Currently, school districts and Florida colleges share responsibility for workforce and adult education programs. In recent years there have been proposals to give colleges responsibility for all postsecondary career education programs and school districts responsibility for all adult education programs.
Such a reorganization could have advantages and disadvantages. It could produce more uniform policies and practices, provide better alignment and articulation of postsecondary career education programs, and increase students' access to financial aid. However, it could also limit availability of open entry and open exit training programs and reduce resource sharing between districts' secondary and postsecondary career education programs. Consolidating adult education programs under school districts could help school districts' efforts to address dropout prevention and recovery.

Summary of OPPAGA Reports Examining Workforce Education Programs and Legislative Options
Report 11-07 February 2011
Completing Adult Education Programs Improves Students' Employability, But Program Completion Rates are Low
Report 11-04 January 2011
Profile of Florida's Public Workforce Education Program Providers by Service Area
Report 10-65 December 2010
Colleges Perform Slightly Better Than School Districts in Career Education; Neither Clearly Outperforms in Adult Education
Report 10-63 December 2010

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