Guide to Vocational Program Planning. Revised.

Overview & Synopsis

This revised edition of a guide to vocational program planning in Virginia is intended to be used as a principal resource for vocational program design and application and to serve as a supplement to program information provided to localities by the individual service areas. The guide is organized in eight sections, one for each program area: agricultural education, business education, health occupations education, marketing education, programs for special needs students, technology education, trade and industrial education, and work and family studies. Each section contains the following information: (1) service area overview; (2) student organization information; (3) information on substitutions for high school science, mathematics, and practical arts credits; (4) a graphic representation of suggested program sequences by grade level; (5) a table showing programs and courses along with course codes, grade levels, class sizes, and duration in number of weeks; (6) individual program and course descriptions, including Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Code, suggested grade level, prerequisites, approved courses, and related postsecondary programs; and (7) completer requirements for vocational programs. (KC)