West Central Ohio College Tech Prep Pathways

College Tech Prep programs begin with business partners collaborating with educators to determine workplace and academic skills needed for your success. Each program follows the same developmental stages:

• There must be local need for a program. Factors such as future job availability and educational requirements are considered.

• Business and industry professionals convene at the state level to define and describe the emerging technical career.

• A Technical Competency Profile (TCP) is developed by employers and educators. Employers determine essential and recommended skills. Educators decide when and how the skills will be taught. Then, a pathway from high school to college is created. Both groups collaboratively refine the document.

• This curriculum pathway is reviewed locally by employers and educators.

• A course of study is developed including all of the information from the TCP. Hallmarks of effective Tech Prep instruction include project-based learning and integrated instructional units.

• Educators jointly determine classroom and lab activities. Professional development requirements are also specified.