Pre-College Programs

Career Pathways

Educators

Tech Prep provides opportunities for secondary educators to build connectiosn between what they are teaching with the real world, and to better understand the skills that will be required of students as they transition into post-secondary options and the working world.

• Articulation Agreements

• Career Pathways - These events are held throughout the year for different career paths, and provide opportunities for secondary and postsecondary faculty to collaborate in order to build connections between secondary and postsecondary programs. The agenda for these events include meeting with secondary and postsecondary faculty, discussions about the needs of the secondary faculty, an intro to Career Pathways, and talks about what educators what to accomplish together. Dates will be announced shortly. Check back for details.

Counselors

Tech Prep provides opportunities for counselors to connect with the college in a variety of ways:

• Comprehensive School Counselor Training (Level I)
  This 4-day training focuses on the foundation of the new DPI model including the development of a district manual, abstract and student/parent conferences. View the flyer and registration form. Dates:
  • Tuesday, January 15 (MATC - Downtown Campus)
  • Wednesday, January 16 (MATC - Downtown Campus)
  • Thursday, March 13 (MATC - Downtown Campus))
  • Tuesday, April 8 (MATC - Downtown Campus)
• Comprehensive School Counselor Training (Level II)
  This 4-day training includes development of a comprehensive curricular plan including student content standards, scope and sequence, curriculum maps, and unit development. View the flyer and registration form. Dates:
  • Monday, December 3 (Madison)
  • Monday, January 14 (Portage)
  • Friday, April 11 (Portage)
  • Thursday, April 24 (Madison)
• Career Development Facilitator Training
  This two-day training is for those who are interested in learning more skills and resources for working with students on career development issues. Dates:
  • January 10, 2008 (Portage)
  • March 4, 2008 (tentative) (Portage)

Additional Information

For additional information or to get your questions answered, contact the Pre-College Program Office at (608) 258-2457 or Kristin Long, Tech Prep Coordinator, at (608) 258-2422. You can also get questions answered through Ask MATC, our online database of frequently asked questions.