Kentucky Department of Education

 

Information Technology

Last Updated on Tuesday, May 01, 2012 at 3:03 PM

Prepares students for careers applying technical knowledge and skills in the rapidly growing fields of computer networking, programming, digital media, support services and e-commerce/web design.

Career Pathways in Information Technology
Career Pathways are systemic frameworks for transforming our educational institutions by proactively addressing the needs of students and employers across the learning continuum. 

 

Overview and Program of Studies for Information Technology
A document summarizing this program area, including an overview, list of course titles and descriptions, career majors, model course sequences, etc.

 

Student Organizations
Links to the state and national STLP websites.

 

Professional Organizations
Links to the state and national teachers organization websites.

Information Technology Career Information
This document provides an overview of the Information Technology Cluster Area and highlights several careers.  Also, the document lists all the Information Technology Career Majors with specific careers summarized.  For each career descriptions of training/education needed, salary, and projected need for workers is examined.    Lastly, a plan for offering multiple career majors in a single teacher department is listed.  This plan is done for both a "block scheduling" and a "traditional six period day" schedule.


IT Career Links

The following page contains links to websites in the Information Technology Career Cluster.

For more information contact:

Carole Frakes
500 Mero Street, 21st floor CPT
Frankfort, KY 40601
Phone: 502-564-3472 x4216
carole.frakes@education.ky.gov
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