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WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT (VOCATIONAL EDUCATION) <br /> Workforce Development(Grades 6-8) Standards Comments and Recommendations <br /> Square Footage <br /> For middle school programs, local school districts may <br /> Exploratory Programs: select from exploratory courses and keyboarding.Smaller <br /> Exploring Career Decisions 1,300-1,600 schools may combine certain programs in multiuse labs, <br /> Exploring Life Skills 1,400-1,600 as illustrated in the matrix "Recommended Minimum <br /> Exploring Technology Systems 1,400-2,000 Facilities for Middle Grades Workforce Development <br /> Exploring Business & Marketing 1,300-1,600 Programs," found in the Appendix. <br /> Exploring Biotechnology 1,400-2,000 See Middle Grades Exploratory Vocational Facilities <br /> for proposed space standards. <br /> Skill-Development Program: <br /> Keyboarding 1,000-1,400 The Basic Education Program states: <br /> Proposed sizes pending State Board of Education ap- "Vocational Education (grades 7-8) will be available to <br /> proval. all students,but not required.A basic high school voca- <br /> tional education program must include offerings in at least <br /> Workforce Development Classrooms/Labs three of the following areas: <br /> (Grades 9-12) Standards <br /> Square Footage Agricultural Education <br /> Business Education 1,200-1,400 Health Occupations Education <br /> Family and Consumer Sciences 1,400-1,600 Business Education <br /> Marketing Education 1,000-1,200 Family and Consumer Sciences Education <br /> ICT 850-1,000 Marketing Education <br /> Heavy-Equipment Laboratories Technology Education <br /> (including lab,storage&office): 2,500-3,000 Trade & Industrial Education" <br /> E. Agriculture <br /> Trade & Industrial Education: Many high schools offer all seven programs.The num- <br /> construction, metals manufacturing, ber and types of laboratories will depend on courses of- <br /> furniture/cabinet making, fered locally. More than one laboratory for a program <br /> automotive technology,auto body repair, such as family and consumer sciences may be necessary <br /> industrial maintenance, textiles in larger schools. <br /> Medium-Equipment Laboratories Career centers serving several schools will affect the types <br /> (including lab,storage&office): 2,000-2,500 and number of facilities needed at a high school. <br /> Health Occupations Education <br /> Technology Education Many workforce development programs are moving away <br /> Personal/Human Resources from the large and extensively equipped trade and indus- <br /> food production and management trial shops. School Planning will review facilities based <br /> Trade& Industrial Education: on new and innovative workforce development programs, <br /> masonry,graphics,air as described in the educational specifications developed <br /> conditioning/refrigeration, by the LEA, <br /> electrical trades, <br /> cosmetology,welding <br /> Light-Equipment Laboratories <br /> (including lab,storage&office): 1,600-2,000 <br /> Personal/Human Resources <br /> child care <br /> apparel and interiors <br /> Trade& Industrial Education: <br /> drafting,electronics <br /> 15 <br />