Recommended Training Tools

Consumer Action's outreach and training staff recommends the following tools, games and activities.

• Living Life Online (FTC resource)
  More and more people are using smartphones and mobile broadband. The Federal Trade Commission's "Living Life Online" has free content and ideas to share with…
• CTIA’s Your Wireless Service
  The Your Wireless Service section of the CTIA website contains resources to help you teach clients and consumers about wireless phone service.
• Avoid ID Theft Training Kit
  The FTC has created an "interactive toolkit" for advocates to plan and host "Protect Your Identity" events. Click…
• Insider Car Report
  This excellent video can be used to explain some of the issues that surround unfair and deceptive car financing practices in California.
• Money Smart adult education program
  The Money Smart computer-based teaching program teaches the 10 modules of the Money Smart curriculum online. It can be used in classes or by…
• Practical Money Skills for Life
  Practical Money Skills for Life is a free, award-winning, teacher-tested and teacher-approved financial education program that is available in English, Spanish and Chinese. The…
• Tackling financial literacy: Financial football
  Developed by Visa and the National Football League, this game is an interactive tool to help high school and college-age students learn about budgeting,…
• Anti-Phishing Phil
  Anti-Phishing Phil is an entertaining and fun way to inform your clients about phishing attacks and how to avoid them. It can be customized…