The S.C. Department of Consumer Affairs utilizes workshops, speeches, and media presentations to provide consumer education assistance to a wide cross-section of South Carolina. The Department's educational activities continued to focus on a theme of "preventative consumerism" on such subjects as how to avoid frauds and schemes, healthy skepticism, effective consumer practices in handling consumer transactions ranging from automobile repairs to mail order purchases, coping with marketplace practices, and communicating more effectively with businesses in the resolution of complaints and problems arising out of consumer purchases of goods and services.

The Consumer Education Section provides assistance to a wide cross-section of South Carolinians. Educational activities focus on "preventative consumerism", how to avoid frauds and schemes, healty skepticism, effective consumer practices in handling consumer transactions ranging from automobile repairs to mail order purchases, coping with marketplace practices and communicating more effectively with businesses in the resolution of complaints and problems arising out of consumer purchases of goods and services.

Educational programs are directed towards students and teachers K-12 and college levels as well as health institutions, churchs , educational programs, senior citizens groups, etc.

For additional information on consumer education programs contact the Department at (803) 734-4214.

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