Awards, Recognition, Best Practices & Resources |
AWARDS
Career Council
Youth Development Council
- Liberty Wilderness Crossroads Camp (LWCC) Career
Development Model (pdf, 1.21MB)
- Florida Next is
a dynamic, interactive website that is a companion to the
highly regarded publication distributed each year to high
school students throughout Florida. Both the magazine and
the website provide students with essential tools for evaluating
their higher education options after high school -- from
community colleges and universities to trade and technical
school.
- Florida eChoices is
the career exploration and information system from Bridges.com
for the state of Florida.
- Seeing
Beyond High School is an on-line program for teens
to help them prepare for the future world of work.
- Strenthening
Youth Partnerships in Florida (pdf)- This report summarizes
the two-day meeting on July 31 and August 1 when more than
two-dozen representatives from state agencies, nonprofit
organizations, the business community, and educational
institutions shared their perspectives and concerns about
youth development in Florida.
- Strenthening
Youth Partnerships in Florida (pdf)- Handout (pdf)
and second Report for meeting held December 16 and 17,
2003.
- Strengthening
Youth Partnerships Statewide Meeting (pdf, 72K)- This report
summarizes the meeting held July 15-16, 2004.
- Employment
and Training Administration's New Strategic Vision for
the Delivery of Youth Services Under the Workforce
Investment Act
(WIA)
- Best Practice (pdf)
Developed by First Coast Workforce Development, Region #8
in Florida
- Best Practice (pdf)
Developed by Workforce Development Board of Treasure Coast,
Region
#20 in Florida
- Best Practice Developed by Polk County Workforce Development
Board, Region #17 in Florida
- The research-based Florida
Works Career Building Program was
developed with extensive input from Florida businesses
through a grant from the Florida Department of Education,
Division of Workforce Development. There is no cost for Florida
Works materials which can be downloaded from this site.
- PEPNet identifies
and promotes effective practices that have demonstrated success
in youth employment and development programs.
- Best Practices for First Time Employment --
this study was conducted between October 2001 and June 2002
by
Dr. Chris Pierce and the Haas Center of the University of
West
Florida.
- The Forum
for Youth Investment provides information to assist
states develop more aligned and better coordinated youth
policies.
- The Welfare
Information Network is a comprehensive clearinghouse
for information and technical assistance resources to support
decision-making that produces and sustains good results
for children, families, and communities. Be sure
to view the youth link that provides a wealth of information
from mentoring programs to graduation strategies.
- America’s CareerInfoNet -- One of many Internet
links with useful career tools that are very user friendly!
- The
Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF)
administers the major Federal programs that support: social
services that promote the positive growth and development
of children and youth and their families; protective services
and shelter for children and youth in at-risk situations;
child care for working families and families of public assistance;
and adoption for children with special needs.
- Publication: Barriers and Promising Approaches to Workforce
and Youth Development for Young Offenders
- Florida’s Best - Business and Education Partnerships,
is a program that spotlights and promotes the replication
of Florida’s best practices in workforce development.
- GrantsAlert.com assists those searching for education grants
and identifying new funding opportunities for their organizations,
schools, districts, consortia, and state education agencies.
- SAMHSA Model
Programs-- The best-practices on this site have been tested in schools, communities and the workplace and have provided solid proof that they have prevented substance abuse and other high-risk behaviors.
- Rockin’ Jobs Career Expo provides a student-driven career exploration opportunity to high school juniors and seniors in Region #11 with exposure to a spectrum of local career information including: opportunities, industries, employer expectations, and needs in the current hiring market.
- Career Clusters show the correlation of what a youth is
learning in school to the knowledge and skills they will
need to be successful in various occupations.
- MentorYouth.com-- MentorYouth exists to enlist, encourage,
equip and empower Christian adults and the community as a
whole to become mentors to young people.
- A Family Guide to Keeping
Youth Mentally Healthy & Drug Free-- This is a public education site developed to support
the efforts of parents and other caring adults to promote
mental health and prevent the use of alcohol, tobacco, and
other illegal drugs among 7 – 18 year-olds.
Business Competitiveness Council
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purposes only. Workforce Florida (WFI) is not responsible
for the
availability or content of these external sites, nor does WFI endorse,
warrant, or guarantee the products, services, or information described
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