About Our Money Our Future
Our Money, Our Future is a Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) led initiative that enables the development of financial literacy skills and understanding for young people. The CCPC is the statutory body responsible for promoting the development of financial education and capability in Ireland, and ensuring consumers are empowered to make informed financial decisions.
The CCPC’s Our Money, Our Future programme supports the rollout of the Department of Finance’s National Financial Literacy Strategy, and its emphasis on financial resilience and wellbeing, and the EU/OECD Financial Competence Framework for Children and Youth. Our Money, Our Future complements the CCPC’s ongoing financial education work with post-primary schools, including Money Matters, Money Counts and Ábhair Airgead.
Objectives
Our Money, Our Future supports participating post-primary schools/Youthreach centres to:
- Design and implement inclusive, student-led financial literacy initiatives
- Align initiatives with the EU/OECD Financial Competence Framework for Children and Youth
- Emphasise real-world relevance and practical financial skills
- Encourage critical thinking, creativity, and sustainable financial practices/approaches
- Share student work during Ireland’s Global Money Week (16-20 March 2026)
What are the benefits of taking part in Our Money, Our Future?
Our Money, Our Future aims to highlight the value of incorporating financial education into the curriculum. Some of the benefits of taking part are:
- An opportunity to develop new and innovative financial literacy initiatives linked to the curriculum
- Students are given a chance to experience financial education and understand how it applies to the real world
- Students gain an increased knowledge of financial literacy concepts and topics
- Potential to share initiatives as part of Global Money Week (16-20 March 2026)
