Tech Prep Assurances Incorporate specifically designed curricula that has been developed in consultation with a documented advisory group from business, industry and labor, specifying levels of academic and technical competence.
Programs address advanced skills rather than time-shortened.
Be based on sequentially prescribed competencies for the specific program. Build academic competencies in mathematics, science and communications as they relate to the programs of technical preparation through rigorous, nonduplicative sequential curricula. Provide a sequential course of study in an approved program of technical preparation based on a CIP code, which may include a work-based learning component leading to specific employment objectives requiring advanced skills. Provide equal access to individuals who are members of special populations, including the development of supplementary services appropriate to the needs of such individuals. Provide for preparatory services which assist all prospective participants in Tech Prep programs.