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Adult Community Education (ACE) - Workshops
Budgeting for Life workshops for jobseekers
Dealing with money is an important life skill and Care's Budgeting for Life workshops offer practical strategies to help build on your money management skills. Each workshop is a standalone session and we cover a wide range of topics from scam awareness, understanding your consumer rights, budgeting 101, setting SMART goals and much more.
Are you receiving Jobseeker payments?
Attending our workshops can also count towards your mutual obligation reporting requirements for Centrelink payments (check with your Workforce Provider) or visit visit Workforce Australia - Australian Government
Do you have ACT or NSW parking of speeding fines?
Attending workshops can contribute towards paying off ACT traffic or parking fines (eligibility criteria applies) - for information visit Access Canberra or Visit Service NSW
Are you an ActewAGL customer?
Attending our workshops will also entitle you to $100 voucher off your energy bill for ActewAGL customers (eligibility applies).
How to attend
You can attend sessions online or in person and can attend as few or as many sessions as you like.
How often are sessions run?
Each workshop session is 2 hours in duration, and we generally run 2 sessions per month (see calendar below for upcoming session dates.
How to register
Fill the form in below and once we have received your registration form, Care will send you a confirmation email with attendance details.
If you ticked yes to traffic or parking fines, Care will call you to discuss how to apply for the Work Development Program including the eligibility criteria.
Care's Budgeting for Life for jobseeker's workshops are funded by the Adult Community Education JobTrainer Grants Program and is a jointly funded initiative of the ACT and Australian Governments.
