Tag: community

Meet Nicola Breeze, ICAN’s new Financial Capability Trainee!

Published on March 29, 2023

Nicola’s dream of a new career to support her young family came true when she joined the ICAN Thrive team as a Financial Capability Trainee, complete with a Certificate IV in Community Services Scholarship.

Preparing for a National Day of Action

Published on February 22, 2023

The #SaveSorryBusiness coalition is busy preparing for a National Day of Action to be held on the 28th of March. The coalition wants to highlight the harm caused by ACBF/Youpla, by raising the voices of those who… Read more »

Make 2023 your time to Thrive!

Published on January 18, 2023

2023 is already shaping up to be another big year for the national ICAN Thrive financial literacy program. Last year the Thrive team delivered training to organisations including the Queensland Police Service, Department of… Read more »

Youpla Funeral Benefits Program

Published on September 14, 2022

A 30 second #SaveSorryBusiness advertisement for the Australian Government’s Youpla Funeral Benefits Program. You can find out more about the program by calling 1800 296 989 or visiting their website at https://treasury.gov.au/youpla .

5 Minutes with Aimee Williams, ICAN’s new Financial Capability Trainee!

Published on August 24, 2022

Aimee is a Barkindji woman from Menindee, far west NSW, now living in Cairns. She recently left a career in childcare to take up one of the CommBank and ICAN Learn Cert IV in… Read more »

60 CBA Scholarships to increase diversity in the Financial Counselling, Capability and Resilience sector

Published on July 20, 2022

Over the next three years, ICAN and the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CommBank) will provide 60 scholarship opportunities to advance career pathways for people from Indigenous and multicultural backgrounds in the Financial Counselling, Capability… Read more »

Get a job and a qualification when you join the ICAN Thrive team

Published on May 17, 2022

The ICAN Thrive™ team is currently recruiting for identified positions in Queensland and Victoria, giving successful applicants an opportunity to be employed and get a qualification at the same time. As ICAN Thrive™ Financial… Read more »

It takes a village

Published on June 22, 2021

This month, we reflect on: the expression it takes a village to raise a financial counsellor and the road we travel together with our students and graduates, on their journey to become practicing financial counsellors. When… Read more »