The Money Smart Financial Education Program is a copyright-free curriculum designed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Train-the-Trainer is designed to train interested parties in teaching financial education to their constituencies. The Money Smart curriculum includes an extensive section on "Accommodating Students with Disabilities."
Seating limited to the first 30 people!
RSVP required by Monday, September 8, 2008.
Time: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Where: South Side Innovation Center, Syracuse, NY 13205
Disability advocates who work as benefits and employment / vocational specialists, adult services consultants, career resource coordinators, program directors, financial educator coordinators, and psychiatric center representatives at local disability advocacy organizations.
Complimentary breakfast and lunch is served. The training begins promptly at 9 a.m. and concludes at 4 p.m.
The trainers travel from FDIC's New York Regional Office on Exchange Place in NYC at no cost. FDIC's sole criteria is that a minimum of 15 people register. The agenda encompasses a mixture of group discussions, class exercises, role-playing, introductions, ice-breakers.
Attendees are awarded a Certificate of Completion by the FDIC representatives afterwards. Participants become certified to teach FDIC's curriculum, and are now in a position to go out and teach financial education/literacy and asset-building principles to help their constituencies achieve economic sustenance and self-sufficiency.
To be notified of future workshops, you can request to be placed on a waiting list.
Me’Shae Rolling, BBI - Syracuse University
Phone:(315) 443-8455 [voice]
Email: mrolling@law.syr.edu
Web: www.fdic.gov/consumers/consumer/moneysmart/
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