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TRADE AND INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION

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Instructional Supervisor:
Albert Flowers

901-416-7482

Trade and Industrial Education helps prepare students for an increasingly demanding high skilled workplace in the United States. To meet the needs of the technologically changing workplace, the state curriculum has recently been aligned with industry standards, and teachers are often offered professional development opportunities to upgrade their skills to the levels required for instruction according to industry standards.


Peterson's Pointers

Aviation Week Expo
Tennessee Technology Center Aviation Campus
October 27, 2007
 


Day at the Races
NHRA Say "Y.E.S."
September 14, 2007

 


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Trade and Industrial Education:

  • Combines theory with application to develop technical skills, occupational judgments, and workplace ethics. The courses are closely aligned with those of postsecondary institutions in Tennessee, allowing students to make easier transitions to those state schools.
  • Offers high quality educational experiences to promote teamwork, leadership, high work standards, and help develop a value for lifelong learning.

 Classes

Classes in Trade and Industrial Education require students to develop manipulative skills, safety skills, job judgment, and technical knowledge. Most of the courses now rely on computer software, and there is a greater use of technology current course competencies. The program offers five specialized career sub clusters.

Construction Cluster

¨      Career Management Services

¨      Construction Core

¨      Carpentry I & II

¨      Electrical I & II

¨      Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration I & II

¨      Plumbing I & II

¨      Engineering Design/Computer-Aided Design (CAD)

¨      Computer-Aided Design/CAD

¨      Principles of Welding

¨      Welding Applications

Manufacturing Cluster

¨      Career Management Success

¨      Programming and Logic

¨      Principles of Manufacturing

¨      Principles of Machining and Manufacturing

¨      Digital Electronics

¨      Manufacturing Applications

¨      Upholstery I & II

Human Services Cluster

¨      Principles of Cosmetology

¨      Design Principles of Cosmetology

¨      Chemistry of Cosmetology

¨      Barbering I & II

¨      Legal and Protective Service Careers I, II & III

¨      Dry Cleaning I & II

¨      Shoe Repair I & II

Arts and Communication Cluster

¨      Visual Art and Design

¨      Graphic Communications

¨      Graphic Communications Production

¨      Graphic Design and Digital Imaging

¨      Media Concepts

¨      Electronic Media Production (Radio/TV)

¨      Electronic Media Management and Operations (Radio/TV)

¨      Electronic Media Production I & II

¨      Information Technology Infrastructure

¨      Computer Architecture

¨      Network Architecture

¨      Cabling Technology

¨      Web Page Design I & II

Transportation Cluster

¨      Career Management Success

¨      Transportation Core

¨      Aviation Maintenance General I & II

¨      Introduction to Aerospace

¨      Theory of Flight

¨      Automotive Technology: Brake Systems

¨      Automotive Technology: Suspension and Steering

¨      Automotive Technology: Electronic Systems

¨      Automotive Technology: Engine Performance

¨      Collision Repair: Non-Structural Analysis and Damage Repair

¨      Collision Repair: Structural Analysis and Damage Repair

¨      Collision Repair: Paint and Refinish

¨      Diesel Technology: Brake Systems

¨      Diesel Technology: Suspension and Steering

¨      Diesel Technology: Electronic Systems

¨      Diesel Technology: Preventive Maintenance Inspection

¨      Diesel Technology: Diesel Engine

¨      Leisure Craft: Systems

¨      Leisure Craft: Engine Performance

 



Date last updated:  May 27, 2008
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