Family and Consumer Sciences Careers Start Here

Family and Consumer Sciences education equips students with the essential knowledge and skills they need to succeed in everyday life, higher education, and careers. Aligned to standards and current industry expectations, these resources support instruction in nutrition and foods, financial literacy, human development, apparel and textiles, housing and interior design, and career exploration, helping students develop practical skills for lifelong success.

Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) Programs

Child Development
Child Development
    • Comprehensive FCS
    Comprehensive FCS
    • Counseling
    Counseling
    • Culinary Arts
    Culinary Arts
    • Fashion Design
    Fashion Design
    • Fashion Marketing
    Fashion Marketing
    • Food Science
    Food Science
    • Foods
    Foods
    • Hospitality
    Hospitality
    • Human Development
    Human Development
    • Introduction to Human Services
    Introduction to Human Services
    • Introduction to Teaching
    Introduction to Teaching
    • Middle School FCS
    Middle School FCS
    • Nutrition
    Nutrition
    • Parenting
    Parenting
    • Relationships
    Relationships
    • Soft Skills
    Soft Skills

    • Classroom to Career:

    Everything You Need Is Right Here

    Student and Teacher Resources

    Student and Teacher Resources

    Use tools that empower educators and help students build mastery
    Hands-On Learning

    Hands-On
    Learning

    Learn, practice, and apply new skills that elevate success
    Certification Preparation

    Certification Preparation

    Build a foundation of knowledge and prepare for certification exams
    Assessment of Skills

    Assessment of Skills

    Assign, edit, and customize; autograde within your LMS
    Careers and Upskilling

    Careers and Upskilling

    Prepare learners for the workforce and accelerate career advancement

    Backed by the Industry's Best

    G-W creates instructional materials that actively support Career and Technical Student Organizations (CTSOs) and the outstanding teachers, supervisors, and chapter advisors that lead these organizations. In addition, G-W correlates its titles to certification standards, building a foundation of knowledge while preparing students for certification exams and, ultimately, for college and career.

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    SkillsUSA
    FCCLA
    ACF

    Move from the Classroom to FCS Career with G-W


    QuoteWorking with Young Children is well organized, easy to read for the average high school student; charts and pictures add information and make it visually appealing.Quote

    - Lisa Embrey, Virginia Beach, VA, Technical and Career Education Center
    QuoteThere is a lot of information about cultures, careers, and recipes… These are helping to help students bridge knowledge and information learned in other classes.Quote

    - Dylan Hinkle, Clark County School District, Las Vegas, NV about Adventures in Food and Nutrition

    Take FCS from Here to Career!

    Check out the growing fields and earnings outlook for Family and Consumer Sciences pathways.


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