Apprenticeship Enhancement Fund Application The Central Florida Chapter has limited funds available to support qualified training programs in the Central Florida counties served by ABC. To see if your program is eligible, please click on the link to Apprenticeship Enhancement Fund Application for more details. Applications must be received by October 1, 2009 for consideration by the Board of Directors for funding assistance.

(While these programs listed below are not directly affiliated with the CFC/ABC, they service the Central Florida merit contractors in the trades listed and many ABC members participate in and support these programs.  Please contact them directly for more information about each program or service.)

Trade Contractor Apprenticeship Training Program Sponsors

Electrical
Florida Electrical Apprenticeship Training (FEAT)
http://www.featschool.org/
Available at Westside, Mid Florida Vo-Tech (OCPS) and Seminole Community College

Plumbing
Plumbing Industry Professional Education (PIPE)
c/o Jim Phillips, 407-830-5000 (S.I. Goldman Company, Inc.)
Available at Seminole State College of Florida

Masonry
Masonry Association of Florida
http://www.masonryeducation.org/
Available at Mid Florida Vo-Tech (OCPS)

School-to-work high school program
Academy of Construction Technologies
http://www.actcareers.com/
Available at Mid Florida Vo-Tech (OCPS) and Seminole Community College

School-to-work high school program
ACE Mentor Program
http://www.acementor.org/758
High school students are introduced to the wide range of career opportunities in architecture, construction, engineering, and related areas of the building design and construction industry. Available in Orange and Seminole County high schools

Fire Sprinkler
Florida Automatic Sprinkler Training
http://www.fastapprenticeship.org/
Available at Seminole Community College

Air Conditioning
Air Conditioning Contractors Association of Central Florida (ACCA/Central Florida)
http://www.accacf.org/
http://www.accacf.org/Apprenticeship
Available at Westside Vo-Tech, (OCPS)

National Accredited Training:

Multiple Trades Curriculum and web-based craft training
National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER)
http://www.nccer.org/

Central Florida Area Public Schools Offering Vocational Training:

Westside Tech
955 East Story Road
Winter Garden, FL 34787
(407) 905-2000 Fax (407) 656-3970
http://www.westside.ocps.net/technical_programs/apprenticeships/index.html

Mid Florida Tech
2900 West Oak Ridge Road
Orlando, Florida 32809
407.251.6047 Fax: 407.251.6197
http://www.mft.ocps.net/our_programs/index.html#apprenticeships

Seminole State College of Florida
100 Weldon Boulevard
Sanford, Florida 32773-6199
407.328.2196
407.708.4722
http://www.seminolestate.edu/apprentice/

Florida Department of Education Statewide Resources:

Apprenticeship
Ken Olsen
Program Director
325 W. Gaines Street, Room 754
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400

Apprenticeship: (850) 245-0454
Phone: (850) 245-9039
Fax: (850) 245-9010
Ken.Olsen@fldoe.org
Web: http://www.fldoe.org/workforce/apprenticeship/