Glossary of Terms
Overview
College credit earned by students while in high school. Some examples of ways to earn
accelerated credit are: Advanced Placement (AP), Cambridge Advanced International
Certificate Education (AICE), Career Pathways Credit by Exam or by Industry Certification,
International Baccalaureate (IB), High School Dual Enrollment.
Links a secondary CTE program to a corresponding CTE program at the college
level. A local agreement between a state college and a school district determines
how secondary students can earn college credit in a postsecondary CTE program.
Secondary to postsecondary statewide articulation agreements are based on industry
certifications. Any Florida student or community member with an industry certification
on the "Gold Standard Career Pathways Articulation Agreements of Industry Certifications"(Opens in new window) list is guaranteed college credit at Florida state colleges offering the specified
articulated programs.
A high school career academy is a school-within-a-school that offers academic
programs organized around broad career themes. A career academy includes at least
one and possibly more CTE programs. Academies integrate classroom instruction with
work-based learning to equip students with skills for both workforce entry and postsecondary
education. Students in career academies are prepared for industry certification tests
and may also earn accelerated credit.
Career and Technical Education fldoe.org/academics/career-adult-edu/career-tech-edu/(Opens in new window) is the 21 century name for vocational education. Since skills and industries are
constantly evolving due to new technology and the demands of the economy, in the last
fifty years vocational education/CTE has also evolved and broadened its scope. CTE
provides educational programs that prepare individuals for occupations important to
Florida's economic development. These programs are organized into 17 different career
clusters and are geared toward middle school, high school, district technical school,
and Florida College System students throughout the state. With the help of partners
in education, business and industry, and trade associations, who review the curriculum
on a three-year cycle, each program includes the academic and technical skills required
to be successful in today's economy.
A sequence of CTE courses either at the secondary or post-secondary level and
described in the Florida Department of Education Curriculum Frameworks. fldoe.org/academics/career-adult-edu/career-tech-edu/curriculum-frameworks/2018-19-frameworks(Opens in new window) CTE programs are organized into Career Clusters. The same secondary CTE program can
exist at several high schools in one school district and can operate separately from
a Career Academy. Post-secondary CTE programs lead to Certificates, A.A.S. and A.S.
degrees.
A way of organizing groups of closely related careers as identified by industry
and education leaders and other stakeholders. Career Clusters identify a common core
of knowledge and skills, both academic and technical, for a broad set of careers allowing
all learners to pursue a wide range of career opportunities from entry level through
management and professional levels. Florida lists careers under 17 Career Clusters. fldoe.org/academics/career-adult-edu/career-tech-edu/curriculum-frameworks/2018-19-frameworks(Opens in new window) geared toward middle school, high school, district technical school, and Florida
College System students throughout the state.
Career Pathways programs of study provide education and training organized as
a series of manageable and linked steps, from the secondary level onwards, leading
to successively higher credentials and employment opportunities in growing occupations.
Each step is designed to prepare individuals for the next level of employment or education
and provide a credential with labor market value. Career Pathways programs of study
are documented on a Program of Study template.
A college-level assessment whereby students in secondary CTE programs may qualify
for college credit in an articulated post-secondary program. Depending on the CTE
program, the assessment may be a written exam, multiple choice exam, portfolio, 5-day
summer course or assessment of the complete high school program. Some assessments
may also require the student to pass an industry certification. Career Pathways Assessments
are administered by Career Pathways and Santa Fe College CTE programs and proctored
by SF faculty.
A Florida student who has earned at least three credits in a single career and
technical education program.
A Florida student who has earned one or more credits in any CTE program.
A document that includes the state-approved elements - course title, course
description, specifications, and standards that define the content - that make up
a specific course within a CTE program. These may be found in the CTE Curriculum Frameworks.
fldoe.org/academics/career-adult-edu/career-tech-edu/curriculum-frameworks/2018-19-frameworks(Opens in new window)
The Florida CTE Curriculum Frameworks fldoe.org/academics/career-adult-edu/career-tech-edu/curriculum-frameworks/2018-19-frameworks outline educational programs that prepare individuals for occupations important to
Florida's economic development. Each program is aligned to a career cluster and is
detailed in the curriculum frameworks. With partners from education, business and
industry, and trade associations, the curriculum frameworks include program standards
that are both academically integrated and responsive to business and industry.
Standards-based assessment of students' achievement of knowledge and skills
at the end of a high school course. EOC's are administered by the school district.
A voluntary process through which students are assessed by an independent, third-party
certifying entity using predetermined standards for knowledge, skills, and competencies,
resulting in the award of a credential that is nationally recognized and must be at
least one of the following:
- Within an industry that addresses a critical local or statewide economic need;
- Linked to an occupation that is included in the workforce system's targeted occupation list; or
- Linked to an occupation that is identified as emerging.
A course that is part of an A.S. or A.A.S. degree that does not transfer to
a state 4-year college. An occupational course can be part of a Bachelor's degree
at SF.
A course that is part of an A.A. or A.S. degree and can transfer to a 4-year
college or university.
An articulated sequence of rigorous, secondary and postsecondary CTE and academic
courses which addresses an area of local economic need. The sequence must lead to
an industry-recognized credential or technical certification, or an associates or
baccalaureate degree at an accredited postsecondary institution.
A Program of Study template is the document used to describe the specific high
school and postsecondary courses that lead to a college degree program, certification/credential
and correlating careers in a career pathway.