Home Economics and Consumer Education also provides the opportunity to utilise modern technology for developing the skills and capabilities necessary for meeting the demands in the world of work. Home Economics and Consumer Education can produce well rounded, informed citizens.
The main activities of living, are centred around nutrition, clothing and housing for family members and Home Economics and Consumer Education provides opportunities to develop capabilities that could be honed and used as sources of income through self-employment and other avenues in the job market. These basic life skills can be used to optimize expenditure by performing tasks and producing items, which would otherwise be purchased.