Collaborative Project: Kentucky Information Technology Center

肯塔基信息技术中心（KITCATE）是一个区域性信息技术中心。这个由肯塔基社区技术学院系统和列克星敦社区学院组成的联盟使两年制学院能够为肯塔基州的新公司和现有公司培养熟练的信息技术（IT）工人。该中心的目标是提高两年制大学学生的IT入学率和完成率；广泛推行业界主导的资讯科技课程；为高中及两年制大专资讯科技教师提供专业发展；增加肯塔基州商业、政府和工业对信息技术教育的支持和参与。要达到这些目标，必须增加有能力和合格的教师来教授资讯科技课程。体育中心为教职员工以及企业、政府和工业工作者提供教育。虚拟中心提供有关IT课程的信息，提供IT课程，并支持研讨会。流动中心在其所在地为教师和商业、政府和工业工作者提供讲习班。两年制学院为持有供应商证书的高中生提供衔接，这些学生可以参加适当的学位课程。IT行业顾问委员会为该中心提供指导和支持。

The Kentucky Information Technology Center (KITCATE) is a regional information technology (IT) center. This consortium of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System and Lexington Community College enables two-year colleges to prepare skilled information technology (IT) workers needed by new and existing Kentucky companies. The goals of the Center are to increase the IT enrollment and completion rates of students in two-year colleges; to implement widely an industry driven IT curriculum; to provide professional development for high school and two-year college IT faculty; and to increase the support and participation of business, government and industry in Kentucky for IT education. To reach these goals the number of capable, qualified faculty to teach IT courses must be increased. A physical center provides the education for faculty and staff and for business, government and industry workers. A virtual center provides information on the IT curriculum, offers IT courses, and supports workshops. Mobile centers provide workshops for instructors and for workers in business, government and industry at their locations. The two year-colleges provide articulation for high school students with vendor certificates who enroll in appropriate degree programs. An IT industry advisory board provides guidance and support to the Center.