Vocational Technical Education

Vocational and technical education programs help to prepare individuals for employment in such fields as business occupations, marketing and distributive occupations, health occupations, technical and emerging occupations, modern industrial and agricultural arts, trade and industrial occupations, and other occupations requiring other than a baccalaureate or advanced degree. At the postsecondary level, adult students comprise an increasingly large proportion of students served by vocational and technical institutions.

The series of courses in this focus area provide opportunities for current and future employees in vocational and technical institutions to become more effective in the development and delivery of programs and services to students, enhance their career options, and meet certification requirements of the Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS). Individuals who are currently certified and those seeking certification can pursue challenging course work in this field.

Program of Study

Core Courses (12 credits)

Course #	Course Title	Credits
AD LDSP 567*	Supervision and Planning for Vocational Technical Education	3
AD LDSP 667*	Program Planning in Adult Education	3
AD LDSP 757	Principles and Foundations of Adult Education	3
AD LDSP 777	Leadership in Multicultural Organizations	3
AD LDSP 787	Administration of Adult Education Programs	3

Focus Courses (9 credits from the following)

Course #	Course Title	Credits
AD LDSP 577	Adult Literacy and Workforce Development	3
AD LDSP 587*	Serving Multicultural and Special Needs Learners	3
AD LDSP 750**	Internship in Administrative Leadership	3
AD LDSP 767	Practicum in Program Planning and Implementation	3
ED PSY 613*	Human Abilities and Learning	3

Foundation Courses (9 credits from the following)

Course #	Course Title	Credits
AD LDSP 557*	Foundation and Philosophy of Wisconsin Tech College System	3
AD LDSP 647	Evaluation of Adult and Continuing Education Programs	3
AD LDSP 687*	Instructional Design and Teaching Strategies	3
AD LDSP 710	Organizational Change and Team Leadership	3
AD LDSP 967	Seminar in Urban Adult Education	3
CURRINS 714	Analysis of Instruction	3
ED PSY 525*	Measurement and Research Methods for Education Practitioners	3

Electives (3 credits from the following, or one course from within department)

Course #	Course Title	Credits
COUNS 714	Essentials of Counseling Practice	3
ED PSY 624	Educational Statistics Methods I	3

* Courses are approved for WTCS certification purposes. ** Students needing experience in the field of adult and continuing education may be advised to enroll in AD LDSP 750 Internship as an elective. Changes in courses may be made by contacting your advisor. Please contact your advisor before taking courses not listed above.