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Industry certifications & career training

Certification exam fees, pre-apprenticeship tuition and career-interest assessments are all authorized.

Can a Miami-Dade family pay for this with scholarship funds?

Unique Abilities (FES-UA)Eligible

Industry certification exams, pre-apprenticeship tuition (16+), transition services and job-coach transition services.

PEP (home-directed ESA)Eligible

Industry certification exams and pre-apprenticeship programs.

Private School Scholarship (FTC/FES-EO)Eligible from leftover funds after tuition

From leftover funds.

Rules that apply

  • Transition services and job coaching are FES-UA-only categories.

What is not allowed

  • Commercial-grade tools and equipment

In Miami-Dade

Pair a certification pathway with a Miami church school's hybrid schedule — most of the 9-12 award remains after a sub-$3,000 online tuition.

How to buy it

Check MyScholarShop first (anything listed is pre-approved), then Find Providers in EMA for direct pay to tutors, therapists and instructors. Otherwise pay with a card, keep the itemized receipt and submit for reimbursement. Anything not listed as eligible needs a pre-authorization request before you buy; 2026-27 requests close May 28, 2027.

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Sources: FES-UA Purchasing Guide (FCSUA / Step Up For Students) with the 2026-27 summary of changes; PEP Purchasing Guide 2026-27; Step Up For Students "Program Handbooks and Purchasing Guides — Summary of Changes," revised September 16, 2026. Summaries, not legal advice; your SFO's handbook controls.

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