Employ Florida Banner Centers

Backed by a $500,000 grant from Workforce Florida, Inc., Miami Dade College has launched the Employ Florida Banner Center for Financial Services aimed at expanding training opportunities for people employed or seeking a career in banking, finance and insurance. The Center for Financial Training in South Florida and the University of Tampa are educational partners in this initiative.

The Employ Florida Banner Center for Financial Services at Miami Dade College is developing timely, new curricula, with industry input, for training entry-level and experienced workers in financial services. Short-term, in-demand training is based on industry standards and credentials and encompasses key skills for people employed or seeking employment in depository and non-depository banking, securities and insurance. The Employ Florida Banner Center serves as a statewide resource for financial services companies as well as for other educational institutions wishing to incorporate financial services training into their programs.

The center is developing and/or updating curricula for three financial services courses by this summer. In its first year, the program also seeks to train about 300 people needing entry-level or advanced training. It will help at least 50 training participants interested in working in the financial services industry find jobs. Training is being offered through Miami Dade College and will be made available to other educational institutions, including its partner institutions, and financial services companies. For Employ Florida Banner Center training participants who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in a financial field, the center also is working on agreements with other institutions to help with such a transition. Additionally, the center will create a partnership with at least one Florida high school to assist students interested in pursuing careers in financial services.

Industry representation on the Advisory Council includes executives from Bank United, Continental National Bank, Financial Florida, State Farm Insurance and Wachovia Securities.

Key Program Contact: Trini Callava, Miami Dade College, (305) 237-3190, trini.callava@mdc.edu

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