Manufacturing
The Manufacturing Career Cluster incorporates six pathways: 1) Production; 2) Manufacturing Production Process Development; 3) Maintenance, Installation & Repair; 4) Quality Assurance; 5) Logistics & Inventory Control, and 6) Health, Safety & Environmental Assurance. Hundreds of manufacturing educational opportunities in a variety of trades and programs are offered throughout the state in school districts, colleges and universities.
Check out Florida’s Workforce Initiative, Get There for more information on career and technical education in Florida.
Program Planning Resources
Organizations
Career and Technical Student Organizations
- Florida SkillsUSA
- SkillsUSA - National
- Florida Technology Student Association
- Technology Student Association - National
Teacher/ Educator Professional Organizations
- Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE)
- Florida Association for Career and Technical Education (FACTE)
- Florida Association for Industrial and Technical Educators (FAITE)
- International Technology and Engineering Educators Association (ITEEA)
Instructional & Related Resources
- American Composites Manufacturers Association
- American Society for Quality (ASQ)
- American Welding Society (AWS)
- CareerSource Florida - Career and Professional Education (CAPE)
- Center for Excellence for Regenerative Health Biotechnology (CERHB)
- Florida Advanced Technological Education Center (FLATE)
- National Institute for Women In Trades, Technology & Science
- International Society of Automation (ISA)
- Jewelers of America
- Manufacturing Skills Standards Council (MSSC)
- National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER)
- National Institute for Metalworking Skills (NIMS)
- National Occupational Competency Testing Institute (NOCTI)
- Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME)
For additional information about the Manufacturing Career Cluster, contact Robert "Bob" Blevins, State Supervisor for Manufacturing Education, 850-245-9015.