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Employ Florida Banner Centers |
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The Employ Florida Banner Center for Career Academies has a mission that’s slightly different from, albeit complementary of, the work of the state’s other Banner Centers. While most target specific high-value state industries that help to diversify the state’s economy, the Banner Center for Career Academies’ focus isn’t tied to a particular sector. Instead, the Banner Center supports talent pipeline development for multiple industries designed to drive regional economies by offering expertise to school districts and the targeted industry sector Banner Centers, creating linkages for rigorous and relevant secondary school career academies throughout the state. It does so by providing technical support to school districts throughout the state wanting to start new career academies or overhaul existing programs; developing standards and accountability measures for career education programs; and researching and highlighting best practices in career education that serve to help Florida maintain and improve its globally competitive workforce. Started in April of 2007, the Banner Center for Secondary Career Academies’ work became even more important following the passage of the Career and Professional Education (CAPE) Act. The Banner Center, which has its origins in the Okaloosa County School District and the district’s CHOICE Institutes, is administered by Florida State University. Since its start, Banner Center leaders have traveled the state offering how-to advice on improving technical education programs and connecting them to industry-relevant skills and credentials such as the professional certifications valued by businesses. The center also serves as a resource for state policymakers. Its work—to ensure that education, industry, workforce and economic development partners, in every community, are working together to create new, meaningful opportunities to prepare students for the high-skill, high-wage jobs—is shaped by a statewide advisory council. Members of the council include leaders from the 10 other industry-specific Banner Centers, Enterprise Florida, regional workforce boards, regional economic development organizations, the Florida Department Education, Workforce Florida and the Florida Chamber of Commerce as well as executive leadership and career academy representatives from Okaloosa, St. Johns and St. Lucie Counties, among others. For additional information, click here. |
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