Approved plans receive federal funding. States and consortia. Each state that receives federal Tech Prep funding must use the money to support Tech Prep consortia partnerships among high schools, 2-year college campuses, and business, industry, and labor. The work a Tech Prep consortium is to develop and deliver high-quality Tech Prep programs in its service area. Tech Prep in Ohio Ohio s Tech Prep model.
All programs are competency-based.
Tech Prep college students learn advanced skills that Ohio employers are hungry for. Ohio s current Governor, Bob Taft, has taken a personal interest in Tech Prep. With Governor Taft s help, Ohio Tech Prep efforts are now supported with substantial State funding, in addition to the federal Perkins funds. Governance in Ohio. The Ohio Department of Education and the Ohio Board of Regents jointly administer Ohio Tech Prep initiatives.