Miami Lakes Educational Center - Miami-Dade County Public Schools

THE CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION / COLLEGE CONNECTIONStudents completing specific Career Technical Education (CTE) programs can earn post-secondary hoursand/or scholarships to enable them to complete post-secondary training. The following options explain howstudents may maximize their high school CTE course work. For additional information students shouldcontact their program instructor or counselor.Articulation Agreements = Post-secondary CreditFor CTE CoursesStudents completing CTE training courses in the high school may earn credits toward completion of CTEtraining programs at area technical centers (Miami Lakes Educational Center, Robert Morgan EducationalCenter, and Lindsey Hopkins Technical Education Center). Students completing CTE training programs atarea technical centers may earn credits toward an Associate of Science degree at Miami-Dade College.Specifically negotiated agreements between the college and M-DCPS award student’s college credit forCTE program work successfully completed in high school.CAREER PATHWAYSCareer Pathway is an exciting and challenging educational initiative that allows students to obtain asequential program of study which leads to a post-secondary career. Career Pathway students typicallyselect general programs of study; show interest in career technical fields; transition on to a two-yearcertificate program; or pursue an associate or baccalaureate degree. The Career Pathway program ofstudy provides students with skills and knowledge through a variety of curriculum choices and collegecredits. Students should check with their counselors for information and approval of Career Pathwaycourses. After graduation from high school, students can continue their career-focused education at thecommunity college or post-secondary institutions and earn a two-year Associate degree or a two-yearcertificate. Post-secondary credits are granted through articulation agreements which may contain a dualenrollmentcomponent.INDUSTRY CERTIFICATIONSince its inception in 2000-01, MLEC’s students have been able to earn a college ready/standardhigh school diploma, as well as earn an Occupational Certification Point (OCP) certificate(s) after masteryof their Career & Technical Education (CTE) competencies at different grade levels.Enacted in 2007, The Florida Career & Professional Education Act (CAPE) authorizes IndustryCertified Exams (ICEs) for high school students enrolled in CTE to earn industry certification in specificcareers. Industry certifications cover the same licensing standards that were previously offered inpostsecondary institutions, private industries, and proprietary corporations but are now available to qualifiedhigh school students enrolled in registered career and professional academies. Students at MLEC qualifyto earn ICEs and will be given the opportunity to do so beginning with the 2009-2010 school year andsubsequent years thereafter. See each individual Academy listing in the pages that follow for specificCareer Pathways that will offer ICEs.- 15 -