Originally posted on美通社，November 7, 2016
该佛罗里达州has expanded its partnership with Gale, a Cengage company, to offer accredited online private high school diplomas and career certificates to 28 public library systems acrossFlorida。该网上职业高中(COHS)节目由带到居民佛罗里达州并且通过施用智能地平线职业教育在线通过与盖尔合作。金宝搏彩票在2015年首次推出的试点方案与11个公共图书馆系统，增设17个图书馆系统将立即化妆COHSavailable. According to the United States Census Bureau, more than 1.2 million working residents ofFlorida年龄在25岁至44岁的年龄，或国家的劳动年龄人口的12.1％，没有高中毕业文凭。
“布劳沃德县图书馆感到自豪的是一个合作伙伴网上职业高中（COHS），一个程序，让成人学生第二次机会，以获得他们的私立高中文凭，实现自己的职业目标，”说沃达科比在布劳沃德县图书馆，第一个学习服务协调员Florida库所提供的方案在2015年“到目前为止，八级布劳沃德县图书馆的客户已经从毕业COHS除了谁已完成75％以上的10名学生COHS课程。该计划授权的成年人改变自己的情况，并提高他们对成功的潜力。”
“We’re excited to seeFloridaresidents find success with网上职业高中，我们很高兴的是，国家扩大他们的投资在这个久经考验的项目，”说Paul Gazzolo高级副总裁和总经理的大风。金宝搏彩票“网上职业高中不仅使公共图书馆清楚地表明其对当地经济和劳动力发展的影响，同时也打开大门，为居民新的和更好的机会。”
与会的图书馆系统对于整个国家将颁发奖学金网上职业高中合格的学生希望获得私立高中文凭和推进自己的职业生涯。每个学生参加网上职业高中搭配是一个学术教练提供ongoin吗金宝搏彩票g guidance and encouragement, evaluates performance, and connects the learner with the resources needed to demonstrate mastery of the course material. Classes are supported by state board certified instructors, and students have 24/7 access to the online learning platform. Coursework begins in one of eight high-growth, high-demand career fields (across a wide spectrum, from child care and education to certified transportation) before progressing to the core academic subjects. Many students are able to graduate in as few as six months by transferring in previously earned high school credits.
“作为一个Florida基于私学区，扩大职业和教育机会Florida居民是最优先对我们来说，”博士说：Howard Liebman，方正和监督学校的Pensacola-headquartered Smart Horizons Career Online Education. “Providing access to high school diplomas and concurrent entry-level workforce certificates is the first step for residents in helping them matriculate into industry-trained or post-secondary credentialed programs. Our graduates can also hit the ground running with tangible career skills that are immediately applicable to their lives and jobs.”
有兴趣Florida居民可以访问http://www.careeronlinehs.金宝搏彩票gale.com/fl/to learn more about the program, and see the complete list of libraries offering it.
About Career Online High School
网上职业高中通过ed2go合作于2012年开发的，在努力为学生提供在线继续教育和职业培训，以及智能地平线职业在线教育圣智的一个部门到数以百万计的成年人在提供负担得起的，基于职业在线教育的机会美国without high school diplomas. In 2014, the program was adapted for the public library market by Gale, a Cengage company. Since its launch,网上职业高中已被确认为被克林顿全球倡议行动承诺的一部分，并在白宫学院机遇首脑会议确认。
关于圣智和Gale金宝搏彩票
Cengage is the education and technology company built for learners. The company serves the higher education, K-12, professional, library and workforce training markets worldwide. Gale, a Cengage company, provides libraries with original and curated content, as well as the modern research tools and technology that are crucial in connecting libraries to learning, and learners to libraries. For more than 60 years, Gale has partnered with libraries around the world to empower the discovery of knowledge and insights – where, when, and how people need it. Gale has 500 employees globally with its main operations in法明顿希尔斯，密歇根州。For more information, please visitwww.金宝搏彩票gale.com。