DCT Instructor: Dr. Heller

What is DCT	Application	Gold Seal Scholarship Info.	LCS Vocational Procedures

Diversified Career Technology (DCT) was created in 1933 in Jacksonville as Cooperative Vocational Education (CVE) by Robert D. Dolley. As the director of Vocational Education for Duval County, Dolley was interested in developing a program that balanced vocational guidance, practical work experience, and general academic class work. Only those students with good grades, good moral and civic reputations, and who were dependable, honest, and willing to work were accepted into DCT. In 1937, Dolley became Florida’s supervisor for trade and industrial education and took the program to the state level, renaming it Diversified Cooperative Training. In 1997 the name was changed to Diversified Career Technology. Over 60 years later, DCT is still going strong with over 10,000 students throughout the state of Florida.

Mission of DCT

A critical, challenging discipline of study. Provide cooperative environment conducive to developing students as motivated, self- disciplined individuals. Deliver a curriculum of academic challenges, skill development, and career-related learning. Develop caring, responsible, lifelong learners. Prepare graduates who are flexible and committed to technical competence. Instill social, leadership, and problem-solving skills.

Major Skills/Concepts: The purpose of this program is to provide students with "student-centered" (as opposed to "teacher-related") selected occupational skills through employment related instruction and paid , on-the-job training supervised by the employer and teacher/coordinator. This method of delivery is not intended for supplemental vocational course instruction and shall not be claimed for supplemental FTE purposes. Employment related instruction is in-school instruction which develops competencies in health, safety, environmental issues, professional, legal, ethnic issues, finance, leadership skills, communication skills; labor and human resource issues.

Documents required:

Training Agreement Outlines responsibilities of employer, student, parent/guardian, and teacher/coordinator. Could include student's name, address, telephone number, date of birth, age, and social security number. Could also include date employment began, starting rate of pay, job title, employer's name, address, and telephone number, name of student's work supervisor, conditions of employment, and an equal opportunity statement. Should be signed by student, parent/guardian, teacher/coordinator, and employer. Training Plan Lists attitudes, knowledge, and competencies/skills student is to focus on during term of employment. Documents safety instruction. Should be signed by employer, student, parent/guardian, and teacher/coordinator. District Supervisor, employer, student, and teacher/coordinator should each retain a copy. The Federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), of which the Child Labor Law is a part, provides rules and regulations that govern the: Employment of minors. Working relationship between minors and their employers. Minimum wage. Overtime pay.