Finance Cluster
CIMC supports instructors and programs in the Finance career cluster by providing a variety of instructional materials, ranging from career exploration to occupational preparation. Some of our Finance resources are featured below. Many others are available. See the Career Clusters Resource Matrix for a more comprehensive list of products available in your cluster. To learn more, or to order any of these materials, contact our customer service department at 800.654.4502 or by e-mail, or use our online catalog.
Career Clusters Resource Matrix
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The Career Clusters Resource Matrix identifies the skill standards, curriculum, and assessments produced by our divisions (CIMC, MAVCC, and Testing) that can assist you, whether you are looking for occupational duty and task statements, in-depth curriculum content for students and teachers, competency assessments of occupational competencies—or a combination of these. Simply identify the specific pathways within the Finance cluster to locate the resources that meet your needs. Matrices for different Career Clusters can be found on our Instructional Choices page. For more information about Career Clusters, visit CareerTech's Career Clusters website.
Life Skills: Financial Literacy Skills
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Life Skills: Financial Literacy Skills addresses all 14 content areas listed in Oklahoma's recently passed Passport to Financial Literacy legislation. This legislation requires instruction in financial literacy for all students, beginning with those who start 7th grade in the 2008-09 school year.
Unit titles include:
- Managing Money
- Understanding Banking
- Using Credit Wisely
- Understanding Taxes and Insurance
- Understanding Investing and Home Ownership
- Understanding Consumer Fraud and Identity Theft
Financial Literacy Skills covers the following pathways in the Finance career cluster:
- Financial and Investment Planning
We are offering unit 1, "Managing Money," as a free sample to download.
"Managing Money," Student Workbook (PDF file, 3.46 MB)
To learn about other books in our Life Skills series, visit our Life Skills page.
Online Competency Testing
Our Testing division offers online competency tests for several different careers in the Finance cluster.
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Updated 07.21.08