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	Tech Prep Home What Makes a Program Regions of Idaho Career Clusters COMPASS Test Tech Prep Forms Contact Us		Tech Prep Tech Prep in Idaho: A Secondary/Postsecondary Colloboration What is Tech Prep? Tech Prep is a technical and academic postsecondary preparation program that enables students to earn college credits while still in high school. Tech Prep connects learning to career pathways and provides students with the technical skills, knowledge and attitudes necessary to prepare for high skill, high wage, or high demand occupations in current or emerging professions. Elements of Tech Prep courses include articulation agreements between high schools and postsecondary institutions, career counseling, integration of math, science, and communications, and at least two years of high school courses plus two or more years of postsecondary study. Why was Tech Prep Created? Tech Prep is part of a national initiative linking technical and academic instruction at the high school level to certificate and degree programs at the postsecondary level. The program was first implemented in 1990 as part of the Carl Perkins Act and renewed most recently in 2006. Why Tech Prep? Students benefit by: Receiving advice on technical careers from high school teachers and counselors Improving the transition from high school to college Not repeating course competencies already mastered Earning advanced credits while in high school and needing fewer college courses to graduate Saving tuition money if length of college matriculation is shortened Teachers benefit by having students who: Are motivated Perform better in class Have higher attendance rates Understand the relevance of what they learn