- Lorenzo Walker Technical College
- Project Explore
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Project Explore (Located at Moorings Park)
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Providing an educational environment with hands-on learning for adult students with disabilities.
There are times when students are referred to Project Explore before they are eligible to attend a career program at LWTC. Project Explore provides a unique on the job learning experience for adults with disabilities through a partnership between LWTC and the Moorings Park and Gray Oaks assisted living facilities. Students in Project Explore work with Moorings Park and Gray Oaks staff, who act as mentors, in a variety of different fields based on student strengths and interests. Students have an opportunity to engage in career assessments, employability skills, academic testing and remediation, career training exploration and self-advocacy.Curriculum Framework
PDF (13 pages) Basic
PDF (12 pages) AdvancedRack Brochure
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- Self-Advocacy & Self Awareness
- Social, Daily Living & Employability Skills
- Decision-Making Skills
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After clicking, you can use your email, mobile phone, or Parent Portal ID on the next page. Do not use your student's six-digit ID number.
If your email address is on file or if you have registered your student using the online centralized registration, you may login to the Parent Portal using this email address.
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Program Length: 450 Hours, Fall & Spring Hours 8:30 AM - 1:30 PM (Days scheduled are based on student's needs.)
Next Start Date: Based on Student
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Career Opportunities: Information Technology, Environmental Services, Maintenance, Nursing Assistant & More
Industry Certifications/State Credentials: Career Program Certificate
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Providing an educational environment with hands-on learning for adult students with disabilities.
Project Explore works hand-in-hand with the Florida Division of Vocational Rehabilitation.The following tables illustrate the program structure for Basic and Advanced programs.
Course # OCP Course Name Hours SLS0460 N/A Specialized Career Education Basic 1 150 SLS0461 N/A Specialized Career Education Basic 2 150 SLS0462 N/A Specialized Career Education Basic 3 150 Course # OCP Course Name Hours SLS0463 N/A Specialized Career Education Advanced 1 150 SLS0464 N/A Specialized Career Education Advanced 2 150 SLS0944 N/A Specialized Career Education Internship 150 -
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SLS0460 - Specialized Career Education - Basic 1 (150 Hours)
01.0 Demonstrate self-advocacy and self-determination skills.
02.0 Discuss individual interests, aptitudes, and opportunities
03.0 Review and discuss career and employment opportunities
04.0 Determine realistic employment goals
05.0 Demonstrate work-related skills
06.0 Demonstrate mastery of selected benchmarks from one or more job preparatory programs (not previously mastered) -
SLS0461 - Specialized Career Education - Basic 2 (150 Hours)
07.0 Describe the rights, responsibilities and benefits of employment
08.0 Manage interpersonal relationships
09.0 Demonstrate job seeking and employability skills
10.0 Demonstrate personal productivity
11.0 Demonstrate employability and work-related skills appropriate to the workplace
12.0 Demonstrate proper and safe procedures while working with tools, equipment, systems, and materials.
13.0 Demonstrate mastery of selected standards and benchmarks from one or more job preparatory programs (not previously mastered)
Standards and benchmarks from one or more CTE programs must be included in this coursework. This may include internship, Job Shadowing and/or OJT. -
SLS0462 - Specialized Career Education - Basic 3 (150 Hours)
14.0 Describe the duties and responsibilities of a successful employee
15.0 Demonstrate how to request job accommodations
16.0 Define key terms related to the chosen occupation
17.0 Demonstrate oral and written skills in creating, expressing, and interpreting information and ideas.
18.0 Demonstrate industry related mathematical skills
19.0 Demonstrate industry related science knowledge and skills based on CTE standards and benchmarks
20.0 Demonstrate industry related language arts knowledge and skills based on CTE standards and benchmarks
21.0 Demonstrate mastery of selected standards and benchmarks from one or more job preparatory programs (not previously mastered)
Standards and benchmarks from one or more CTE programs must be included in this coursework. This may include internship, Job Shadowing and/or OJT. -
SLS0463 - Specialized Career Education - Advanced 1 (150 Hours)
01.0 Demonstrate self-advocacy and self-determination skills.
02.0 Explain job accommodations as they relate to the workplace
03.0 Demonstrate employability skills
05.0 Demonstrate familiarity with information technology
06.0 Demonstrate workplace safety practices
07.0 Demonstrate mastery of selected standards and benchmarks from one or more job preparatory programs (not previously mastered)
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SLS0464 - Specialized Career Education - Advanced 2 (150 Hours)
08.0 Demonstrate an understanding of workplace organization|
09.0 Describe the roles within teams, work units, departments, organizations, and the larger environment
10.0 Explain the impact of technology on occupations related to the field of study in which the student is enrolled
11.0 Demonstrate positive human relations and leadership skills
12.0 Explain the importance of health, safety, and environmental management systems in organizational performance and regulatory compliance
13.0 Solve problems using critical thinking, creativity, and innovation
14.0 Demonstrate mastery of selected standards and benchmarks from one or more job preparatory (not previously mastered)
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SLS0944 - Specialized Career Education - Internship (150 Hours)
15.0 Demonstrate employability skills
16.0 Use information technology tools
17.0 Practice quality performance
18.0 Demonstrate leadership and teamwork skills needed to accomplish team goals and objectives
19.0 Describe the importance of professional ethics and legal responsibilities
20.0 Demonstrate skills acquired through On-the-Job Training (OJT)
21.0 Demonstrate mastery of selected standards and benchmarks from one or more job preparatory programs (not previously mastered)
Standards and benchmarks from one or more CTE programs must be included in this coursework. This may include Job Shadowing and/or OJT
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WHO QUALIFIES?
- Students who self-identify
- Students referred to LWTC through the CCPS transition process
- Students referred by other agencies such as Vocational Rehabilitation, VA, or David Lawrence Center
Disabilities may include:
- Learning Disability
- Physical Disability
- Deaf or Hearing Impaired
- Emotional/Mental Health Disability
- Blind or Visually Impaired
- ADHD
You will need to provide documentation of your disability and complete the Request for Accommodations Form. If needed, assistance with acquiring documentation may be available.
To initiate the process, you will need to complete the Accommodations Request Form.- Accommodations:
- Classroom
- Testing
- State Exams
- Industry Certification Exams
Specialized individual assistance may include:- Career Counseling
- Enrollment/Registration
- Accessing Financial Aid
- Agency Referrals
DUAL ENROLLMENT
Dual-enrollment allows 11th and 12th grade students to earn high school credit and post-secondary training in various career programs. For additional information call Darlene Crete at (239) 377-0942. -
- Employability
- Job Seeking
- Job Retention
- Self-Advocacy
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A career program certificate is awarded.
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