Collaborative Project: Kentucky Information Technology Center

肯塔基州信息技术中心(KITCATE)是一个地区性信息技术(IT)中心。这个由肯塔基州社区和技术学院系统和列克星敦社区学院组成的联盟使两年制大学能够培养新的和现有的肯塔基州公司所需的熟练的信息技术(IT)工人。该中心的目标是提高两年制大学学生的IT入学率和毕业率；广泛实施以行业为导向的IT课程；为高中和两年制大学IT教师提供专业发展；并增加肯塔基州企业、政府和行业对IT教育的支持和参与。为了实现这些目标，必须增加有能力、合格的教员来教授信息技术课程。实体中心为教职员工以及企业、政府和行业工作人员提供教育。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。移动中心为其所在地的教师以及企业、政府和行业的工作人员提供研讨会。这两个年制学院为拥有供应商证书的高中生提供衔接，这些学生注册了适当的学位课程。IT行业咨询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.