FoolProof WorkPlace
The Challenge
Young consumers who enter the workplace directly without going to college or even graduating from high school face very tough realities:
- Many don't have core financial literacy skills.
- Many begin their first job with impaired credit.
- Both the workers and the workplace are hurt by these realities.
FoolProof WorkPlace tackles these realities. we give you approximately seven hours of video-driven training in both core financial literacy skills and critical thinking. The modules emphasize the particular pitfalls entry-level workers face in the free enterprise system.
A different approach than FoolProof's traditional modular programs:
FoolProof's WorkPlace Skills Initiative integrates membership in a credit union as part of the learning process.
Exclusive to highly custom credit unions: your WorkPlace Skills program can include a special video featuring your credit union.
Target Audience:
School use: The program is designed for use in alternative high schools, career and technical schools, charter schools, and special education classes.
Valuable to SEGS: If your credit union represents SEGS with many entry-level workers, or if your SEGS include community groups or works with under served populations, you will find this program valuable.
FoolProof WorkPlace is designed to work with your SEG’s Employee Orientation Programs:
FoolProof WorkPlace allows a SEG to add a turnkey training section on the importance of financial responsibility to their existing orientation and training programs.
WorkPlace brings flexibility to instructors and students:
- Our modules can be used as part of an instructor’s existing workplace readiness instruction. And instructors can use one or all modules.
- Portions of the programs can be used in a self-directed format that allows students to work through the program on their own.
1) Please watch the intro video:
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2) Preview the "live" intro for students:
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FoolProof's WorkPlace Skills Initiative integrates training in core workplace skills with a detailed, step-by-step credit union plan for financial responsibility, financial literacy, consumerism, and savings.
A comprehensive program:
The FoolProof WorkPlace Program allows credit unions to provide schools and businesses the most comprehensive suite of financial literacy tools available today in the workplace skills arena.
The program includes these elements:
- A complete instructor website.
This dynamic website serves as “Contact Central” for participating credit unions and for instructors.
Instructors will reach this website through a credit union website.
- A special Introductory Module for students.
This video-driven, interactive module introduces the FoolProof team and the FoolProof theme of personal responsibility when it comes to money and life skills.
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- For the instructor: A Program Overview Video.
This video features all elements of the FoolProof WorkPlace Program and offers the instructor suggestions for using various elements.
- Five Financial Literacy Modules.
- The financial literacy modules can be used with entry-level workers as a "standalone" course on financial responsibility.
- These modules address the particular financial problems facing entry-level workers.
- The modules are based on FoolProof's five core financial literacy modules.
- The modules feature unique custom videos and text aimed specifically at the workplace skills student.
- Instructors can use one, or all of the WorkPlace modules.
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The core knowledge presented in FoolProof WorkPlace is based on our FoolProof for High Schools program.
Tough messages: These financial literacy modules, as with all FoolProof programs, don't mince words.
Here's a look at our message about check cashing-services– where many entry-level consumers cash their checks.
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