Women in agriculture business skills training - focus groups: final report

Annex A: Knowing Your Finances - Overview

Knowing Your Finances – Overview

This course has been developed to create an opportunity for women (aged 16 years and over) who are new to or have no experience in the financial management of agricultural businesses to learn the required skills and knowledge.

It should also be suitable for women who have been doing the finances without any formal training or support – by helping them to build their knowledge and have more confidence in their abilities.

This course should equip women with the knowledge, understanding and skills to:

• Perform all accounting tasks to manage and improve their family farm or agricultural business.
• Be confident in using relevant tools and technology, including accounting systems and computer skills to develop their abilities.
• Confidently complete an Annual forecast and full Financial budget for the business.
• Understand their own personal financial position and legal responsibilities of becoming part of the business.
• Raise awareness and build confidence in taking part in business planning and decision-making to improve the efficiency of the business.
• Create connections with women in agriculture and build a support network for sharing business tips and skills.

Knowing your Finances can be completed as a standalone course, but also creates a pathway for women who wish to develop their skills and confidence in preparation for attending the Knowing your Business course.

Proposed delivery:

This course is expected to be delivered to five groups of around 15 women through one 2 hour online session per week (day, evening or weekend) and self-study over approximately 8 weeks.

The course may involve a mix of delivery methods, including for example, live webinars; virtual workshops with individual and group activities; discussion groups; online self-study modules and preparation for sessions.