Prime Time Palm Beach County Inc

Practitioner Training and Incentives:In 2023-2024, Prime Time offered 173 professional development training sessions impacting more than 2,662 practitioners (duplicated). Prime Time awarded 2,126 financial stipends to attendees for successfully completing each training offered. More than 400 practitioners were awarded ACHIEVE OST financial incentives, which is a tiered incentive award program that rewards practitioners for participating in trainings and earning certificates and degrees, with an emphasis on best practices in youth development. Two hundred and forty-seven continuing education units (CEUs) were awarded to OST practitioners who used them to maintain and renew their various professional credentials. Prime Time maintained its International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) accreditation by continuing to provide high quality and effective training offerings. Prime Time's entire suite of professional development offerings helps to increase practitioners' knowledge, skills and attitudes, so they have the tools to positively affect the quality of their programs. Prime Time offers eligible OST programs, Quality Core Practice incentives, an incentive-based recognition program that awards financial incentives for demonstrating an elevated commitment to implementing positive youth development strategies through a quality improvement process. In 2023-2024, 47 OST programs and staff received Quality Core Practice incentives to help increase the quality of children's OST experiences and help children achieve improved outcomes.

Special Assistance to Individuals:In 2023-2024, Prime Time awarded 772 scholarship opportunities to OST practitioners who are pursuing certificate or degree programs at Palm Beach State College or attending national/state conferences that are specific to the OST field.