Full course description
Course Description/Meeting Summary:
The OCPS alternative certification program, known as the Professional Learning Certification Program (PLCP), is designed to offer non-education majors with a temporary teaching certificate through **June 2027** or beyond the opportunity to be trained as an educator.
- Component Number: 0
Meeting Locations and Times:
RBELC- 5th Floor, TAB on September 17th, 2025, 5:00PM - 7:00PM
445 West Amelia St., Orlando, FL 32801
Contact Information:
plcp@ocps.net
Full Description/Meeting Details:
PLCP is a state-approved teacher preparation program that will satisfy requirements on your FLDOE Statement of Eligibility.
To enroll in this program, your temporary teaching certificate must be valid through June 2027 or beyond.
After completion of the program requirements, you may seek a professional certificate in Florida. In order to qualify for the OCPS PLCP, an applicant must
- Be an instructional employee of OCPS in a classroom teaching assignment in the subject area in which you are seeking certification and remain in the teaching assignment associated with your certification for the duration of the program.
- Hold or be eligible for a temporary teaching certificate from the Florida Department of Education.
- Hold at least a bachelor's degree, meet the subject area requirements in a subject area for which a professional certificate may be issued or pass the state subject area exam, and be certified for the teaching assignment.
- Obtain the signature of the school-based support team, including the hiring principal, on the PLCP Application.
- Sign the PLCP Application as an agreement of participation.
Attendance at PLCP Orientation is required before applying for the program.
More information about the PLCP may be found here