Mandated by Ohio law, Career-Technical Credit Transfer (CT) facilitates technical course guarantees so that students may take equivalent technical courses anywhere within the Ohio public educational system while obtaining technical credits without unnecessary duplication or institutional barriers. Rob Speckert, CT2 consultant and former consortium board member, will offer information about the CT2 impact on Tech Prep, Tues., ...

Members of the Business Technology Pathway will meet Nov. 29 to discuss issues related  to current articulation agreements and the impact semester conversion will have on them;  different tests required by the state and how we might use them for articulation; the need to develop a program for high school seniors concerning financial aid, college application, and the college process ...

High school and college IT educators met November 8 to review and revise 45 articulation agreements for southwest Ohio information technology programs.  Valid through 2012, the agreements define specific requirements and benefits of transition from high school to college.  IT faculty from Miami University Hamilton, Miami University Middletown, Cincinnati State Technical and Community College, UC Raymond Walters College and UC ...

Students will have an opportunity to shine during the Ohio Economic Education Summit, a two-day work session focused on forging partnerships to create a more fluid educational pipeline from middle/high school to college and the workforce. A Student Expo, will be held from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., February 22, 2011, in the Ballroom at the Hyatt Regency, Columbus. During this ...

A national perspective on the future of career tech funding and Tech Prep legislation is offered in a November newsletter by Kathy Shibley, director of Ohio's Office of Career-Technical Education. Shibley predicts that new legislation defining career technical education, including Tech Prep, will be substantially different, including more prescriptive activities and more narrow use of funds. The newsletter, ...

Criteria for successful completion of a secondary Tech Prep program have been published in the FY2010-2011 Tech Prep Indicators of Performance Master Document on the ODE website.  A Tech Prep student who successfully completes the secondary education component of a Tech Prep program qualifies to become a Postsecondary Tech Prep Students. The criteria for successful completion of the secondary education ...

Here's an opportunity to recognize our Tech Prep stand-outs in IT programs! The NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing honors young women at the high-school level for their computing-related achievements and interests. Awardees are selected for their computing and IT aptitude, leadership ability, academic history, and plans for post-secondary education. The Ohio Award honors young women residing in Ohio only.  An entrant may ...

A national report shows individuals with a college degree earn higher salaries and are more likely to be employed. The report from the College Board Advocacy & Policy Center shows that the median salary for workers with a bachelor's degree was about $22,000 greater than those with a high school diploma.  According to the Education Pays 2010 report, the median annual earnings ...

Funding to implement innovative and collaborative student support/remediation projects is available to Greater Cincinnati Tech Prep Consortium partners.  Competitive grants, ranging from $1,500 -$5,000, will be offered for individual projects involving high school and college partner collaboration.  To submit a grant proposal, complete an application specifying project rationale, planned activities and expected outcomes. Applications will be reviewed and rated by southwest Ohio ...