Gold Standard Career Pathways Articulation Agreements are developed through a consensus process with the Florida College System institutions and are based on industry certifications on the Department of Education’s “Industry Certification Funding List.” Approved by the State Board of Education, the Gold Standard Career Pathways Articulation Agreements provide guaranteed college credit for students who have earned the industry certification specified in the agreement and enrolled in the specified associate degree program. This is a saving of tuition costs for the students and eliminates the need to repeat coursework mastered as evidenced by passage of a third party examination leading to the award of an industry certification.