Turning local financial services into local skills and opportunity
FISI is developing practical pathways in bookkeeping, payroll, finance administration and related workplace skills. These programmes depend on partnerships, placements and funding, so they are presented as developing rather than fully commissioned.
Experience matters as much as classroom learning
People returning to work and young people entering employment can face the same barrier: employers want experience before someone has had the chance to gain it.
FISI’s proposed model combines learning with practical exposure wherever possible.
- Bookkeeping and payroll skills
- Finance and office administration
- Digital accounting systems
- Customer service and data entry
- CV and interview preparation
- Mentoring, placements and workplace confidence
Who the developing programme is designed to reach
Young people
Work experience, placements, mentoring and first exposure to bookkeeping, payroll and administrative work.
Return to work
Supported routes for people rebuilding confidence, recent experience and current digital or administrative skills.
Education partnerships
Opportunities for schools, colleges and universities to explore placements, internships, projects, mentoring and guest talks.
A simple outcome pathway
The programme should be judged by whether people gain usable skills, experience and a realistic next step, not merely by attendance.
Can your organisation provide a placement, mentor or funding?
FISI is looking for employers, education providers, community partners and funders who can help turn the model into real opportunities.