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Curriculum and Instruction

When planning for a VPI program, you will need to keep in mind the following characteristics that make it unique:

• VPI programs are open entry/open exit.  A vocational student may enroll any time a need for the service is identified and exit whenever the need is met.  (This may vary at the secondary level.)
  
  
• Instructional modules are not time-based.  Each student may spend as little or as much time as necessary to master the subject matter.  The student must show mastery of the prescribed competency before moving on to the next competency in the rank order indicated by the MALD.
  
  
• After identifying the student's deficiencies using one of the five approved tests in Rule 6A-10.040, FAC, all other testing (except the post-test) is criterion-referenced and used only to provide feedback about the student's progress.  If the student does not score 85% or better on module tests, additional instruction should be prescribed.
  
  
• Scheduling is flexible.
  
  
• The system is non-graded.  No credit is earned.

This program was developed by the State of Florida Adult Secondary/GED/VPI Committee of the Practitioners' Task Force, through an Adult Education State Leadership Grant from the Florida Department of Education, Division of Community Colleges and Workforce Education.

Disclaimer: While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this web-based training component, it is not an official publication of the Florida Department of Education.