Investing in Florida's Economy. Florida's School-to-Work Continuum. Second Edition [microform]
This booklet describes programs designed to offer a comprehensive system to improve Florida's work force. Through these programs, students and workers in Florida are prepared to enter the labor force, attend technical training programs, enroll in other postsecondary programs, or upgrade their s...
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| Format: | Microfilm Book |
| Language: | English |
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1992.
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| Summary: | This booklet describes programs designed to offer a comprehensive system to improve Florida's work force. Through these programs, students and workers in Florida are prepared to enter the labor force, attend technical training programs, enroll in other postsecondary programs, or upgrade their skills on the job. The following are discussed: the Florida job market and projected demand occupations, the economic value of education, Blueprint 2000, the foundation for preparing students to enter the work force and continue their education, core vocational programs, Florida's gold seal endorsement and scholarship program, the tech prep curriculum, centers of emphasis (agricultural, automotive, electronic, and health occupations education), apprenticeships programs, the LEE program (Linking Education and Employment), workplace education programs, General Educational Development programs and the school-to-work transition, Florida's school-to-work continuum, and initiatives and expansions for the future. Contains 18 references. (KC) |
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| Item Description: | Availability: Bureau of Career Development and Program Improvement, Division of Vocational, Adult, and Community Education, Florida Department of Education, Florida Education Center, Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400 (order number AD 438 BK 92). ERIC Document Number: ED361509. |
| Physical Description: | 45 pages. |
| Reproduction Note: | Microfiche. |
| Action Note: | committed to retain |