Financial education

We believe, that financial education comes in handy, irrespective of age. Educating children in finance helps develop good habits with regard to effective money management and contributes to adopting an entrepreneurship approach in adult life. We share our knowledge on finance, and support and promote related projects addressed to young people.

This countrywide project aims at increasing the financial knowledge of pre-secondary school students.

“Bakcyl” is based on the cooperation of companies and institutions from the banking sector. Volunteers, who are regular employees of the partner banks, run classes for pre-secondary school students in the following four subjects: “Your Money”, “Be a Wise Borrower”, “Clever Investments” and “Lifelong Financing”. The cycle of four classes is a compendium of knowledge on finance adapted in form and content to a young audience. The initiator and organiser of the “Bakcyl” programme is the Warsaw Banking Institute, partnered by the Association of Polish Banks.

An important advantage of the “Bakcyl” programme is the systematic and regular delivery of practical financial knowledge by bank employees. During these lessons, young people learn to use financial services, which should help them in their future conscious and successful transition to adulthood.

This is our financial education website, the aim of which is to support competence building in the area of finances and entrepreneurship.

• Educational materials have been prepared in accordance with the curricula of primary, pre-secondary and secondary schools.
• An attractive form of communication helps to target different audiences: parents, children (from the age of 3), youth and teachers.

Come and visit us at: Finansiaki.pl

A programme executed in partnership with the Polish Banks Association and eight banks and financial institutions, including our bank. The aim of this programme is to promote knowledge on cybersecurity, electronic management and electronic payments.

The programme covers educational and information activities addressed to:

The project reached 27,022 people through direct measures, including lectures, classes and competitions.                                                                                   

In 2017, cooperation was established with 315 public institutions responsible for education, including local authorities, institutions of higher education, non-governmental organisations and the Ministry of Digital Affairs which took patronage over the “Cybersecurity” project for one year.

Educational videos addressed to various audiences, placed on the Intranet are accessible to bank volunteers.

Our bank has been a long-term, major partner of a very original financial education project called “Economic Cartoons” implemented by the Civil Development Forum Foundation (FOR).

The accessible cartoon form makes it easier for pupils to understand how the economy works and to learn how to make practical use of the knowledge acquired at school. This interesting form enables more effective learning. Cartoons also help teachers present expertise in an attractive way and explain complex economic and social issues using simple examples. Cartoons present the advantages of running your own business, the benefits of saving money or making good laws.

In addition, as part of the programme, once a year FOR invites teachers from all over Poland to Warsaw for a scientific conference. The employees of FOR also run regular workshops in economics throughout the country.