Career and Technical Education (BS) - Workforce Training and Development

Program Overview

The Career and Technical Education, Workforce Training and Development (B.S.) program trains individuals to become workforce and talent development trainers. The program, offered entirely online, includes core requirements in career and technical education, a technical specialization, restricted electives, and a supervised internship. Graduates are prepared for roles as corporate, workforce, and technical trainers, as well as talent developers in various industries.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

The Career and Technical Education, Workforce Training and Development (B.S.) track is a non-certification degree program that focuses on developing workforce and talent development trainers. The Workforce Training and Development track prepares graduates for employment in various workforce training professional careers, including corporate, workforce, and technical trainers as well as talent developers in all areas of industry. The courses in this track are offered completely online.

Outline:

• Core Requirements (33 Total Credits)
• Basic Level:
• ECT2002 - Introduction to Career and Technical Teaching and Training (3)
• Advanced Level:
• ECT3062 - Professional Roles of the Career & Technical Teacher (3)
• ECT3365 - General Methods/Testing Evaluation in Career & Technical Education (3)
• ECT3367 - Evaluation of Career & Technical Education Instruction (3)
• ECW3564 - Special Populations in Career & Technical Education (3)
• ECT4004 - Principles and Practices of Technical Education (3)
• ECT4184 - Curriculum Development Techniques for Industry Training (3)
• ADE4382 - Teaching Adult Learners in Technical Programs (3)
• ECT4815 - Safety in the Technical Education Classroom and Laboratory (3)
• ECT4384 - Advanced Teaching Techniques for Career Education (3)
• Choose at least 1 of the following:
• BTE4410 - Course Construction in Business Education (3)
• ECW3312 - Course Construction in Health Occupations Education (3)
• ECT3371 - Course Construction in Industrial Education (3)
• Technical Specialization Requirements (6 Total Credits)
• Students must complete an area of specialization through occupation-specific courses approved by advisor.
• Technical Specialization courses can be lower and/or upper division electives.
• Restricted Electives (9 Total Credits)
• Upper Division Electives:
• ECW3064 - Workforce Training and Development Fundamentals (3)
• ECW4103 - Workforce Training and Development Instructional Planning (3)
• Earn at least 3 credits from the following types of courses: Upper division elective with advisor's approval
• Directed Field Experience (12 Total Credits)
• Earn at least 12 credits from the following types of courses: Directed Field Experience/Internship : ECT 4941 has a special registration through the academic program advisor.
• The Technical Specialization section must be satisfied and all courses must be completed prior to registering.
• This supervised internship may be completed in an educational or industrial setting, or with the UCF program faculty assisting in teaching web-based courses.
• The internship course has a S/U grading policy.
• An internship application and other requirements are necessary before admission into the internship course.

Assessment:

• Achieve a minimum 2.0 GPA in all courses within the major.
• Achieve a minimum 2.0 GPA in the specialization coursework.
• Achieve a minimum 2.0 GPA in the education core advanced level coursework.
• Achieve a minimum overall 2.0 GPA
• Complete the 12-credit hour internship course

Careers:

• The Workforce Training and Development track prepares graduates for employment in various workforce training professional careers, including corporate, workforce, and technical trainers as well as talent developers in all areas of industry.

Other:

• The program is offered completely online.