Senator Kim Swan has called for money management skills to be taught to young people.

"Perhaps we can teach children how to save and when they grow older they can be taught how to invest," he said in the Upper House on Friday.

"All too often people don't learn the importance of saving until they are much older."

Sen. Swan praised the efforts of the Department of Consumer Affairs for reaching a wide and young audience.

"This is the type of outreach that we need when talking about social issues," he said.

Senator Walwyn Hughes commended Senators on their objective dialogue when speaking on the issue.

UBP Senator Kenneth Bascome called for more education programmes to inform the public about the uses of the Government departments.

He also called on people to take advantage of such Government organisations as the Human Rights Commission, as they were there to help.

He said: "Often Bermudians feel intimidated and think that nothing will be done about their case."

Sen. Bascome said he knew of a case where a woman slipped and fell down on her job, spraining her ankle and dislocating her spine. He said her employers then told her that she no longer had a job.

He said she was now fighting through the Human Rights Commission.

Sen. Bascome also called for an education programme to inform young people on what to do when they are stopped by the Police.

"Many of them are not even aware of their legal rights," he said.

Senator Neville Tyrell said there was going to be an "education blitz" and they would be using talk shows and radio programmes to get the message out to the public.