Industry Certifications

Forest High School is offering students who complete three consecutive courses in a state designated Career & Technical Education program the opportunity to test for nationally recognized industry certification exams prior to graduation, when applicable.

Career & Technical Programs and the related Industry Certifications offered at Forest High School:

• Administrative Office Specialist
  Microsoft Office Specialist in Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access, and/or Outlook (Microsoft)

• Allied Health Assisting
  Certified Nursing Assistant—CNA (Florida Department of Health/Prometric)
  NOCTI: Health Assisting* (NOCTI)

• Criminal Justice
  NOCTI: Criminal Justice* (NOCTI)

• Culinary Arts
  ServSafe Certified Professional Food Service Manager (National Restaurant Association Ed Foundation)

• Digital Video Production
  Apple Certified Professional—Final Cut Pro (Apple Computer)

• Drafting
  Autodesk Certified Associate—AutoCAD (AutoDesk)

• Landscape Operations
  Certified Horticulture Professional (Florida Nursery Growers & Landscape Association)

• Teacher Assisting
  ParaProfessional Certification (Educational Testing Service—ETS)

• Television Production (program being phased out and replaced by Digital Video Production starting in 2011-2012)
  Apple Certified Professional—Final Cut Pro 7 (Apple Computer)

• Web Design
  Adobe Certified Professional—Dreamweaver CS4 (Adobe Corporation)
  Adobe Certified Professional—Photoshop CS4 (Adobe Corporation)

*Exams marked with an asterisk count toward Perkins funding but are not considered "acceleration" for school grades.