Student Resources

Resources for Teaching and Training Technical Professionals Students

Theory and Research

• Tech Trends

Corporate Training

• Performance Improvement Journal (from ISPI homepage, click on "Publications")
• Training
• Training and Development (T+D)
• American Society for Training & Development (ASTD)

Distance Education/ Distance Learning

• World Book
• Ohio Learning Network
• United States Distance Learning Association

Technical Education

• American Technical Education Association (ATEA)
• American Association of Community Colleges (AACC)
• Ohio Association of Community Colleges (OACC)
• Ohio Association of Two-Year Colleges

Program Development and Evaluation Resources: National and State (Ohio)

National Resources

• American Society for Training and Development - Those who are members may use research database for job/task analysis
• National Association of State Directors of Career Technical Education - Career Clusters. This site provides resources on 16 career clusters such as Business Administration; Hospitality; etc.
• US Department of Labor, Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration - This site assists businesses, workers, and job seekers to help build a better workforce system. Tools and resources on this site assist workforce professionals in the development of America's workforce.
• US Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor and Statistics - Includes information from the Occupational Outlook Handbook; Labor Force/Workforce Demographics; Occupational Wages and Earnings.
• O*NET in Action State and National links - Occupational Information Network
• National Resource for Global Standards - American National Standards Institute- Includes occupations such as medical technology, air conditioning, American Dental Association, welding, manufacturing technology.
• Office of Vocational and Adult Education - Includes links to current Federal legislation offering workforce education and training; national cities US Department of Labor; Occupational and Career Information; National Skills Standards Board.
• ERIC Clearinghouse on Adult and Career and Vocational Education
• International Society for Performance Improvement
• American Association of Community Colleges
• Human Resources Research Organization
• Vocational Curriculum Resources - Provides links to career-technical curriculum resources including actual curriculum, occupational standards, competencies, lesson plans, V-Techs, curriculum materials/resources, including occupational health and safety tools, resources and Equipment
• Career  and Technical Education Consortium of States (CTECS)
• Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH)
• Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) - This government site is where all those CIP coded information goes. This is the classification the government uses to count how many people complete postsecondary programs.
• Multistate Academic and Vocational Curriculum Consortium (MAVCC)

State Resources

• Ohio Career Information System - Provides a list of colleges and schools in Ohio that offer a particular program
• Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
• Office of Career and Technical Education, Ohio Department of Education, Tech Prep
• Ohio State Board of Career Colleges and Schools
• Ohio Community College Profiles
• Develop a Curriculum (DACUM) at Ohio State