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The Technology Preparation (Tech Prep) program, a rigorous
and focused course of study, is designed to provide
the middle fifty percent of the student population with
both the essential academic and technical foundations,
including necessary workplace skills such as problem
solving, teamwork and the responsibility necessary for
twenty-first century careers and a lifetime of learning.
Much of the nation's economic well being in the years
ahead will depend upon the full development and use
of its most precious asset: people. We cannot
afford to waste a single mind or a single person who
has a will to work. The goal is to create a network
of programs that will enable students to reach their
full potential.
A well developed mind, a passion to learn, and the ability
to put knowledge to work are the keys to the future
for young people. The success of businesses and the
economic well being of the nation depends upon this.
Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills,
(SCANS), 1992.
What is Tech Prep?
- A four-year articulated educational program that
begins in the junior year of high school and continues
through the first two years of college and beyond.
- A partnership between Ocean County College (OCC),
fifteen Ocean County comprehensive high schools, the
Ocean County Vocational Technical Schools, business,
industry, and government.
- The partnership links the high schools with OCC
programs that result in workers with job-specific
skills that enable them to work in a technologically
advanced career, as well as being lifelong learners.
- Eliminates duplication of courses in high school
and the community college.
- Recognizes the importance of careers and career
skills making learning relevant.
- Allows youth to obtain high-skill, high wage jobs.
- Students who complete a Tech Prep program may begin
their career or transfer to a Bachelor's degree program
at a four-year school.
For more information email Dr
Nancy Gerry.
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