Become a Step Up Pre-Apprenticeship Provider in Florida
At a Glance
Pre-apprenticeship programs in this category provide career preparation for persons 16 years or older. Families across Florida can pay for pre-apprenticeship with scholarship funds, but only through providers Step Up has approved in EMA, its online system. Approval also lists you in the provider directory families search inside EMA.
This page covers what approval involves for a pre-apprenticeship program: the scholarship programs that can pay, the Florida Department of Education approval and registered apprenticeship sponsorship Step Up looks for, how payment reaches you, and the mistakes that slow applications down. Step Up reviews every application and makes every approval decision. This category uses a separate onboarding path that starts with a provider interest form.
What Families Can Pay You For
Four scholarships can pay for pre-apprenticeship in this category: Unique Abilities (FES-UA), FES-EO, FTC, and PEP. Families pay you directly, and then request reimbursement from their scholarship account.
There is no Direct Pay in this category. Payment does not run as a Direct Pay purchase through EMA the way it does in many other categories.
Pre-apprenticeship in this category is career preparation for persons 16 years or older, and tuition and fee schedules must be published and publicly available.
What It Takes
Step Up looks for Department of Education approval and apprenticeship sponsorship:
- Approved by and registered with the Florida Department of Education (FLDOE)
- Sponsored by a registered apprenticeship program
- For persons 16 years or older
- A tuition and fee schedule that is published and publicly available
This category uses a separate onboarding path, and it starts with the provider interest form.
At a headline level, the application asks for tax ID information (an EIN, or SSN or ITIN for solo practitioners), your legal name as registered with the IRS, and bank details, along with completion of the provider interest form.
Mistakes That Slow Pre-Apprenticeship Applications Down
- Not Florida Department of Education-approved.
- Not sponsored by a registered apprenticeship program.
Questions Providers Ask
Which scholarships can pay for pre-apprenticeship?
Unique Abilities (FES-UA), FES-EO, FTC, and PEP.
How do families pay me?
Families pay you directly, and then get reimbursed by Step Up. There is no Direct Pay in this category.
What approval and sponsorship does Step Up look for?
Approval by and registration with the Florida Department of Education (FLDOE), and sponsorship by a registered apprenticeship program.
Who is pre-apprenticeship for in this category?
Persons 16 years or older. Pre-apprenticeship in this category is career preparation for that age group, and tuition and fee schedules must be published and publicly available.
Where does onboarding start for this category?
This category uses a separate onboarding path, and it starts with the provider interest form.
See Your Pre-Apprenticeship Pathway
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