C172 INSTRUCTOR AND TRAINEE ENTERED RSW CLASS C AIRSPACE WITHOUT CLRNC.

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STUDENT PLT WITH CFII ON DUAL XCOUNTRY FROM POMPANO BEACH; FL; TO FT MYERS; FL; TO VERO BEACH; FL; AND RETURN TO POMPANO BEACH; FL. PAGE ATIS ADVISORY REQUESTED VFR TRANSITIONS BE COORDINATED WITH GND CTL. STUDENT REQUESTED TAXI INSTRUCTIONS TO RWY 13 AND COMPLIED WITH INSTRUCTIONS; BUT DID NOT ADVISE GND OF VFR TRANSITION TO NE. STUDENT WAS TOLD TO ADVISE TWR THAT WE WOULD DEPART VFR TO NE. TWR APPROVED L TURN OUT AND INSTRUCTED TO FLY 050 DEGS. STUDENT PLT COMPLIED WITH TWR INSTRUCTION; BUT CONTINUED TO CLB ABOVE 1200 FT MSL WHILE IN CLASS D AIRSPACE ENTERING CLASS C AIRSPACE. TWR ADVISED THAT WE WERE VIOLATING CLASS C AIRSPACE AND TO DSND BELOW 1200 FT. STUDENT PLT DSNDED IMMEDIATELY BELOW 1200 FT MSL AND CONTINUED ON ASSIGNED HDG OF 050 DEGS. TWR THEN APPROVED FREQ CHANGE UPON LEAVING CLASS D AIRSPACE. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: 1) COCKPIT MGMNT -- DISORGANIZATION OF CHARTS AND FLT PLANNING MATERIALS FOR VARIOUS FREQS TO ACTIVATE FLT PLAN. 2) INACTION OF CFI TO CLARIFY ALT RESTRS WITH STUDENT PRIOR TO TKOF. CORRECTIVE ACTION: ADDITIONAL GND TRAINING PROVIDED ON THE NECESSITY OF GOOD FLT PLANNING; COCKPIT ORGANIZATION AND AIRSPACE REQUIREMENTS WHEN DEPARTING AN ARPT UNDERLYING CLASS C AIRSPACE.