The administrative and instructional staff are comprised of skilled and knowledgeable journeymen who are competent in an occupational field, as well as being proficient instructors. They avail themselves of special in-service training such as state directed workshops, field trips, and university courses. Graduates of the Tennessee Technology Center at Crump should not be expected to compete with journeymen who have developed skills and on the job experience. The mission of the Tennessee Technology Center at Crump is to provide technical training to students in order to meet the occupational needs of employers in the community. Recognizing that all people do not have the same background, abilities, and goals and therefore, cannot be fitted into the same mold, the objective of the TTC-C is that each student be treated as an individual.
Individualized instruction is utilized to the maximum in most programs.
The majority of programs offered are open entry, allowing students to enter programs when vacancies occur, start training at their own level, and progress at their own rate to the level they desire. Individualized instruction provides students with the highest quality instruction possible in the occupational area of their choosing. The mission further subscribes that the mere development of specific skills and knowledge in an individual is not sufficient. Desirable worker characteristics are emphasized to instill character development, good work habits, reliability, honesty, and respect for authority needed for a productive society. The primary mission of the TTC-C is to meet more adequately the occupational and technical training of citizens and residents of these areas, including employees of existing and prospective industries and businesses of the state.