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WANTED: Business and Community Involvement
When you share time, talent and resources
through College Tech Prep, you're investing in the future. Our students
appreciate your involvement and our educators value your expertise.
Beyond posting jobs, there are a number of ways that you can become more
actively involved as a College Tech Prep partner. Consider these ideas:
- Identify and commit to providing
work-based learning experiences.
- Assist in identifying academic and
technical performance standards.
- Assist in developing and providing
incentives for students.
- Share resources such as expertise, time
and meeting facilities.
- Update faculty members on current
technologies and assist with team teaching.
- Review marketing plans and tools.
- Educate other employers about College
Tech Prep.
- Volunteer to serve on a local College
Tech Prep program advisory committee.
- Offer opportunities for students to
intern at your worksite, or try them out in summer jobs or part-time
positions after school and/or on weekends.
- Become a mentor for students preparing
for careers in your field.
- Offer summer externships to high school
teachers (including math, science, and other academic teachers) to help
them understand your industry and bring first-hand business experiences
back to the classroom.
- Speak at a Career Day or in a College
Tech Prep classroom – or help us with relevant, up-to-date career
information.
- Get involved with your community’s
parent-teacher association and help re-educate parents about the
opportunities and importance of technology careers.
- Encourage your company to donate
equipment, scholarships or other services to strengthen and grow local
College Tech Prep programs.
- Volunteer to judge student projects at a
local, regional, or state College Tech Prep Student Showcase to show
your support for College Tech Prep and its students.
- Be a vocal advocate: Tell your business
colleagues and government contacts about College Tech Prep and what it’s
doing to train the workforce of the future.
- Heart
of Ohio Tech Prep Consortium
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