Tech Prep

Tech Prep is the term used in Virginia to designate the federal program authorized and funded through the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act of 1998. Under this act, Virginia's secondary school divisions and community colleges have come together to form twenty-three consortia whose mission is to plan, develop, and implement Tech Prep programs of study. Many of the consortia also have local businesses, industries, and community organizations represented in their membership.