Financial Literacy Train-the-Trainers

Posted by on March 12, 2004

The program will consist of a Train-the-Trainers of the MoneyWise Curriculum. The session is 8 hours long and will be offered twice:

Thursday, March 25, 9 AM – 5 PM
or
Friday, March 26, 8 AM – 4 PM

MoneyWise
A joint financial education project of Consumer Action and Capital One

MoneyWise Financial Education Program focuses on 6 key personal finance topics on a training CD:
* Building and Keeping Good Credit
* Rebuilding Good Credit
* Manage your Money Wisely
* Banking Basics
* Personal Bankruptcy
* Talking to Teens About Money

For each topic has printed pamphlet for distribution to clients and the public. They are available in in Chinese, English, Korean, Spanish, and Vietnamese

A printed Leaders Guide to provide background for staff and trainers.

A teaching package for a two part seminar that includes suggested approaches to class presentations as well as activities.

PowerPoint classroom and train the trainer slides.

The MoneyWise program is intend to be use by community-based or non-profit education purposes, however Commercial entities can seek permission to use it from Consumer Action.

To read more about MoneyWise, visit their website at http://www.consumer-action.org/English/library/moneywise/index.php

Directions:
The University Center is across the parking lot from the Business School (Quick Center). To see a campus map visit
http://www.widener.edu/?pageId=1836

To register, visit the PHENND page on Idealist.org. Or call the PHENND Office at 215-573-2379.
Thursday, March 25, 9 AM – 5 PM
http://www.idealist.org/en/events/99527:294/85475:249
or
Friday, March 26, 8 AM – 4 PM
http://www.idealist.org/en/events/99527:294/85480:196