Florida Adult Education Career Pathways Toolkit

The Center for Occupational Research and Development (CORD), 2012

Toolkit Purpose

This toolkit was developed to help adult educators and other stakeholders understand and design an effective Adult Education Career Pathways (AECP) system. The goal of Florida’s AECP Initiative is to infuse adult education programs with the Career Pathways framework based upon the nationally recognized 16 career cluster model.

Publisher

Florida Department of Education

Intended Audience

Adult educators and other stakeholders developing AECPs in Florida, but can be used by professionals in any State

Career Pathways Target Population

High school dropouts, high school graduates, and holders of GEDs with no further credentials; foreign-born residents, ex-offenders, reentering workers, and employed persons seeking to upgrade their skills

Based On

U.S. Department of Education Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education’s Ten Component Framework for Career Pathways and the Florida AECP Model’s eight areas of focus

Summary of Toolkit Approach

The toolkit is divided into sections covering essential topics:
• Essentials of Career Pathways and Adult Education Career Pathways;
• Partnership Development;
• Model Frameworks;
• Funding for Adult Education Career Pathways;
• Effective Advisory Committees; and
• College and Career Readiness.
Each section has links to multiple resources – forms and worksheets for planning a project – that are available on the toolkit website. The toolkit is available as a web-based product or a printable PDF.

Get the toolkit
Florida Adult Education Career Pathways Toolkit

http://www.cordonline.net/florida/index.html

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