Today's students
need to prepare for the career skills of tomorrow. They need an
education that will help them succeed in a world where rapid change
is the rule, not the exception.
The Southwestern
Alberta Technology Preparation Program is a strategic partnership
between southwestern Alberta school jurisdictions and the Lethbridge
Community College. It promotes career training and employability
skill development for high school students in southwestern Alberta
and should ease the transition of students to post-secondary programs
or the workplace.
The Technology
Preparation Program strengthens career education and counselling
so students can choose courses or programs leading to specific career
opportunities.
PROGRAM COMPONENTS
The Technology Preparation Program is a focused, goal oriented program
that combines a challenging applied academic curriculum with employability
skills. This will better prepare students for post-secondary training
or for employment.
- Applied Academics
in English, Mathematics, Sciences and Social Sciences ... Incorporates
real-life examples to give context to learning within a challenging
Alberta Learning curriculum. Course content prepares students
for post-secondary programs and is relevant to the world of work.
- Business
and Industry Involvement ... Worksite learning opportunities enhances
the curriculum and give students a first hand look at the skills
and attitudes they need to succeed in the labour market.
- Career Planning
and Investigation ... Comprehensive career guidance and planning
assists students in developing a path to broad career goals: Business,
Technology and Trades, Human Services, Natural Resources, or Arts.
- Employability
Skills Portfolio ... Students will develop a portfolio that evolves
through their high school experience. Compiling the portfolio
helps students identify, select and organize the skills that will
assist them in moving from school to work or further training.
The portfolio "graduates" with the students and assists
them with their future goals.
- Articulation
... Links two (or more) educational systems to assist students
in making a smooth transition from one level to another, without
delays, duplication of courses or loss of credit.
How are
Students Recognized?
Students
successfully completing the Technology Preparation Program will
be awarded one of the following credentials: € Technology Preparation
Credential This credential will assist students in their career
development process and enhance entry into selected post-secondary
programs or entry into the workplace € Employability Credential
This credential will assist students in their career development
process and enhance entry into the workplace or further training.
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To earn a Technology
Preparation Credential or Employability Credential, the student
completes the requirements for a High School Diploma and the program
of studies outlined below.
Courses
|
Employability
Credential
MINIMUM LEVEL
|
Technology
Preparation
Credential
MINIMUM LEVEL
|
English
|
33 or 30 |
33 or 30 |
Social
Studies |
33 or 30 |
33 or 30 |
Mathematics |
20 (Pure
or Applied),
23 or 24 |
33 or
30 (Pure or Applied) |
Science
|
One of
Biology 20,
Chemistry 20,
Physics 20
Science 20 or 24 |
One of
Biology 20,
Chemistry 20,
Physics 20
Science 20 |
Physical
Education |
3 Credits |
3 Credits |
Career
and Life Management |
3 Credits |
3 Credits |
Career
and Technology Studies
Information Processing
(3 credits)
A minimum of 5 credits must be completed at the advanced level
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20 Credits
in CTS including 3 Credits in Information Processing |
20 Credits
in CTS
Including 3 Credits in lnformation Processing and Remaining
credits in related Career Cluster |
Work Experience
/CareerTransitions
Career Transitions
Work Experience (includes
Green Certificate)
Registered Apprenticeship
(includes RAP Plus) |
10 Credits |
1O Credits |
First Aid
Training |
Standard
First Aid Certificate |
Standard
First Aid Certificate |
- students
will develop and maintain a Career Planning / Employability Skills
portfolio and complete a Graduate Skills presentation
- entrance
programs to various college programs vary. Students need to meet
the minimum entrance requirements for those programs.
- Students
must meet the admission requirements of the program to which they
are applying. Through articulation, educational programs are continually
reviewed and revised to provide curriculum that will prepare students
to participate in post-secondary options and meet the needs of
business and industry.
Courses for
Career Clusters
Business
|
Technology
and Trades
|
Human
Services
|
Natural
Resources
|
Arts
|
-Enterprise
& Innovation
-Fashion Studies
- Financial Management
- Foods
- Information Processing
- Legal Studies
- Logistics
- Management and Marketing
-Tourism
|
- Communications
Technology
- Construction Technology
- Design Studies
- Electro-technologies
- Fabrication
- Fashion Studies
- Foods
- Information Processing
- Logistics
- Mechanics
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-
Community Health
- Foods
- Information Processing
- Legal Studies
NON-CTS
COURSES
- Personal Living Skills 30
- Physical Ed. 30
- Psychology
- Sociology |
- Agriculture
- Energy & Mines
- Fabrication Studies
- Forestry
- Wildlife
- Information Processing
|
- Communications
Technology
- Construction Technology
- Cosmetology Studies
- Design Studies
- Fabrication Studies
- Information Processing
NON-CTS
COURSES
-Art
-Drama
-Music |
Through the
agreement with Lethbridge Community College, students in the Technology
Preparation Program may receive advanced credit, advanced placement,
or preferential admission to a variety of post-secondary programs
at LCC. Students are advised to focus their studies in the most
relevant Career and Technology Studies (CTS) clusters and meet the
appropriate admission requirements for LCC the program to which
they may apply.
The Technology
Preparation Advantage
- Strong applied
academic foundation
- Enhanced
career guidance and planning built around career clusters
- Improved
employability skills with experience relating to career goals
- Completion
of an Employability Skills Portfolio
- Business
and industry commitment in providing work site learning opportunities
- Encourages
critical thinking skills which form the foundation for success
in the work place
- Provides
articulation with post-secondary programs allowing for advanced
standing or advanced credit
- A partnership
that involves local school districts, Lethbridge Community Colleges,
businesses and industry
For more information
please contact your High School Principal or the Southwestern Alberta
Technology Preparation Program Office:
Doug Scotney,
Executive Director
Fax: (403) 380-6890
Telephone: (403) 328-3996
e-mail: [email protected]
CTS ARTICULATION
- LETHBRIDGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
CTS
Modules
|
Post-Secondary
Equivalent Course
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AGR 1070,
2060, 3060 |
AFO
150
|
COM 1030,
2040, 2050, 2060, 3040 |
CAP
150
|
COM 1060,
2090, 2100 |
CAP
121
|
DES 1060,
2050, 3110, 3120, 3140, 3150, 3160 |
DRF
155
|
DES 1060,
2050, 3110, 3120, 3140, 3150, 3160 and portfolio & challenge
testing |
DRF
152
|
FAB 3130,
3140, 3150 |
MAN
150
|
FAB 2110,
3030, 3050, 3090, 3120, 3170 |
MAN
153
|
FAS 2010,
2080, 2090, 3090 |
FDM
105
|
FAS 2010,
2090, 3060, 3090 |
FDM
103
|
FIN 1010,
1020, 1030, 2020, 2030, 3010 |
OAA
146
|
FIN 1010,
1020, 1030, 2020, 2030, 3010 |
ACC
171
|
FIN 1010,
1020, 1030, 2010, 2020, 2030, 2040, 2050. 3010, 3020, 3030,
3040, 3060, 3070 |
ACC
173
|
FOD 3030.
3040, 3050. 3060, 3070, 3080
|
COC 101
|
FOD 3090,
3100, 3110, 3120, 3130, 3140 |
COC
102
|
INF 1020,
1030, 2030, 2040, 2050, 2090, 2110, 3030 |
KEY
140
|
INF 1070,
1090, 2050, 2070, 2080, 2120 |
ENF
148
|
INF 2150,
2160 |
BUS
174
|
INF 1010,
1020, 1030, 1040, 1050, 1060, 1070 |
CPU
120
|
INF 1020,
1030, 2030 |
KEY
139
|
INF 1070,
1090, 2050, 2070, 2080, 2120 |
CPU
151
|
INF 1030,
2050, 2060, 3060, 3070 |
CPU
249
|
INF 1060,
2080 |
OAA
140
Section A (30%)
|
INF 1020,
1030, 2030, 2040, 2050, 2100, 3030, 3040 |
KEY
141
|
M&M
1010, 1020, 2020, 3050 |
MKT
188
|
M&M
1010, 2010, 3010 |
BUS
170
|
TOU 2050 |
TTC
118
(Module 1)
|
TOU 1010,
1070 (must have both) |
TTC
111
(Module 1) or
TTC 118
(Module 2)
|
TOU 1050,
3040 (must have both) |
TTC
114
(Module 1)
|
ACC Accounting
AFO Recreation Facility Operations
AGR Agriculture
BUS Business Administration
CAP Communication Arts
COC Commercial Cooking
COM Communications
CPU Computer Use
DES Design
FAB Fabrication
FAS Fashion Studies
FDM Fashion Design & Merchandising
FIN Financial Management
FOD Foods
INF Information Processing
KEY Keyboarding
M&M Management & Marketing
MKT Marketing
OAA Office & Administrative Assistant
TOU Tourism Studies
TTC Travel & Tourism
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