Career pathways span secondary and postsecondary education, align to employer needs and careers, and provide high-quality education, training, and support services for youth and adults.
In Delaware, career pathways begin in the public education system (K-12) through Career and Technical Education (CTE) pathways offered in charter, comprehensive, and technical school districts. These pathways continue through adult education, occupational training programs, and postsecondary programs that are administered by partnering state agencies, institutions of higher education, and other service providers.
The NAF Academy of Finance (AOF) pathway is a three (3) course Career & Technical Education (CTE) program that engages students with the world of financial services by focusing on banking and credit, financial planning, accounting, and insurance. Students gain career knowledge through a series of work-based learning activities that are conducted in school and outside of the classroom, and a 120-hour paid summer internship. Completion of the program is validated with a NAFTrack Certification, NAF’s student certification assessment system.
AOF courses introduce students to a wide array of careers such as personal financial advisor, tax preparation specialist, accountant, financial analyst, loan officer, account representative, insurance agent, and claims representative.
Fundamentals of Finance (FOA), Principles of Accounting (POA), Financial Services (FS)
NAFTrack Certification
Up to 6 college credits
at Delaware Technical
Community College
Up to 12 college credits
at Wilmington University
Job Shadowing
Mock Interviews
Resume Workshops
Mentorships
Average Salary:
$86,400
Average Salary:
$42,600
Average Salary:
$38,130
Bilingual employees are compensated with a language differential of 5-20% more per hour than the base rate of a monolingual employee
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