This vocational program guide is intended to assist local administrators, regional coordinating councils, teachers, and others throughout Florida in offering a financial records clerk program. The following topics are covered: program content and structure (program description, job titles and descriptions, content, standards for program courses, curriculum framework, and student performance standards); facilities (design criteria; suggested equipment and supplies; suggested audiovisual equipment, supplies, and audiovisual aids, and safety); program implementation (student admission requirements, suggested instructional approach, suggested teaching methods, evaluation criteria, certificate of completion, student learning guide, cooperative training, and student organization participation); professional development (teacher standards and technical updating and professional organizations and support services); and instructional resources. A sample student learning guide is appended. The attached Career Merit Achievement Plan (Career MAP) is designed for use in recording the progress of students enrolled in a financial records training program. (MN)