Investing in you: The Economics and Finance of Your Future

Join us for a 60 minute interactive workshop exploring how education, skills and career choices can influence future earnings, employment opportunities and financial wellbeing. Through a hands-on Life Path Simulation and Signalling Game, participants will explore different routes including university, apprenticeships, vocational training and employment, and consider the potential long-term outcomes of each pathway. The session includes group discussion, practical activities and opportunities to ask questions. Venue to be confirmed.

How do choices about education, training and careers affect your future opportunities and earnings? This interactive workshop explores the links between economics, finance, skills and employment, helping young people understand how different pathways, including university, apprenticeships, vocational qualifications and employment, can shape their future. Through games and practical activities, participants will gain insights into decision-making, financial wellbeing and career planning, while building confidence to make informed choices about their next steps.

Andrew Hunt, Lecturer in Economics at University of Plymouth (lead), supported by Dr Magda Kochanowicz, Lecturer in Finance at University of Plymouth and Ben Thorne, Lecturer in Accounting (Auditing/Financial Accounting) at University of Plymouth

Secondary school and sixth-form students aged 14-18

Young people aged 14-18 who are considering their next steps after school, including university, apprenticeships, vocational qualifications or employment. The workshop will be particularly valuable for students who are unsure about their future options and want to better understand how education, skills and career choices can affect future opportunities, earnings and financial wellbeing.

For further details, please contact the academic lead Andrew Hunt andrew.hunt@plymouth.ac.uk