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Florida Ready to Work is a career readiness training and credentialing program established in 2020 by Chapter 445 Section 06 - 2020 Florida Statutes - The Florida Senate: Florida Ready to Work Certification Program.— (1) There is created the Florida Ready to Work Certification Program to enhance the workplace skills of Floridians to better prepare them for successful employment in specific occupations.
The program provides Florida learners and jobseekers with foundational employability skills required to take the next step toward technical training and industry certifications, apprenticeship, and employment.
Skills training is provided through partnerships with school districts, the workforce system, state colleges, technical centers, adult education, juvenile justice agencies, corrections, employers, and other community-based partners statewide.
Learners who successfully complete the program earn up to three stackable credentials, which are viewed as a common measure of employability skills readiness for most jobs across industry sectors in the state.
Funded by the State of Florida, there is no cost to CareerSource Florida partners.
Florida’s 2030 goal is that by 2030, 60% of its working adults will have postsecondary attainment; and 80% will have employability skills.
The Department of Economic Opportunity and the Department of Education are directed in legislation to oversee the program and establish readiness criteria for implementation.
Florida employers have identified the lack of essential employability skills as a primary barrier to job and economic growth.
The Florida Ready to Work - Soft Skills solution features highly interactive digital training focused on in-demand employability skills. These “soft skills” include conveying professionalism, communicating effectively, teamwork and collaboration, and thinking critically and solving problems.
The online training is self-paced and accessible from any digital device, 24/7. The training can also be integrated as a classroom, lab, or extension activity. Each training module is narrated and includes a pre-test, career-contextualized direct instruction, and a post-test to measure learning gains.
A one-hour, online proctored assessment validates the mastery of skills. Those who pass the assessment earn the Florida Ready to Work - Soft Skills Credential which is issued by the State of Florida and signed by the Governor.
Florida Ready to Work added for 2023-2024, a digital skills literacy solution that targets 5 in-demand foundational tech skills:
The 5 modules are free, online, self-paced digital skills training accessible 24/7 from any computer or tablet.
A one-hour, online proctored assessment validates mastery of skills. Those who pass the assessment earn the Florida Ready to Work - Digital Skills Credential which is issued by the State of Florida and signed by the Governor.
Chapter 445 Section 06 - 2020 Florida Statutes - The Florida Senate
Florida Workforce Needs Study: http://www.flchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Florida-Workforce-2030-Report_FINAL_web.pdf
Florida Workforce 2030: https://www.flchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Florida-Workforce-2030-Report_FINAL_web.pdf
The New Landscape of Digital Literacy (Bergson-Shilcock, May 2020)
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