Programs of Study and Support Services Guide. Workforce Development Education.

Overview & Synopsis

This document was developed to assist local school systems in North Carolina in planning effective and comprehensive workforce development education programs. It contains information about planning, required resources, instructional guidelines, and program area offerings. The guide is organized in three parts. Part I provides a program description for workforce development education programs. Subparts include information related to planning, resources, and guidelines for organizing and managing work-based learning. Part II highlights specific planning information for each workforce program area: middle grades workforce development education, agricultural education, business education, career development, family and consumer sciences education, health occupations education, marketing education, technology education, and trade and industrial education. The information, 6 to 10 pages in length, contain: a program description; design; major program areas; program uniqueness; course offerings from grades 7-12; individual course descriptions (including recommended enrollment and size and hours of instruction); local course options, and an address for more information. Included with the section on career development is a description of industry-education coordination. Part III describes services for special populations. The section includes the following: program description, objectives, description of eligible target groups, definitions of disabling conditions, service delivery strategies, and enrollment guidelines. Three appendixes contain the following: information on vocational student organizations; the needed form for modification requests for work force development education courses; and the North Carolina Minimum State Graduation and Postsecondary Education Requirements. (KC)