First Nations Foundation: Culture and Money

FNF and ASFA partnership

ASFA is proud to announce a new learning partnership with First Nations Foundation (FNF) to deliver cultural competency training for members. This new partnership will give ASFA members access to FNF’s Culture & Money Cultural Competency Training and gain ASFA CPD Points.

FNF is a not-for-profit Indigenous financial wellbeing foundation led by an Indigenous majority board since 2006. To see how FNF empowers prosperity for First Nations people visit their website.

*This training is being delivered in partnership with FNF. Fees will be paid to FNF, with ASFA CPD points being awarded to learners.

Cultural Competency Training for the superannuation industry

The FNF Culture & Money Cultural Competency Training provides learners an education around First Nations peoples experiences with money. It offers culturally responsive content where participants can explore, test and question preconceived values and understandings of First Nations culture as it relates to money. Grounded in contemporary and historical contexts, learners will build rich and informed knowledge to apply when working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and communities. The program also contains a series of superannuation sector modules targeting important topics such as First Nations people and preservation age, superannuation outreach, financial counsellors and super and identification challenges.

What is cultural competency

Cultural competency requires an awareness of cultural diversity and the ability to work effectively and respectfully with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

A culturally competent person will acknowledge:

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures as diverse and living
• the influence of one’s own culture and belief systems in their interactions with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
• understanding around current and historical challenges faced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.