Implementing the ITCCI Development Model

One of the main goals of the ITCC Initiative was to build the capacity of each pilot site and their respective state to implement the IT Career Development Model.

The project team at EDC developed a capacity building technical assistance strategy that included tools to help pilot sites and states assess the current standing of their IT programs in relation to the national model and to develop an action plan for implementing the national model. Each site received a customized TA plan based on their needs assessment, and online courses and in-person learning institutes were offered as additional training in scenario-based lesson development.

The EDC team also conducted site visits and meetings with pilot site and state representatives to review the sites' action plans and assist with their implementation. As the pilot sites and states progressed in their implementation of the national model, several vehicles were used to share information and ideas across the project:

A Website (EWIT)
A project web-board
Bi-monthly conference call-ins
Various Listservs for state representatives and project participants

The EDC project team also developed several products and tools (e.g. IT Career Cluster Brochure and Speaker's Kit) which the pilot sites and states have used at national, state, and local dissemination events.

IT Career Cluster Initiative

Overview

Sponsored by the United States Department of Education and the National School to Work Office, the IT Career Cluster Initiative is a partnership of Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC), the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA), and the National Alliance of Business (NAB) to create a national model and career cluster curricular framework for IT careers that involve the design, development, support and management of hardware, software, multimedia and systems integration services.

Pilot Sites

Twelve demonstration sites/districts across the United States are modeling the IT career cluster and sharing implementation and assessment strategies:

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State	District/School
ARKANSAS	Bryant High School ITCCI Model
ILLINOIS	Bloomington Area Vocational Center ITCCI Model
ILLINOIS	Heartland Community College ITCCI Model
MARYLAND	Western School of Technology
MICHIGAN	Oakland Schools
MICHIGAN	Traverse Bay Area Intermediate Schools ITCCI Model
MINNESOTA	Northwest Technical College ITCCI Model
NEBRASKA	Omaha South High School ITCCI Model
NEW YORK	George Westinghouse High School & New York City College of Technology ITCCI Model
NORTH CAROLINA	Guilford County Schools ITCCI Model
OHIO	Auburn Career Center ITCCI Model
OKLAHOMA	Region 10/Muskogee District ITCCI Model
OKLAHOMA	Ponca City District ITCCI Model
UTAH	Davis Applied Technology College ITCCI Model
WASHINGTON	Pasco High School ITCCI Model
WASHINGTON	South Kitsap High School ITCCI Model
WASHINGTON	State IT Career Cluster Intitiatives

Products

Products of the initiative include:

A national model and framework defining the Information Technology Career Cluster
IT Occupational Framework

IT Career Cluster Brochure
Order printed brochures
A common language used in the academic and technical communities to describe the IT skills all learners need for learning and for working, and the specialized IT skills learners need to prepare for IT careers. Foundation Knowledge & Skills represent those skills, both academic and technical that all students within the cluster should achieve regardless of their pathway selection. Pathway Knowledge & Skills represent those skills, both academic and technical that all students within the Pathway should achieve regardless of their postsecondary goals.
Report on Knowledge & Skills Validation process and results

Foundation Knowledge & Skills

Information Support & Services

Interactive Media

Network Systems

Programming & Software Development

Compendia of career & and academic curricula and existing certifications (this web site)

A package of implementation tools, record keeping and assessment strategies to ensure standards-based learning and to measure and document student progress.
View assessments developed by teachers at ITCC pilot sites.

Advisory Consortium

American Association of Community Colleges
American Greetings Corporation
American Management Systems
American Society for Training & Development
Applied Information Management Institute
BEI Sensors & Systems
Brainbench
CACI
Center for Occupational Research & Development
The Chauncey Group International
Chicago Software Association
City on a Hill Charter School
Complete Business Solutions
CompTia
Connecticut Business & Industry Association
Convergys Corporation
Devry
DigiPen Institute of Technology
ExploreNet
Gateway
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
IBM
Institute for Women in Trades, Technology & Science (IWITTS)
Intel Corporation
Intel On-Line Services
International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)
Knoxville College
Lab-Volt Systems, Inc.
League for Innovation in the Community College
Macromedia, Inc.
Marathon Ashland Petroleum
McNulty & Associates
Microsoft Corporation
National Association of State Directors of Career & Technical Education Consortium
National Academy Foundation
National Center for Telecommunications Technologies
National Governor's Association
National League of Cities
National Workforce Center for Emerging Technologies
Novell
Oracle
SAP America
Sprint
Technology Council of Central Pennsylvania
Thinkquest

Trinity Technology
WomenFutures, Inc.
World Organization of Webmasters