Tech Prep For Business & Industry

Tech-Prep Course Credit makes good sense in your community. Times have changed. For today's youth to be successful, it is every bit as important that they make good career decisions as it is that they make good grades in school. As you know, more and more of today's jobs require technical skills and specialized training. Tech-Prep students have the opportunity to explore career options early. In this hands-on, challenging environment students discover their own interests and skills and experience practical, real-world ways to pursue their goals in a wide variety of high-skill, high-wage technical careers.

Tech-Prep is good for local business and industry. Employers need good employees who are educated, trained, and ready to work. Tech-Prep helps local business and industry by providing:

Quality employees

- Local neighborhood and community employers are armed with an educated workforce

Qualified workers

- Tech-Prep students are trained and ready to work

Relevant workforce training

- Tech-Prep students are educated and trained in response to the needs of local business and industry

Locally based workforce

- Local youth study, train, and work in the community

Quick turnaround

- Tech-Prep students can receive an associate degree in as little as 1 1/2 years after high school graduation

A Win/Win Relationship

- Through local internships and co-ops, business and industry can provide real world training through partnerships with community teachers and students while receiving valuable skills and labor in return

Ideas for strengthening Tech-Prep in your area:

Participation on your community's or local school's advisory board is an effective way to add support for College Tech-Prep in your area. By providing input on training and relevant industry skills and content, you can make a significant impact on the nature and quality of your local workforce, business and industry, and your community.