Tennessee Technology Center at Shelbyville

The basic philosophy of the Tennessee Technology Center at Shelbyville is that citizens should have the privilege and opportunity to reach as high a station in life as they are capable of reaching or desire to reach. Recognizing that all people do not have the same background, abilities, or desires and therefore cannot be fitted into the same mold, the objective of the Tennessee Technology Center at Shelbyville is that each student is treated as an individual. Individualized instruction is utilized to the maximum in most programs. The school policy provides that a student may enter a program when a vacancy occurs (except in Practical Nursing and Truck Driving). Education starts a the student's own level of competence and progress to the level desired within the limitations of the school. Individualized instruction provides the student with the highest quality instruction possible in the chosen occupational area.

Development of specific skills and knowledge in an individual is not sufficient. Desirable worker characteristics are also emphasized to develop character, good work habits, reliability, honesty, and respect for authority, all of which are need for a productive society.

The primary mission of the Tennessee Technology Center at Shelbyville is to provide education for persons who desire, need and can benefit from the instructional experience provided.

Technical education is the kind of education people need to qualify for more than 80 percent of the available jobs in America. The purpose of all skill enhancing programs is to dignify and to upgrade the social status of technical jobs and the people who work in these positions.

Each program is designed to meet the needs of persons eighteen years of age and over (except under legal agreement). To meet this objective, the school's programs are designed for two purposes:

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To prepare people for gainful employment
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To add the skills and knowledge of workers who are now employed.

The school welcomes and encourages prospective students to visit and to tour the facilities.

The Tennessee Technology Center at Shelbyville is a modern educational facility designed to simulate the occupational environment found in business and industry. The controlling purpose of the programs offered is to prepare individuals for useful and gainful occupations thereby enhancing their potential for employment.

Efforts are made to update equipment and program content in order to provide educational experiences necessary for an era of rapid technological change. The administrative and instructional staff are comprised of skilled and knowledgeable individuals who are competent in an occupational field as well as being proficient instructors. The staff regularly attends special in-service activities such as factory service schools, state directed workshops, fields trips, and university courses.

Graduates of the Tennessee Technology Center should not be expected to compete with persons who have developed skills and experience on the job. Students are considered "entry-level" in a respective occupation.

The basic philosophy of the Tennessee Technology Center at Shelbyville is that citizens should have the privilege and opportunity to reach as high a station in life as they are capable of reaching or desire to reach. Recognizing that all people do not have the same background, abilities, or desires and therefore cannot be fitted in...