VOLUSIA COUNTY SCHOOLS Career

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VOLUSIA COUNTY SCHOOLSCareer Technical
Education
Purpose, Implementation, and Design
Linking Learning to Life
Kristin B. Pierce, CTE Specialist
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Florida Ready to WorkProgram Purpose

• Connects Employers, Students/Jobseekers,
  Workforce Development, And Education Partners In
  Building The Skilled Workforce Necessary To
  Attract High-Wage Jobs And Grow Floridas Economy.

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Florida Ready to WorkProgram Overview

• New job skills testing and credentialing program
• Sponsored and funded by the State of Florida
• Measures student/jobseeker abilities in three key
  skill areas
• 1. Applied Math Workplace math ie
  calculating percentage discounts and markups
• 2. Reading for Information Using memos,
  letters, directions, signs, notices, bulletins,
  policies and regulations
• 3. Locating Information Working with charts,
  graphs, tables, forms, flowcharts, diagrams,
  floor plans, maps and instrument gauges

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Florida Ready to WorkProgram Overview

• Florida Ready to Work is a voluntary credential
  program
• Complements other degrees, credentials,
  certifications and tests
• Research shows basis for 85 percent of all jobs
  today
• Online tutorials aligned with assessments
• Available to any student or resident of state of
  Florida
• No cost FREE!

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Students/JobseekersProgram Benefits

• Paves the way to better-paying, more-rewarding
  jobs
• Identifies available careers and skills needed to
  get the job
• Pinpoints skill gaps
• Training to improve job skills
• Provides a standard credential, proof of required
  skills and ability to succeed on the job
• Competitive edge

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Education/Workforce PartnersProgram Benefits

• Helps educators and workforce development
  partners better prepare todays
  students/jobseekers for work
• Identifies gaps between student/jobseeker skills
  and employer needs
• Tool to align training with job skills employers
  need
• Tool for counseling students/jobseekers about
  career goals

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RTW CredentialAward Levels
Ready for 30 of jobs Ready for 65 of
jobs Ready for 90 of jobs
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RTW CredentialCertificate
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RTW Credential Process

• Sign up at a participating testing center
• Take online pre-test
• Use online, self-paced tutorial training
• Take proctored tests
• Earn a minimum of 3 on each test
• Receive Florida Ready to Work credential

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RTW Credential Funding

• Program is funded by the State of Florida
• No cost to students/jobseekers or employers
• Online tutorial is free, tests are free,
  credential is free
• Department of Education funding to help offset
  testing center implementation costs

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RTW Credential Stipends

• 5 per test (15 for all three required tests),
  per student/jobseeker
• Schools, workforce boards and other non-employers
  eligible
• Student/jobseeker must complete required pre-test
  and score a minimum of 3 or successfully complete
  the online training before taking the
  corresponding proctored test
• May re-take one time, maximum 30 paid per
  student/jobseeker
• Contingent upon available funds
• Administered by the Florida Association of
  District School Superintendents

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New Website www.floridareadytowork.co
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www.myfloridareadytowork.com
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VOLUSIA/CTEOBJECTIVE

• To provide Volusia students with the Florida
  Ready to Work (RTW) credential demonstrating to
  employers that they possess the skills needed to
  succeed in the workplace.

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BENEFITS

• Ensures that students have the competencies
  necessary to succeed in the marketplace.
• Measures workplace readiness and occupational
  skills providing a direct tie to identified CTE
  course frameworks.
• Provides students with targeted instruction and
  coursework to improve areas in need of
  strengthening.
• Provides BOTH a Florida Ready to Work credential
  and industry certification for select CTE
  programs.

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TARGET

• CTE - Diversified Career Technology (DCT)
• CTE - Alternative Education/OJT Programs
• CTE - Cooperative Education/OJT
• CTE - Career Academy Internship Programs
• Juniors/Seniors Entering the Workforce

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JUSTIFICATION

• The purpose of DCT, OJT, and internship programs
  is to provide students with occupational skills
  through employment

related instruction and paid, on-the-job
training supervised by an employer and a
teacher/coordinator.
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JUSTIFICATION

• DCT, OJT, and internship programs are work
  readiness programs!
• Thus, implementing the Florida Ready to Work
  credential is appropriate for program and course
  goals.

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ASSESSMENT SITES

• 9 High Schools
• DJJ
• Storefront East
• Storefront West
• Career Connection Coach (Bus)
• The Coach is a mobile assessment
• lab complete with satellite internet
• connectivity and 14 computer
• Stations.

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SKILL DEVELOPMENT TESTINGDCT, OJT
Internship Programs

• Instructors provide students with targeted
  instruction through the identified CTE program
  frameworks and skill development using the
  self-paced, online WIN program.
• ACT WorkKeys Assessment occurs at the end of the
  1st and 2nd semesters at each assessment site.

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SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND TESTINGJuniors Seniors

• Skill development for juniors and seniors NOT
  enrolled in the target CTE programs will occur
  through the school-based Career Connection
  Facilitator (students identified through
  guidance).
• The Career Connection Coach will be utilized to
  test identified juniors and seniors during the
  months of December, February, and March.

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IMPLEMENTATIONYear Potential Student Numbers
Estimated
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IMPLEMENTATIONTimeline 06 - 07
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IMPLEMENTATIONTimeline 07 - 08
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PARTNERSHIPS

• Workforce Development Board of Volusia and
  Flagler Counties
• Local Business
• Graduating seniors will be directed to
• To the One-Stop Centers for skill development and
  additional testing
• To contacts in the business community for jobs.

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COMMON LANGUAGE
Future Workforce
Business Education
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For More Information

• 1-866-429-2334 (toll free)
• readytowork_at_fldoe.org
• www.floridareadytowork.com
• Ellen Zuniga
• Coordinator, Florida Ready to Work
• Department of Education
• ellen.zuniga_at_fldoe.org
• 850-245-9063

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QUESTIONS?
Kristin B. Pierce, CTE Specialist Volusia County
Schools 386-255-6475 x60180 kcbowle1_at_volusia.k12.f
l.us www.career-connection.org