Financial Literacy for Work & Business
Cash, Profit and a Defensible Business Case
By Day 5: Build and defend a simple, transparent financial model for one work/business decision.
Financial Literacy for Work & Business is a five-day live online WorkReady Capability Sprint for freshers, operations/business learners, founders, project coordinators and anyone expected to discuss costs, budgets or commercial trade-offs. Days 1–4 are 90-minute sessions and Day 5 is a 2–3 hour Capability Showcase; the complete Sprint costs ₹2,000.
- ₹2,000
- Complete 5-day Sprint
- Days 1–4
- 90 min/day live
- Day 5
- 2–3 hr Capability Showcase
Paid professional capability development. Not a job or placement service.
At a glance
- Who it's for
- Freshers, operations/business learners, founders, project coordinators and anyone expected to discuss costs, budgets or commercial trade-offs.
- Entry level
- Basic numeracy and spreadsheet comfort. Open — no readiness check before you join.
- Format
- Online · a focused five-day live online studio
- Duration and schedule
- Days 1–4 are 90-minute live sessions. Day 5 is an extended 2–3 hour Capability Showcase.
- What you produce
- Budget/business-case model + recommendation
- Fees
- ₹2,000 for the complete 5-day Sprint
- What it is not
- No tax, investment or regulated financial advice. Not a job or placement service. SkillsNCR does not guarantee employment, placement, salary or interview outcomes.
Learners often confuse revenue, cash and profit; do not distinguish fixed and variable costs; and cannot test whether a business case actually reconciles.
Make basic financial decisions at work and in small-business contexts — without turning the Sprint into accounting, tax or investment advice.
Your five days, day by day
Days 1–4 are 90-minute live sessions. Day 5 is an extended 2–3 hour Capability Showcase. Open each day to see what you do and what you leave with.
Day 1Money language that prevents bad decisions90 min
- Revenue vs cash vs profit
- Cost vs expense
- Fixed vs variable cost
- Personal cash-budget example
- Baseline numeracy task
You leave the day with: Cash/profit reconciliation
Day 2Contribution, break-even and unit economics90 min
- Unit revenue and unit cost
- Contribution margin
- Break-even logic
- Capacity and volume assumptions
You leave the day with: Simple unit-economics model
Day 3Budget, forecast and variance90 min
- Plan vs actual
- Variance and explanation
- Cash-flow timing
- Forecast assumptions
You leave the day with: Budget/forecast workbook
Day 4Business case and sensitivity90 min
- Setup vs recurring costs
- TCO, payback and simple ROI logic
- Low/base/high scenario
- Avoid double-counted savings
- Human review and revision
You leave the day with: One-page business case
Day 5Capability Showcase2–3 hr
Changed-case challenge: One cost/volume assumption changes
- Learner presents recommendation to reviewer
- Reviewer challenges assumptions, timing and unit logic
- Learner recalculates and states whether the recommendation changes
You leave the day with: Final proof pack, submitted after the changed-case challenge
Tools you work with
- Excel / Google Sheets
- Calculator
Tool names describe what is used in the Sprint. No vendor endorsement, certification or licence is implied.
Budget/business-case model + recommendation
This is the work you explain, question and adapt in the Day 5 Capability Showcase.
Your proof pack
- 01Cash/profit example
- 02Unit-economics model
- 03Budget variance
- 04Scenario/sensitivity model
- 05One-page recommendation
What a reviewer checks
- Units reconcile
- No double counting
- Assumptions labelled
- Learner distinguishes cash from accounting profit
- Changed assumption updates recommendation correctly
- Learner explains uncertainty and limits
Your work has to survive a changed case.
On Day 5 you present the work, explain key decisions, identify limitations and respond when part of the case changes. The final proof pack is submitted after that challenge.
- Present
Walk the reviewer through the work and the decisions behind it.
- Question
Answer challenges on evidence, assumptions and risk.
- Adapt
One cost/volume assumption changes
- Defend
Submit the final proof pack and explain what changed and why.
₹2,000for the complete 5-day Capability Sprint
- Days 1–4
- Live Sprint sessions · 90 minutes/day
- Day 5
- Extended Capability Showcase · 2–3 hours
Paid professional capability development. Not a job or placement service.
Included in the Sprint
- An applied professional case
- Human review and feedback
- Revision after feedback
- A Day 5 changed-case challenge
- A final proof pack: Budget/business-case model + recommendation
Questions worth asking.
Is a Capability Sprint just a short course?
No. It is a focused live capability studio built around doing one bounded kind of professional work, receiving feedback, revising it and demonstrating what you can do.
Will this make me a finance professional?
No. The Sprint builds one bounded capability: build and defend a simple, transparent financial model for one work/business decision. No tax, investment or regulated financial advice. SkillsNCR does not promise a role, job or placement.
Do I need prior experience?
No readiness check is needed. Prerequisite: Basic numeracy and spreadsheet comfort.
What will I produce?
Cash/profit example, Unit-economics model, Budget variance, Scenario/sensitivity model, One-page recommendation.
What does a Sprint cost?
₹2,000 for the complete five-day Sprint.
How long is it?
Days 1–4 are 90-minute live sessions. Day 5 is an extended 2–3 hour Capability Showcase.
When is the next cohort?
This Sprint is opening soon. It opens once enough learners join the waitlist — join it on WhatsApp and you will hear when a cohort is confirmed.
Can I join only one Sprint?
Yes. Each Sprint is designed to provide standalone value.
Does this guarantee a job or placement?
No. WorkReady is paid professional capability development, not a job or placement service. SkillsNCR does not guarantee employment, placement, salary or interview outcomes.
Join the waitlist for Financial Literacy for Work & Business.
Paid professional capability development. Not a job or placement service.