

Dates and locations
6th December 2007 - London
10th December 2007 – Leeds
11th December 2007 – Birmingham

About the course
Financial management can be a daunting task for the non-specialist. This course looks at the ‘big picture’ and aims to provide practical tools to interpret the information available. It demystifies finance by explaining the jargon and guiding participants around financial systems. The course will be participatory with a balance of short inputs, discussion, group work, games and individual activities, using NUS examples.

Aims
By the end of the course participants will be able to:
- Identify the key components of financial management
- Interpret budget and accounting statements effectively
- Ask questions about financial systems and their effectiveness
- Recognize the financial implications of policy making
- Use tools to improve organisational financial management

Further information about this Officer Enhancement Programme will be available here soon