future of work florida

Florida’s future depends on ensuring our state not only attracts talent but retains it. Earlier this year, the Florida Chamber Foundation surveyed Florida businesses about their future workforce needs and found that nearly 72% of workforce leaders still struggle to find qualified talent. What is more, the majority of them were unaware of the ability of Florida’s public school districts, technical colleges, and Florida College System institutions to serve as a workforce-resource/supplier. Since 2020, the Florida Department of Education’s Get There campaign has been the leading strategy for recruiting individuals into crucial workforce education programs. We have seen success in enrollment, certification and completion rates, with more than 772,000 K-12 CTE students (the highest in the state’s history), more than 338,000 postsecondary CTE students, record numbers of CTE graduates at the postsecondary level (over 63,000 in 2021), and over 15,000 registered apprentices engaged in workforce education. Florida’s diversity, in people, climate and industry, make it an ideal place to begin or continue a career journey. As the #1 state in higher education and #3 workforce in the nation, Florida attracts growing businesses, which means more opportunity. For Florida to achieve its goal of becoming the number one state in the nation for workforce education by 2030, all stakeholders must unite.

In partnership with the Florida Chamber of Commerce, we are announcing Future of Work Florida—a micro-campaign of Get There that will elevate support for career and technical education as a new opportunity for our workforce. Future of Work Florida will proclaim to businesses, parents and students that Florida has a dynamic, longterm plan to fuel the future. The Future of Work Florida was created to bring together job creators, industry leaders and partners to showcase the careers of the future and the industries with growth potential. Workforce education will propel us there—faster, farther.

Stay tuned for more updates at www.GetThereFL. com.