The mission of the PDC is to provide child protection professionals with the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to make decisions that provide Florida's children with safe and permament homes. PDC training is statewide and is integrated throughout the work environment. PDC is the statewide organization which develops and delivers experiential, competency-based training and testing for child protection professionals in Florida. There are four training centers with twenty classroom training sites and a central office.
Training is provided in the classroom, in the field and through various technologies.
The PDC central office is responsible for curriculum development and management of the system.