Students at Harrow College have been taking part in a series of activities and tutorials to learn how to better manage their money.
Barclays Money Skills Week started today, Monday 10 February and will continue until Friday 14 February 2014.
A series of stalls giving students information on how to save money and learn money management skills have been set up in the canteens at Harrow Weald and Harrow on the Hill campus.
One such stall was being run by Debra Alexis, Harrow’s bin doctor at the Rubbish Diet Challenge. The Rubbish Diet Challenge aims to help households reduce their bin waste and increase the amount that they recycle.
“Initiatives such as Barclays Money Skills Week at colleges such as Harrow College are important as they let people know they can save money and learn how to be more environmentally friendly,” said Alexis.
Barclays Money Skills week aims to help young people learn how to budget, manage their money and develop their enterprise and employability skills.
The scheme has been developed by Barclays and the National Skills Academy for Financial Services and aims to reach 150,000 students this year.
For more information on The Harrow Rubbish Diet Challenge visit www.therubbishdiet.org.uk