Welcome to the CARIBE Refugee Program
The CARIBE Program maintains three classroom sites in the county, each with a state-of-the-art computer lab, utilizing Rosetta Stone and other on-line resources to assist students with English language acquisition and workplace readiness skills instruction. The computer labs also are used to teach Introduction to Computers, Windows XP and Microsoft Office applications.
Eligible students may receive vocational training, tuition, materials and fees for programs offered at Brewster, Erwin, Leary, Aparicio-Levy, and Tampa Bay Technical Centers.
For information on Program eligibility and current day and evening class schedules for English language, GED, or vocational classes, simply call:
(813) 231-1972
Se Habla Español
From the Program Manager's Desk:
Our Program’s success is directly tied to the combined efforts and talents of the professionals in Hillsborough
County School’s Adult and Community Education, Vocational/Hi-Tec Education, Limited English Proficient Programs, and our many service-provider partners. We all share the belief that English language training is job preparation training—as necessary as any vocational class offering.
Our reward is seeing our adult students progress and develop lifetime skills that enable them to achieve the American Dream. Dave Schmidt
This project is funded by the Florida Department of Children and Families, Refugee Services Program,
with grants from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Refugee Resettlement.
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