"Finance Your Future" Job Training Conference Set for September 25
Published: Sep. 9, 2009
URBANA - With the Illinois unemployment rate at 10.3 percent, professionals who help counsel and retrain job seekers for a changing workplace will soon have an opportunity to upgrade their skills at a one-day training conference sponsored by the University of Illinois Center for Economic and Financial Education.
The conference, "Financing Your Future: Taking Charge of Your Career," will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. September 25 at the McLean County Extension Office in Bloomington.
The interactive training will focus on ways to effectively teach youth and limited resource audiences to take charge of their career in today's job market. For more information, visit http://financialed.ace.uiuc.edu/calendar/event_09_25_09.html .
According to center director Angela Lyons, the workshop will be particularly valuable for:
? K-12 teachers specializing in economics, business, math, consumer economics, consumer and family economics, social studies, history, and reading
? Counselors and educators specializing in career/life skills who have students/clients in need of financial literacy training
? Financial education providers working with youth or limited resource audiences through nonprofit organizations, community groups, and government agencies
"Guest speakers from the financial industry, state agencies, and local businesses will discuss key employment issues facing job seekers. The conference will teach professionals ways to help people who are attempting to retool, develop new career skills, and earn additional income," said Lyons, also a U of I associate professor of agricultural and consumer economics.
Sessions will include:
? Finding Your Calling: Career Planning and Life Skills
? Building Your Career: The Ultimate in Career Roadmapping
? Landing Your Dream Job: Smart Strategies for Competing in Today's Job Market
? The Changing Employment Scene: Gearing Up for New Opportunities
? A Financial Checkup: Preparing Financially for Employment Transitions
All participants will receive free the "Financing Your Future" DVD curriculum, which includes five videos with complementary lesson plans to help students and clients develop the skills they will need to establish successful career plans and secure their financial futures, she said.
Participants will also receive "A Job for Me," a U of I Extension curriculum designed for students and adults who are seeking employment for the first time or are re-entering the job market. These free materials are a $250 value, she added.
Registration for the workshop, to be held at the McLean County Extension Office, 402 N. Hershey Road, Bloomington, is required by Friday, September 18. A refundable registration fee of $25 will guarantee your seat. Please send a $25 check made payable to the University of Illinois--the check will not be cashed if you attend. It will be returned at the conference. A detailed agenda will be sent to registrants before the conference. Lunch and refreshments will be provided.
Space is limited to 50 participants so register today by contacting Marla Wilkins, (217) 347-5126, mswilkin@illinois.edu . For more information, visit http://financialed.ace.uiuc.edu or contact Angela Lyons, (217) 244-2612, anglyons@illinois.edu .
The conference is made possible by the Council for Economic Education in partnership with U of I Extension, COUNTRY® Financial, and through funding from the U.S. Department of Education Office of Innovation and Improvement.
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