2019 – 2020
Florida Department of Education
Curriculum Framework 

Course Title:		Business Cooperative Education - OJT
Course Type:		Career Preparatory
Career Cluster:	Business Management and Administration

Secondary – Cooperative Education - OJT	
Course Number	8200410	
CIP Number	05079999CP	
Grade Level	9-12	
Standard Length	Multiple credits	
Teacher Certification	Refer to the Course Structure section.	
CTSO	FBLA
BPA	
CTE Program Resources 	http://www.fldoe.org/academics/career-adult-edu/career-tech-edu/program-resources.stml	

Purpose 

This program offers a sequence of courses that provides coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers in the Business Management and Administration cluster; provides technical skill proficiency, and includes competency-based applied learning that contributes to the academic knowledge, higher-order reasoning and problem-solving skills, work attitudes, general employability skills, technical skills, and occupation-specific skills, and knowledge of all aspects of the Business Management and Administration cluster.

Each student job placement must be related to the job preparatory program in which the student is enrolled or has completed.

The purpose of this course is to provide the on-the-job training component when the cooperative method of instruction is appropriate.  Whenever the cooperative method is offered, the following is required for each student:  a training agreement; a training plan signed by the student, teacher and employer, including instructional objectives; a list of on-the-job and in-school learning experiences; a workstation which reflects equipment, skills and tasks which are relevant to the occupation which the student has chosen as a career goal; and a site supervisor with a working knowledge of the selected occupation.  The workstation may be in an industry setting or in a virtual learning environment.  The student must be compensated for work performed.

The teacher/coordinator must meet with the site supervisor a minimum of once during each grading period for the purpose of evaluating the student's progress in attaining the competencies listed in the training plan.

Business Cooperative Education - OJT may be taken by a student for one or more semesters.  A student may earn multiple credits in this course.  The specific student performance standards which the student must achieve to earn credit are specified in the Cooperative Education - OJT Training Plan.  

Course Structure

To teach the course listed below, instructors must hold at least one of the teacher certifications indicated for that course.

The following table illustrates the secondary course structure:

Course Number	Course Title	Teacher Certification	Length	Level	Graduation Requirement	
8200410	Business Cooperative Education - OJT	ANY BUSINESS ED G
ANY BUSINESS ED w/TC COOP ED @7
BUS ED 1 @2
TC COOP ED @7
VOE @7	Multiple credits	2		
(Graduation Requirement Abbreviations- EQ= Equally Rigorous Science, PA= Practical Arts, EC= Economics)

Additional Information relevant to this Career and Technical Education (CTE) program is provided at the end of this document.

Common Career Technical Core – Career Ready Practices

Career Ready Practices describe the career-ready skills that educators should seek to develop in their students.  These practices are not exclusive to a Career Pathway, program of study, discipline or level of education.  Career Ready Practices should be taught and reinforced in all career exploration and preparation programs with increasingly higher levels of complexity and expectation as a student advances through a program of study. 

1. Act as a responsible and contributing citizen and employee. 

2. Apply appropriate academic and technical skills. 

3. Attend to personal health and financial well-being. 

4. Communicate clearly, effectively and with reason. 

5. Consider the environmental, social and economic impacts of decisions. 

6. Demonstrate creativity and innovation. 

7. Employ valid and reliable research strategies. 

8. Utilize critical thinking to make sense of problems and persevere in solving them. 

9. Model integrity, ethical leadership and effective management. 

10. Plan education and career path aligned to personal goals. 

11. Use technology to enhance productivity. 

12. Work productively in teams while using cultural/global competence. 

Standards

After successfully completing this program, the student will be able to perform the following:

01.0	Perform designated job skills.
02.0	Demonstrate work ethics.

2019 – 2020
Florida Department of Education
Student Performance Standards

Program Title:	Business Cooperative Education - OJT
Secondary Number:	8200410

Standards and Benchmarks 	
01.0	Perform designated job skills – the student will be able to:	
01.01	Perform tasks as outlined in the training plan.	
01.02	Demonstrate job performance skills.	
01.03	Demonstrate safety procedures on the job.	
01.04	Maintain appropriate records.	
01.05	Attain an acceptable level of productivity.	
01.06	Demonstrate appropriate dress and grooming habits.	
02.0	Demonstrate work ethics – the student will be able to:	
02.01	Follow directions.	
02.02	Demonstrate good human relations skills on the job.	
02.03	Demonstrate good work habits.	
02.04	Demonstrate acceptable business ethics.	

Additional Information

Special Notes

The Cooperative Education Manual is available on-line and has guidelines for students, teachers, employers, parents and other administrators and sample training agreements.  It can be accessed on the DOE Website at http://www.fldoe.org/core/fileparse.php/3/urlt/steps-manual.pdf. 

The occupational standards and benchmarks outlined in this secondary course correlate to the standards and benchmarks of the postsecondary course with the same Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) number.

MyCareerShines is an interactive resource to assist students in identifying their ideal career and to enhance preparation for employment. Teachers are encouraged to integrate this resource into the program curriculum to meet the employability goals for each student.  Access MyCareerShines by visiting: www.mycareershines.org.

Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO)

Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), Business Professionals of America (BPA) are the intercurricular career and technical student organizations providing leadership training and reinforcing specific career and technical skills.  Career and Technical Student Organizations provide activities for students as an integral part of the instruction offered.  

Accommodations

Federal and state legislation requires the provision of accommodations for students with disabilities as identified on the secondary student’s Individual Educational Plan (IEP) or 504 plan or postsecondary student’s accommodations’ plan to meet individual needs and ensure equal access.  Accommodations change the way the student is instructed. Students with disabilities may need accommodations in such areas as instructional methods and materials, assignments and assessments, time demands and schedules, learning environment, assistive technology and special communication systems. Documentation of the accommodations requested and provided should be maintained in a confidential file.

Note: postsecondary curriculum and regulated secondary programs cannot be modified.

Some secondary students with disabilities may need additional time (beyond the regular school year) to master the student performance standards associated with a regular Occupational Completion Point (OCP) or a Modified Occupational Completion Point (MOCP). If needed, a student may enroll in the same career and technical course more than once. Documentation should be included in the IEP that clearly indicates that it is anticipated that the student may need an additional year to complete an OCP/MOCP. The student should work on different competencies and new applications of competencies each year toward completion of the OCP/MOCP. After achieving the competencies identified for the year, the student earns credit for the course. It is important to ensure that credits earned by students are reported accurately. The district’s information system must be designed to accept multiple credits for the same course number for eligible students.

Additional Resources

For additional information regarding articulation agreements, Bright Futures Scholarships, Fine Arts/Practical Arts Credit and Equivalent Mathematics and Equally Rigorous Science Courses please refer to:
http://www.fldoe.org/academics/career-adult-edu/career-tech-edu/program-resources.stml.