Florida's postsecondary technical system overview.

1. Learning Today, Earning Tomorrow
An Overview of Florida’s
Postsecondary Career and
Technical Education System
Kathleen Taylor
Division of Career and Adult Education
Florida Department of Education
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2. Florida’s Economic Partnership
• Enterprise Florida • Workforce Florida, Inc.
• Regional Economic • Agency for Workforce
Development Councils
Workforce Innovation
Education • Regional Workforce
Boards
Educating for
Employment
Economic Workforce
Development Development
Connecting
Creating Jobs People with
Jobs and
Services
Skilled Workforce
“Talent”
To Grow and Diversify Florida’s
Economy
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3. Career and Technical Education
• Middle school A.S./A.A.S. degrees
• Prepare for occupations requiring less than a 4-year
degree
• Aligned with the 17 national career clusters and
Enterprise Florida’s target industry sectors
“Based on the needs of business and industry”
• Program standards developed by business and
industry
“What an individual needs to know and be able to do”
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4. The Mission of Workforce
Education Programs
Highly Skilled Workforce
“Talent”
Needed to Grow and Diversify Florida’s Economy
Career and
Technical Education Adult Education Apprenticeship
• Middle School – A.S. • Literacy • Highly structured
Degree • GED program that provides
• Preparing for • ESOL technical training in a
occupations specific occupation
• Adult High School
requiring less than a • combination of
4-year degree classroom and on-the-
job training
• industry sponsored
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5. Workforce Education Delivery System
Business/
Industry
Apprenticeship
Programs
Florida College
Public Schools
System
• Career and Technical
• Adult Education
• Apprenticeship
Private Correctional
Institutions Facilities
Community-
Based
Organizations
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6. Delivery Structure Postsecondary
Local Decision
58 Districts All 28 Colleges
Districts Florida Colleges
Operating Funds are provided in Operating Funds are provided in
FUNDING the Workforce Development the Community College Program
Funds and Performance-based Fund appropriations
incentives appropriations
Career Certificate Associate Degrees (A.S./A.A.S.)
PROGRAMS Applied Technology Diploma College Credit Certificates
Continuing Workforce Education Career Certificate
Apprenticeship Applied Technology Diploma
Literacy/Diploma Program Continuing Workforce Education
Apprenticeship
Literacy/Diploma
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7. Statewide District Workforce Education
Headcount, 2011-12
Total: 232,561
Adult General
Education Career
177,559 Certificate
76% 46,710
20%
Applied
Technology
Diploma
1,524
1%
Apprenticeship
6,768
3%
Source: FLDOE data.
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8. Statewide Florida College Workforce
Education Headcount by Program Area
Apprenticeship
Total: 205,606
College Credit 2,792
Certificate 1%
21,340
10% AS/AAS
115,244
Career 56%
Certificate
27,548
14%
Advanced
Adult General Technical
Education Certificate
38,391 291
19% 0%
Source: FLDOE data.
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9. Non-credit Technical Training –
Top 10 Enrollments
District Career Certificates College Career Certificates
Practical Nursing Law Enforcement Officer
Cosmetology Private Security Officer
Early Childhood Education Correctional Officer
Fire Fighter II Cosmetology
Administrative Assistant Fire Fighter II
Automotive Service Technology Practical Nursing
Patient Care Technician School Age Certification
AC, Refrigeration and Heating Early Childhood Education
Nursing Assistant AC, Refrigeration and Heating
Medical Assisting Administrative Assistant
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10. Credit Programs – Top 10 Enrollments (Colleges
only)
Credit Certificates/Applied Technology Associate in Science/Applied Science
Emergency Medical Technician Nursing
Paramedic Business Administration
Business Management Criminal Justice Technology
Medical Information Coder/Biller Paralegal Studies
Business Specialist Early Childhood Education
Accounting Applications Computer Information Administration
Computer Programming Accounting Technology
Office Management Emergency Medical Services
Pre-School Office Administration
CISCO CCNA Certificate Graphics Technology
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11. Adult Education
• Designed to increase literacy skills so individuals
can become employed
• Concerns regarding literary gains and the
transition of adult education students to
postsecondary education
• Adult Education Career Pathways launched in
June 2010
• Goal: To increase the percentage of adult
education students who transition to
postsecondary education and receive a
degree, certificate or industry credential
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12. Adult Education Career Pathway
Example
C EXIT Earn RNP Earn Earn RNP EXIT C
A A
Postsecondary R
R EXIT Earn RN Earn RN EXIT
E Degree E
E (BS, AS, AAS, AA, E
R EXIT Earn LPN CTE Certification) Earn LPN EXIT R
Earn CNA Earn Standard Earn CNA
Earn GED EXIT
EXIT High School L
L Certificate Diploma Certificate
Diploma
A A
D D
Enroll in CTE Enroll in GED Enroll in an Enroll in CTE
D Adult Secondary
D
program CNA Prep course program CNA
E High School E
R R
Applied Academics Applied Academics
(VPI) Adult Basic Education 8.9
(VPI)
Level Math Reading Language ESOL
6.0 – 8.9 6 NRS Levels
Pre-GED CAREER
4.0 – 5.9 PLANNING COURSE
6.0 – 8.9 2.0 – 3.9
(Student Career
Plan)
0.0 – 1.9
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13. Workforce Education is Primarily
Funded By State Resources
$5 million, 1%
$7 million, 2% $20 million, 3%
$25 million, 6%
$37 million, 8% $148 million,
25% Federal Adult Education
Grants
Federal Carl Perkins Grant
$374 million, Student Tuition/Fees
84% $419 million,
71% State Funding Sources
Districts Colleges
(Total = $443 million) (Total = $592 million)
Source: OPPAGA analysis of Department of Education data.
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14. Program Results
Average Annual
Program Completion Rate Placement Rate
Earnings
Career Certificate (non credit) 53% 76% $32,733
A.S./A.A.S./Credit Certificates 48% 86% $44,120
GED 36% 48%* $24,576
Adult High School not available 51%* $19,844
*Employment placement only; does not include postsecondary placement
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15. Average Annualized Earnings for 2009-10
Completers with Full-Time Employment in
Fall 2010
$50,000 $46,604
$45,000 $41,732
$40,000 $37,984 $37,184
$35,000 $31,468
$30,000
$25,000
$20,000
$15,000
$10,000
$5,000
$-
District College College College AS College AAS
Career Career Credit Degree Degree
Certificate Certificate Certificate
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16. Full-time Average Initial Earnings of 2009-10
Postsecondary CTE Completers
Annualized Number of Average Value Added Cumulative Value
Initial Completers in Salary for of Added
Earnings Cohort High School Credential
Graduates
Standard High School
$20,924 118,679 $20,924 - -
Diploma
District
$31,468 24,540 $20,924 $10,544 $258,749,760
Postsecondary CTE
FCS Postsecondary
$37,984 9,644 $20,924 $17,060 $164,526,640
Adult Vocational
FCS Credit Certificate
$37,184 7,703 $20,924 $16,260 $125,250,780
FCS Associate in
$46,604 9,496 $20,924 $25,680 $243,857,280
Science
FCS Associate in
$41,732 2,255 $20,924 $20,808 $46,922,040
Applied Science
Total Return $839,306,500
Source: Analysis of FETPIP Data
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18. Basic Skills
Basic Skills Level N/A Mathematics: 9
Language: 9
Reading: 9
Basic Skills
In PSAV programs offered for 450 hours or more, in accordance with Rule 6A-
10.040, F.A.C., the minimum basic skills grade levels required for postsecondary
adult career and technical students to complete this program are: Mathematics
9, Language 9, and Reading 9. These grade level numbers correspond to a grade
equivalent score obtained on a state designated basic skills examination.
Exemptions are listed in Statutes included in the framework

19. Contact Information
Kathleen Taylor
Division of Career and Adult Education
(850) 245-9062
Kathleen.taylor@fldoe.org