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ENTRANCE ASSESSMENT:
The state of Florida requires that all adult applicants to all vocational
centers take the Test of Adult Basic Education ( TABE) prior to entering any program.
The TABE is a NORM
REFERENCED test that is available in English or Spanish. Students who do not
meet the passing grade of 9.0(ninth grade) in Math, Reading, and Language may
receive additional training during their enrollment in the vocational program.
In order to receive a Certificate of Completion in most programs,
graduates must receive a passing score on their TABE. EXIT ASSESSMENT: Most final assessments of
vocational programs are AUTHENTIC
ASSESSMENTS requiring students to have performed tasks used within their
field to a level that is considered mastery.
These are called PERFORMANCE
ASSESSMENTS. Many fields also
require state of national certification tests before employment. ACCOMMODATIONS FOR DISABILITIES AND DIVERSITY: Your vocational center may choose to test you with alternative assessments for adult students that include *: Adult
Language Assessment Scales (A-LAS) Brigance Employability Skills Brigance Life Skills Comprehensive Test of Adaptive Behaviors (CTAB) Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment System (CASAS) Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment System – STRETCH
(CASAS) Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment System (CASAS) Test
for Special Populations Kaufman Functional Academic Skills Test (K-FAST) Literacy volunteers of America (LVA) English as a Second
Language Oral Assessment (ESLOA) * Reference: Adult General Education Taskforce of
Practitioners, Technical Assistance Paper for Adult Basic Education.
Florida Department of Education [on line]
http://www.firn.edu/doe/cgi-bin/instruct.pl?url=../bin00051/abefin.pdf SERVICES
FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES: Documentation of a disability
for adult students usually
should be no more that three years old.
Documentation can be supplied by your physician or Vo VOCATIONAL
REHABILITATION SERVICES Department of Labor and Employment Security - EMPLOYMENT
SERVICES for persons with
disabilities. Includes eligibility
requirements, assessment accommodations for these services, and contact
information. VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTERS: LIST
OF VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTERS IN FLORIDA ON THE JOB TRAINING (OJT): APPRENTICESHIP
TRAINING is another way to receive solid vocational instruction. Other
OJT programs include Welfare to Work, and JOB
CORE (1-800-779-1767)
A federal program for people, ages
16 through 24, who have dropped out
of high school or are in need of further vocational training. Site includes a list of admissions counselors for the State
of Florida US
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR – links to adult training
opportunities throughout the United States.
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