Parliamentary staff get financial training

MORE than 300 National Parliamentary Service staff are attending a financial literacy workshop following an agreement with the ANZ Banking Group.
Acting Clerk of Parliament Kala Aufa thanked ANZ for providing an enriching initiative “that fosters financial independence”.
“MoneyMinded is timely for our staff as there are a lot of problems involving money affecting everyday Papua New Guineans,” he said.
“Equipping them with information they need to better plan for their future, make their money last until the next payday and achieve their financial goals will help them solve these issues.”
Kevani Geita, ANZ’s lead facilitator for the MoneyMinded programme, said the bank wanted to create viable and thriving communities through financial literacy training.
“MoneyMinded is different from other financial literacy programmes,” Geita said.
“It is about changing the mindset and behaviour of how people manage their money.” Loa Willie, an administration assistant with the policy, planning and research division, said the workshop was educational, interesting and challenging.
“It gave me a new insight on how to manage money,” she said.
IT employee Ula Virobo said he learnt about planning for the future and becoming aware of spending patterns.
Developed in 2003, MoneyMinded was ANZ’s response to adult financial literacy research in Australia and rolled out in the Pacific.