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Our Vision Statement
 
To Raise The Standards Of Money Advice
 
Our Mission Statement
 
To Champion and Support the Continuing Development Of Free, Independent, Impartial & Confidential Money Advice
 
Our Corporate Objectives
  • To ensure that, as an organisation we comply with statutory responsibilities in terms of legislation (i.e. Companies Act, Charity Law, Data Protection, Health and Safety Act and Regulations, Disability Discrimination Act, and Public Liability etc)
  • To ensure efficiency, effectiveness, and value for money, by monitoring and evaluating existing systems, and effecting change as necessary
  • To ensure transparency and accountability to funders and members
  • To ensure the long-term survival, strategic planning and growth of Money Advice Scotland through the continued use of Business Development and Marketing to raise the charity’s profile, increase membership numbers, funds and develop and enhance existing business network links at home and abroad by 31st March 2006
  • To continue to be an Investors in People Organisation
  • To continue to develop and increase the number of Education and Training opportunities for staff, MAS members, money advisers and credit industry in response to industry analysis in the new training programme schedule, which incorporates generalist, skilled, specialist and Continuing Professional Development levels of learning/training
  • To continue to deliver a high quality "Approved Centre" for the delivery of Advice and Guidance qualifications
  • To continue to work in partnership with the Money Advice Trust, Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS), AdviceUK in delivering the Wiseradviser Training Programme in Scotland, including the introduction of "blended learning"
  • To continue to work in partnership with CAS and the Scottish Executive to deliver the MATRICS project in accordance with the project timetable. This includes the Certification Process of the Statutory Debt Arrangement Scheme, running the Wiseradviser Training Courses in response to Training Demand Analysis of the sector, and the Money Advice Consultancy Telephone Helpline
  • To deliver a high quality, annual 2 day conference
  • To continue to develop, increase and support the use of Information Technology (e-mail and Internet) to improve communications and response rates, internally within Money Advice Scotland and externally with the sector. Provide a channel of communication for the exchange of information and views of money advisers and increase the quality of all media by 31st of March 2006
  • To develop a system of collecting social policy information, and raise issues with government and others
  • To continue to conduct Research on topical issues and produce at least 1 Report per financial year.
  • To continue to create and raise the quality and number of Publications produced on behalf of Money Advice Scotland by 31st March 2006
  • To provide the public throughout Scotland with access to information regarding local money advice provision
  • To continue the development of an Institute Of Money Advisers In Scotland within the next 12-18 months

This Statement was last updated in September 2005.

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