Description
This registered apprenticeship program is a sequence of five years (10000 hours) of training and requires the apprentice to be employed by a participating employer/sponsor and enrolled in a formal program registered and approved by the US Department of Labor and the Florida Department of Education. 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.
Industry Certification/Licensure
Upon successful completion of this program students will earn
Child Development Specialist Certificate and the Florida Staff Credential
Articulation
The State Board of Education has approved statewide articulation agreements to provide credit for successful completion of industry certification through the Gold Standard program.
Nine (9) credit hours toward the Early Childhood Education AA degree
Upon successful completion of this program, students enrolling in an AS degree program are eligible to be awarded articulated credits at: Valencia College:
Early Childhood Education AA degree Up to 9 credits