Education & Training
The Education & Training Career Cluster offers students educational opportunities, training services, and related learning support with an emphasis on improving public education services. The Education & Training Career Cluster is divided into three pathways: Teaching and Training; Professional Support Services; and Administration and Administrative Support. Hundreds of Education & Training educational opportunities in a variety of trades and programs are offered throughout the state in school districts, community colleges and state universities.
Check out Florida’s Workforce Initiative, Get There for more information on career and technical education in Florida.
Program Planning Resources
- Curriculum Frameworks
- Childcare Certificate Recipient FDOE SSO Database
- Childcare Certificate Recipient FDOE SSO Database Instructions (PDF)
- CPALMS-CTE
Events
Organizations
Career and Technical Student Organizations
- Florida Family, Career & Community Leaders of America (FCCLA)
- Florida Public Service Association (FPSA)
- Florida SkillsUSA
Teacher/Educator Professional Organizations
- Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE)
- American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS)
- Children's Forum
- Council for Professional Recognition (National CDA)
- Division of Early Learning (Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten)
- Florida Association for Career and Technical Education (FACTE)
- Florida Association for the Education of Young Children (FLAEYC)
- Florida Department of Children and Families (Office of Child Care Regulation)
- Florida Future Educators of America (FFEA)
Instructional & Related Resources
- CareerSource Florida – Career and Professional Education (CAPE)
- Children’s FORUM – ECE Training Directory
- Equipment Lists (recommended) - FACS (RTF)
- Florida Department of Children and Families Childcare Training and Credentialing
- Florida National CDA Training Programs (PDF)
- T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood Florida® Scholarship Program
For additional information about this Career Cluster, contact the State Supervisor for Education & Training Education, 850-245-9018.