Program Description

The training includes, but is not limited to, instruction and learning activities using hands-on experiences with the equipment and materials appropriate to the program content. Activities provide instruction in the use of manipulative equipment; language development; creative art, music, science, dramatic play, developmentally appropriate practices, brain research, and classroom management. Observation and supervised work experience with young children in community childcare or a community laboratory setting are an integral part of this program. Completion meets the requirements for the Florida Staff Credential.

This registered apprenticeship program is a sequence of two years (3,300 hours) of related classroom instruction and on-the-job training and requires the apprentice to be employed by a participating employer/sponsor and enrolled in a formal program registered and approved by the U.S. Department of Labor and the Florida Department of Education. Credit can be awarded for up to 50% of the program. Apprentices, in addition to employment, are required to participate in structured part-time training-related coursework specifically aligned with the apprenticeship standards approved by the above state and federal agencies.