February 2, 2009
The Association of Career and Technical Education has named February as National Career and Technical Education Month. Governor Crist is expected to issue an official proclamation to declare February as Florida’s Career and Technical Education month. Lake Technical Center has an advisory committee reception and meeting, as well as the first “Bring a Friend to School Day” planned for the month to promote the importance of career and technical education.
Lake Technical Center’s program advisory committees will meet Thursday, February 12, 2009, beginning at 6:00 p.m. in the main campus Student Center located at 2001 Kurt Street in Eustis. Students from the Commercial Foods and Culinary Arts program will display their culinary talents by preparing and serving appetizers and desserts. Students will also showcase their garde manger (vegetable and fruit carvings) skills.
The evening program will include a presentation from Donald L. Van Beck, Executive Director of the Veteran’s Memorial at Fountain Park, Inc., Leesburg.* The organization wants to thank the Architectural Drafting program for their work in creating the preliminary drawings for the memorial. Tracy Hofmeister, former student, and Donna Warren, Instructor, will be recognized with plaques. Ms. Hofmeister and Mrs. Warren collaborated from April to August on the project. The drawing is also being used as the organization’s logo on stationary and business cards. Both Ms. Warren and Ms. Hofmeister will have their names on the memorial to recognize their contribution.
Following the program, the advisory committees will meet in their given program areas. The advisory committee members come from business and industry and provide guidance for program development. Committee members meet several times each year to give input on program curricula in order to ensure that training addresses the needs of business, industry and the community. The program advisory committees play a key role in the success of Lake Tech and perform an important service to the students and citizens of Lake County.
On February 20th, Lake Tech is having its first “Bring a Friend to School Day.” Guests will receive information about their friend’s program, attend several information sessions and tour the campus. Persons who do not have a friend enrolled in a program on campus may contact the Center at 589-2250, ext. 168, to learn how they can participate in the event.
Lake Technical Center’s mission is to meet the educational needs of the community by offering a variety of high quality career-technical training opportunities. Lake Tech is a public postsecondary technical school offering high quality training that costs less than most private technical colleges. Lake Tech is accredited by the Commission of the Council on Occupational Education, 41 Perimeter Center East, NE, Suite 640, Atlanta, GA 30346, 800-917-2081. Most programs are approved for VA. Eligible veterans may be certified through the Financial Aid Office. Financial aid may be available for those who qualify. Lake Tech is an equal opportunity institution. The Lake Express bus service stops at the front of the main campus. The main campus is conveniently located at 2001 Kurt St., Eustis and the Institute of Public Safety (IPS) campus is located at 1565 Lane Park Cut-off, Tavares. Questions may be answered by calling the main campus at 352-589-2250 or the IPS campus at 352-742-6463.
*According to the Lake Veteran’s Memorial at Fountain Park website, there are over 37,000 veterans in Lake County. Situated on Fountain Lake in downtown Leesburg, the granite memorial will be 60 feet in diameter, seven feet tall and cover 2,800 square feet. This will be one of the largest veterans’ memorials in the southeast. Every veteran who served during wartime from the Mexican Border War in 1916 to present will be eligible to have his or her name engraved on the wall at no charge. The organization is working to raise $526,000, the projected cost of the memorial.
January 12, 2009
Lake Technical Center’s Workforce Education certificate programs are accepting applications for prospective students to begin their training for the spring 2009 term which begins January 20, 2009. Programs open for enrollment include: Accounting Operations, Administrative Assistant, Architectural Drafting, Auto Collision Repair and Refinishing, Business Computer Programming, Commercial Art Technology and Graphic Design, Commercial Foods and Culinary Arts, Commercial Foods and Culinary Arts Apprenticeship, evening Cosmetology, Early Childhood Education Apprenticeship, Facial Specialty, Heavy Duty Truck and Bus (Diesel Mechanics) and Nail Specialty.
The Wednesday and Thursday evening Certified Nursing class begins January 14, 2009, and meets from 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., with clinicals every other Saturday and Sunday.
Students interested in enrolling in Lake Tech’s licensure programs must apply by given deadlines. February 23, 2009, is the deadline for the March Correctional Officer class offered at the Institute of Public Safety campus in Tavares. The application deadline is March 30, 2009, for the April 6, 2009, Paramedic class offered on the main campus.
Students attending a Lake County public high school or a Florida private secondary school may be eligible to participate in dual enrollment if they meet required criteria. Eligible home school students who are registered with Lake County schools may also participate. For more information, contact the Lake Technical Center Admissions Office at 352-589-2250.
Students may also enroll in Continuing Workforce short-term classes. The spring 2009 schedule is available here or by calling 352-589-2250.
Adult Education day and evening classes, including English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), Adult Basic Education (ABE), General Education Development (GED) test preparation, and Vocational Preparatory Instruction (VPI) are available at various locations throughout Lake County. Online instruction for VPI, GED and ABE is also available. Call 352-589-2250, ext. 137, for more information.