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March 25th, 2010
The Broward Tech Centers wish everyone a safe and happy Spring Break. New Classes begin on April 6th!
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Archive for March, 2010
Vocational education moves beyond blue collar training
March 20th, 2010
It’s just before lunch at McFatter Technical Center and High School in Davie, and students in the automotive technology program are trying to figure out why a 1996 purple BMW won’t start.
“It ran when it first got here, but it’s been sitting,” said David Mendez, a 17-year-old senior, while holding a part he considers a relic: the car’s six-tape cassette player.
Mendez said his class spent two days running diagnostic tests on the donated car and now two classmates are crouched under the steering wheel checking wires with a handheld computer. The students, studying to be certified automotive technicians, don’t have all day to make the engine purr. Once the lunch bell rings, the rest of their day is filled with honors or advanced placement English, science and math classes. Read more…
Green Ready program in the Miami Herald
March 9th, 2010
Two Broward schools launch green building program
Building industry professionals can now learn more about LEED and other green building practices in an 18-hour course that prepares them for a green exam.
BY PATTI ROTH
Special to The Miami Herald
Designers, engineers and others in the South Florida construction industry are signing up for the Green Ready Certificate Program, an 18-hour course offered at two Broward County technical schools for those who want to learn more about green building practices.
The new program prepares students to sit for the Green Associate exam offered by the U.S. Green Building Council and the Green Building Certification Institute. The Green Associate credential denotes basic knowledge in green design, construction and operations for those interested in LEED, an independent and widely recognized rating system for structures with environmentally preferable features. Read more…
