Career Development Incentive Program

CDIP Data Submission Webinar - February 11, 2025

This webinar covered the 2024-25 CDIP program updates, accountability, as well as a review of newly approved certifications, removals, and updated guidance on apprenticeships.

Colorado Career Development and Industry Credentials Communications Toolkit

Resources are available to support school and district leaders as they increase student and family access to, awareness of, and engagement in high-demand and low-supply industry credentials and opportunities that students have to prepare for earning them while in high school. View the recording of the webinar held on May 5, 2022 demonstrating how to utilize the Toolkit.

Learn more about the Career Development &
Industry Credentials Communications Toolkit

The PWR of Career Development Success Program

The Career Development Incentive Program (CDIP), or Career Development Success Program, provides financial incentives for school districts and charter schools that encourage high school students, grades 9-12, to complete:

Tier 1: Qualified industry credential programs, pre-apprenticeships and apprenticeships;

Tier 2: Workplace training programs (internships); or

Tier 3: Computer Science Advanced Placement (AP) courses.

Participating districts, charter schools, or BOCES could receive up to $1,000 for each pupil who completes a program, and 120% of the per-pupil amount for each pupil who is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, distributed in tiered order.

2023-24 Program Participation

85 school districts (84 in 2022-23) and 17 charter schools (10 in 2022-23) reported students who completed qualified industry credential programs. 30 were categorized as small rural, and 21 were categorized as rural.
There was an 11% increase in programs reported from 2022-23. A total of 22,618 qualifying programs were reported. 11,362 in tier one were funded due to available appropriations.
As required by Colorado Revised Statute 22-54-138, participating districts or charter schools cannot receive a distribution of more than ten percent of the total number of completed industry certificates reported by districts and charter schools. Therefore, one district received funding for only 1,118 certificates, rather than the amount reported, thus reducing the number of credentials funded.

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Funding Details
Year	Programs Reported	Programs Funded	Amount Funded	Funding per Program/Pupil
2016-17	3,106	1,807	$1,000,000	$553.40
2017-18	5,777	3,688	$2,000,000	$542.30
2018-19	6,764	5,133	$4,800,000	$935.13
2019-20	9,110	6,441	$4,279,837	$664.47
2020-21*	6,709	6,147	$6,033,028	$981.46
2021-22	12,573	9,130	$4,286,089	$469.45
2022-23	20,297	10,791	$4,214,771	$443.81 (FRL) $369.96 (Non-FRL)
2023-24	22,618	11,362	$9,214,822	$913.37 (FRL) $761.14 (Non-FRL)

*For program year 2020-21, CDIP received $1.5 million in ARPA funds. This allowed our office to fund an additional $43.11 to meet the maximum funding of $1000 in Tier 1, plus fund the maximum of $1000 in Tier 2, and $806.50 in Tier 3.

Credential Breakdown 2023-24

Qualified Programs	# Reported by Districts	# Funded	$ Amount Funded
Industry-Recognized Certifications	16610	10,853	Tier 1
Pre- Apprenticeships	430	345	Tier 1
Apprenticeships	171	164	Tier 1
Internships	3230	0	Tier 2
Advanced Placement Computer Science Courses	2177	0	Tier 3
Total	22,618	11,362	$9,214,822

Gender Breakdown 2023-24

Male	60.13%
Female	39.86%

Resources

NEW 2023-24 CDIP Participation Data
2023-24 List of Approved Programs
CDIP Approved Programs Request Process
The 2023 Colorado Talent Pipeline Report: The Talent Pipeline Report explores issues related to the demand for and supply of talent in Colorado and strategies for strengthening our talent pipeline.
2024-25 Removed Certifications coming soon

Legislative Resources

Webinars

2024-25 Data Submission Webinar: February 11, 2025
- Recording and Slides
- Topics: 2024-25 CDIP program updates, accountability, review of newly approved certifications, removals, and updated guidance on apprenticeships