AOF Introduction to Financial Services

Students learn about the career options available in the financial services industry and develop professional, transferable skills required for successful integration into the 21st-century workplace. Students create electronic portfolios, develop career plans, explore career clusters, identify short- and long-term goals, develop interpersonal skills, apply the decision making process and demonstrate time management, technology, teamwork and communication skills. Students learn about both the nature of the careers found in a particular sector and the scope of such careers as banking, management, finance, hospitality, insurance and real estate. Students work in the Commonwealth One Federal Credit Union.