Technology Education (TE) - Quad City CTE Consortium (QCC TEC)
Industrial / Manufacturing Technology / Technician Cluster
PREPARATION LEVEL COURSES
I300 MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY I (ACC)
Course length: 1 year
Course credit: 2.5
Grade level: 11, 12
This is the first year of a two year Tech Prep course sequence designed to begin during the Junior year of high school. It is structured to prepare students for employment during the 21st century in manufacturing technology. Approximately one half of the instruction in each of the four nine week blocks will take place at the John Deere Harvester plant (combine manufacturing), taught by United Auto Worker technicians and managers. Classroom instruction at the Area Career Center is integrated with the instruction at John Deere Harvester. Instruction will include career / occupational skills in precision metal work, welding, drafting, and electronics (word processing skills are helpful). Instruction will also include life skills for career success in team building, problem solving, and career exploration. Students who complete this course with pre – determined minimum competency may enroll in Manufacturing Technology II.
I400 MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY II (ACC)
Course length: 1 year
Course credit: 2.5
Grade level: 12
This is the second year of an occupationally specific two year Tech Prep course sequence to prepare students for the 21st century in manufacturing technology. Students will build on the skills learned in Manufacturing Technology I. Instruction will continue to be presented both in the Area Career Center and at John Deere Harvester.
I401 INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY COOPERATIVE EDUCATION
Course length: 1 year
Course credit: variable
Grade level: 11, 12
Industrial Technology Cooperative Education is designed for junior and senior students interest in pursuing careers in Industrial Technology. Students are released from school for their paid cooperative education work experience. They participate in 200 minutes per week of related classroom instruction focusing on job survival skills, career exploration skills related to the job, and human relations skills.
A qualified industrial technology instructor is responsible for supervision and is given 30 minutes per student per week to do so. Written training agreements and individual student training plans are developed and agreed upon by the employer, student and coordinator. The coordinator, student and employer assume compliance with federal, state and local laws and regulations. The coordinator also needs to have taken six semester hours of organization and administration of cooperative education.
The course content includes the following broad areas of emphasis: further career education opportunities, planning for the future, job seeking skills, personal development, human relationship, legal protection and responsibilities, economics of the job, organization and job termination.
Z401 INTERRELATED COOPERATIVE EDUCATION
Course length: 1 year
Course credit: variable
Grade level: 11, 12
Interrelated Cooperative Education is designed for junior and/or senior students interested in pursuing careers in vocational occupations. Students are released from school for their paid cooperative education work experience and participate in 200 minutes per week of related classroom instruction. Classroom instruction focuses on providing students with job survival skills and career exploration skills related to the job and improving student’s abilities to interact positively with others. For skills related to the job, refer to the skill development course outlines and the task list of the desired occupational program.
A qualified vocational cooperative coordinator is responsible for supervision. Written training agreements and individual student training plans are developed and agreed upon by the employer, student and coordinator. Occupational task lists form the basis for training plans. The coordinator, student and employer assume compliance with federal, state and local laws and regulations.
The course content includes the following broad areas of emphasis: further career education opportunities, planning for the future, job-seeking skills, personal development, human relationships, legal protection and responsibilities, economics and the job, organization and job termination. In addition, classroom instruction includes technical skills as identified on occupational task lists.
Z402 INTERRELATED COOPERATIVE EDUCATION II
Course length: 1 year
Course credit: variable
Grade level: 12
Interrelated Cooperative Education II is designed for senior students interested in pursuing careers in vocational occupations and who have the opportunity to participate in cooperative education for two years. Course content will build upon the extent and depth of the content presented in Interrelated Cooperative Education I. Students are released from school for their paid cooperative education work experience and participate in 200 minutes per week of related classroom instruction. Classroom instruction focuses on providing students with job survival skills and career exploration skills related to the job and improving student’s abilities to interact positively with others. For skills related to the job, refer to the skill development course outlines and the task of the desired occupational program.
A qualified vocational cooperative coordinator is responsible for supervision. Written training agreements and individual student training plans are developed and agreed upon by the employer, student and coordinator. Occupational task lists form the basis for training plans. The coordinator, student and employer assume compliance with federal, state and local laws and regulations.
The course content includes the following broad areas of emphasis: further career education opportunities, planning for the future, job-seeking skills, personal development, human relationships, legal protection and responsibilities, economics and the job, organization and job termination. In addition, classroom instruction includes technical skills as identified on occupational task lists.