Tech Prep Career Programs: A Practical Guide to Preparing Students for High-Tech, High-Skill, High-Wage Opportunities, Revised [Paperback]

This is a practical guide on how to plan, develop and implement a `tech prep' programme. The book illustrates how schools can work collaboratively with business and industry to organize a programme that provides students with the core technical and specialty proficiencies necessary to successfully compete in a changing economy. Topics covered include: creating a tech prep consortium; funding; setting goals; building action teams; and designing a promotion campaign.This is a practical guide on how to plan, develop and implement a `tech prep' programme. The book illustrates how schools can work collaboratively with business and industry to organize a programme that provides students with the core technical and specialty proficiencies necessary to successfully compete in a changing economy. Topics covered include: creating a tech prep consortium; funding; setting goals; building action teams; and designing a promotion campaign.Introduction
The Need for a Tech Prep Program
Understanding the Tech Prep Program
The Tech Prep Consortium
Defining the Program
Organizing the Program
Inservices and Presentations
Curriculum Changes
Involving Business and Industry
Promoting the Program
Evaluating the Program