Explore additional resources related to the Florida Industry Certification Study.
Earning industry certifications in high school: Are there differences in participation and outcomes?
Presentation at Association for Education Finance and Policy (AEFP) Annual Meeting, March 2022
Do high school industry certifications reflect local labor market demand? An examination of Florida
High school students are taking advantage of the opportunity to earn industry certifications — but we find limited evidence of a link between the career areas of certifications earned and local labor market demand.
The Influence of Earning an Industry Certification in High School on Going to College: The Florida CAPE Act
Research article published in the Journal of Career and Technical Education, July 2021
Do high school industry certifications reflect local job demand?
Presentation at Association for Education Finance and Policy (AEFP) Annual Meeting, March 2020
Do high-poverty and low-poverty high schools promote industry certifications the same way?
Poster from the IES Annual Principal Investigators Meeting, January 2020
The Role of Industry-Recognized Credentials in High School Completion and Postsecondary Enrollment in the State of Florida
Presentation to the Career & Technical Education Research Network, September 2019
Career and Professional Education Act: Perceptions of Challenges
Presentation to REL Southeast Career Readiness Research Alliance, August 2019
Promoting Employment Skills to High School Students: Implementation of Florida's Career and Professional Education Act
Presentation at Association of Education Finance and Policy, March 2019
Examining the Influence of the Florida Career and Professional Education Act of 2007: Changes in Industry Certifications and Educational and Employment Outcomes
Results about the first set of students who started high school in the first year of the CAPE Act. This report analyzes the changes in the number and type of students pursuing and earning industry-recognized certifications and whether awarding postsecondary credits to certification earners affects their educational outcomes and employment benefits. This report was funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education.