FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
�
CHARLIE CRIST
Commissioner
M E M O R A N D U M
Contact Person
Name:
Phone:
Suncom: 277-0773
Rose Raynak
(850) 487-0773
TO:
?
Local Vocational Directors
Area Technical Center Directors
Community College Occupational Deans
DWD
2002-06
FROM:
?
Loretta Costin, Division of Workforce Development
Lanny Larson, Division of Community Colleges
DATE:
July 1, 2002
SUBJECT:
?
Changes in the Occupational Completion Points (OCPs) for Diversified
Education Programs
Secondary and Postsecondary Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs
have been structured to reflect Occupational Completion Points (OCPs). These points
were established in conjunction with recommendations made by business and industry
partners and educational practitioners. In CTE programs, OCPs reflect a point when a
student could take a particular set of skills they have mastered in the classroom, leave the
CTE program, and become employed in the occupation reflected by the title of the OCP.
Diversified Education programs are partnerships between the school, business,
students and parents. These partnerships are a means of preparing students for career
opportunities in selected occupations using the cooperative method of instruction. The
programs are designed to integrate in-school instruction and on-the-job training in an
identifiable occupational career field selected by the student which enables them to
develop a variety of workplace competencies and transferable skills. Because of this, the
OCPs were structured differently for Diversified Education programs. OCPs in these
programs reflect the occupation in which the student is working while taking rigorous
coursework. This coursework enables the student to solve problems, understand a variety
of technologies, stresses interpersonal and critical thinking skills, and gives the student an
understanding of work and a foundation to support advanced studies.
325 West Gaines Street – Room 744 - Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400 – (850) 488-7591 – FAX (850) 487-0419
€
http:/www.firn.edu/doe
€
An affirmative action/equal opportunity employer
€
M E M O R A N D U M
Page 2
July 1, 2002
OCPs are a key element of reporting for the Workforce Development Education
Fund (WDEF). Many issues have developed because the OCPs for Diversified Education
programs do not reflect exactly the same things as OCPs in other discipline areas. OCPs
in Diversified Career Technology (DCT) and Workplace Essentials reflect
a wide range of possible jobs in which a student could be placed. They range from OCP A
to OCP Y for reporting purposes. Longitudinal data shows us that institutions report the
majority of their student completers in OCP Y "other occupations." We researched the
other OCP titles and found them to be so specific that they do not necessarily reflect all the
possible jobs in which a student could be placed with today's changing marketplace.
We conducted an informal survey with DCT practitioners and made a formal
presentation about these OCP issues to our business partners at the Annual State
Technical Advisory Committee. Most of the stakeholders believe that we should keep
multiple OCPs for DCT and Workplace Essentials, but the OCPs should reflect career
clusters instead of specific jobs. Both business and educational partners feel that the
resulting data could be reviewed to see if DCT students are being placed in jobs that truly
mirror the targeted occupations for which business and industry are seeking employees.
In light of these recommendations, we have restructured the OCPs for DCT and
Workplace Essentials to better reflect what our business and educational partners would
like our programs to focus upon. The attached changes for DCT and Workplace
Essentials OCPs will be
effective for the 2003-2004 school year.
The new titles for
each OCP are in compliance with federal reporting requirements for CTE programs
according to their "career cluster." We have also attached the Federal U.S. Department of
Education, Office of Vocational Technical Education definitions for each career cluster to
assist you in determining under which career cluster student completers should be
reported. If you have questions or need further assistance with reporting these newly
designated OCPs, please feel free to contact Rose Raynak at
(850) 487-0773, suncom 277-0773, or by e-mail at raynakr@mail.doe.state.fl.us.
We appreciate your attention to this reporting change and continue to thank you for
all you do for Florida's CTE students.
LC/LL/rrk
Attachments
CIP #
Secondary #
Postsecondary #
Program Title
Credits/Hours
10988610CP
8303000
D886100
Diversified
Career
Technology
3 cr/600 hours
OCP A
Agriculture and Natural Resources
OCP B
Architecture and Construction
OCP C
Arts, Audio/Video Technology and Communications
OCP D
Business and Administration
OCP E
Education and Training
OCP F
Finance
OCP G
Government and Public Administration
OCP H
Health Science
OCP I
Hospitality and Tourism
OCP J
Human Services
OCP K
Information Technology
OCP L
Law and Public Safety
OCP M
Manufacturing
OCP N
Retail/Wholesale Sales and Service
OCP O
Scientific Research and Engineering
OCP P
Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics Services
CIP #
Secondary #
Postsecondary #
Program Title
Credits/Hours
10988650CP
8300310
D988650
Workplace
Essentials
.5cr/75 hours
OCP A
Agriculture and Natural Resources
OCP B
Architecture and Construction
OCP C
Arts, Audio/Video Technology and Communications
OCP D
Business and Administration
OCP E
Education and Training
OCP F
Finance
OCP G
Government and Public Administration
OCP H
Health Science
OCP I
Hospitality and Tourism
OCP J
Human Services
OCP K
Information Technology
OCP L
Law and Public Safety
OCP M
Manufacturing
OCP N
Retail/Wholesale Sales and Service
OCP O
Scientific Research and Engineering
OCP P
Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics Services
Federal Career Cluster Title
Federal U.S. Department of Education (USDOE),
Office of Vocational Technical Education (OVTE)
Definition
Agriculture and Natural
Resources
Planning and managing agriculture, food, fiber, and
natural resources systems. Production of agricultural
commodities, including food, fiber, wood products,
horticultural crops, and other plant and animal products.
Financing, processing, and marketing and distribution of
agricultural products; farm production and supply and
service industries; horticulture and landscaping services,
and the use and conservation of land and water
resources; development and maintenance of recreational
resources. It also includes mining and extraction
operations and related environmental management
services.
Architecture and
Construction
Designing, planning, managing, building, and maintaining
physical structures and the larger built environment
including roadways and bridges and industrial,
commercial and residential facilities and building.
Arts, Audio/Video
Technology and
Communications
Designing, producing, exhibiting, performing, writing, and
publishing multimedia content including visual and
performing arts and design, journalism, and entertainment
services.
Business and Administration
Planning, managing, and providing administrative support,
information processing, accounting, and human resource
management services and related management support
services.
Education and Training
Planning, managing and providing education and training
services, and related learning support services including
assessment and library and information services.
Finance
Planning, managing and providing banking, investment,
financial planning, and insurance services.
Government and Public
Administration
Planning, managing and providing government legislative
and administrative and regulatory services and related
general purpose government services at the federal, state,
and local levels.
Health Science
Planning, managing, and providing diagnostic,
therapeutic, and information and environmental services in
health care.
Hospitality and Tourism
Planning, managing, and providing lodging, food,
recreation, convention and tourism, and related planning
and support services such as travel-related services.
Human Services
Planning, managing, and providing human services
including social and related community services.
Information Technology
Designing, developing, managing and supporting
hardware, software, multimedia and systems integration
services.
Law and Public Safety
Planning, managing, and providing judicial, legal, and
protective services including professional and technical
support services in the fire protection and criminal justice
systems.
Manufacturing
Planning, managing, and performing the processing of
materials into intermediate or final products and related
professional and technical support activities such as
production planning and control, maintenance and
manufacturing/process engineering.
Retail/Wholesale Sales and
Service
Planning, managing, and performing wholesaling and
retailing services and related marketing and distribution
support services including merchandise/product
management and promotion.
Scientific Research and
Engineering
Planning, managing, and providing scientific research and
professional and technical services (i.e., physical science,
social science, engineering) including laboratory and
testing services, and research and development services.
Transportation, Distribution,
and Logistics Services
Planning, management, and movement of people,
materials, and goods by road, pipeline, air, rail, and water
and related professional and technical support services
such as transportation infrastructure planning and
management, logistics services, mobile equipment and
facility maintenance.
