The Financial Services instructional program prepares students to provide a wide variety of customer services and technical support in investments and securities, financial planning, credit management, insurance, real estate and banking and other financial related areas. Development of leadership skills is integral to the students' success in the program. The Career and Technical Student Organizations, FBLA and DECA students who complete this program will be prepared to participate in teams to solve problems and think critically about managing their personal finances and those of a business organization. In addition, students will possess the academic and foundation occupational skills and knowledge needed to pursue specialized post-secondary studies in finance. Instruction is designed and planned utilizing the state standards for the program. The program is designed and delivered as a coherent sequence of courses utilizing technical instruction, experiential learning, and supervised work-based experience.