Orange County Public Schools

Community Based Vocational Education, or CBVE is the term used to define vocational education and training provided to students with disabilities in community work settings. This training is non-paid vocational exploration and assessment.

The goal of the CBVE program is to help students identify career interest, assess employability skills and develop the skills and attitudes necessary for paid employment.

Please click on the tabs below to learn more about on and off campus CBVE

- The video below Demonstrates Community Based Vocational Education (CBVE) On-campus.
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- The video below Demonstrates Community Based Vocational Education (CBVE) off-campus.
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- 10th-12th grades
- Targeted specifically for students on Standard Diploma Via Access Points
- Specific to the Career Experiences course
- Unpaid job exploration and work experience
- Promotes general work skills and habits
- Increases competency and fluency in employability skills
- Focuses on the 22 general work skills, as outlined by the U.S. Department of Labor
- Typically spans 2 to 3 hours, 4 times weekly
- 5:1 ratio of full time staff to students