Professional Tech (Career Tech/Trade)

Posted on 3/18/2015 10:15 AM By Ed Info Center

Multiple Fields

• North Idaho College Career Technical Education (CTE)
  A wide variety of Career & Technical skills and training including Aerospace, Trades & Industry, Business & Professional Programs, Health Professions/Nursing, and Resort Recreation Management. 
• North Idaho College Workforce Training & Community Education
  Including apprenticeship programs, community education, CDL, health professions, etc.
• Kootenai Technical Education Campus (KTEC)

Heavy Equipment Operators

• WATCH FOR FUTURE DEADLINES: FREE training for Heavy Equipment Operators
  Participants in the Idaho course will be trained to operate a skid steer, backhoe, loader, excavator, mini-excavator, roller, haul-truck, dozer and forklift. They also will receive flagger certification, training in signaling and crane rigging, and safety and first aid skills.
  READ THE FULL ARTICLE (INCLUDING APPLICATION CONTACT INFO) AT SPOKESMAN.COM

Commercial Drivers License - Truck Driving

• NIC Commercial Drivers License
• Sage Truck Driving School

Beauty, Spa, Salon

• North Idaho College Esthetician Program
• Toni & Guy (was Toni & Guy, then the Beauty Institute, but now back to Toni & Guy ... aka "the Harvard of Hair").
  Link & More info coming soon, or call (208) 930-1276.
• Academy of Cosmetology, Post Falls, ID

Tech / STEM / STEAM

• Cybersecurity Training and Operations Center (CTOC) - University of Idaho.

Massage

• Coeur d'Alene Massage School
• American Institute of Clinical Massage (AICM), Post Falls, ID
• North Idaho Massage Academy (NIMA), Sandpoint, ID

Idaho Professional Tech (Career Tech/Trade) Resources

• Idaho PTECH Network
  Update: June 2018: PTECH ceased its daily operations in June 2018. PTECH will continue to serve a small number of students through June 2020 as they work to complete their postsecondary programs.
  The Idaho PTECH Network is a pilot program funded by the J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Foundation. Its mission is to bridge the gap between education and industry by providing students with the credentials and skills needed to secure well-paying jobs in Idaho’s high growth industries while giving businesses access to a qualified pipeline of employees.
• Idaho Career-Technical Education (formerly Idaho Professional-Technical Education)
  NOTE: CTE Advanced OpportunitiesTE Advanced Opportunities, formerly known as Tech Prep, is one of the four advanced opportunities recognized by the State Board of Education, and links approved high school professional-technical programs to certificate and degree programs at a technical college. The Tech Prep Program is now referred to CTE Advanced Opportunities. Changes to policy now specify two options for high school students interested in professional-technical courses: Dual Credit – technical courses and Technical Competency Credit, formerly known as Tech Prep
• Buck the Quo is a movement to help Idaho high school students reach their potential through post-high school learning and training
  The campaign includes a YouTube series where real people talk about real life after high school.
• Career & Technical Educators of Idaho
• Idaho Department of Labor Career Information System (CIS)
• Idaho Professional-Technical Education Foundation

National Professional Tech (Career Tech/Trade) Resources

• Association for Career & Technical Education
• Act.org

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