ExplorNet/QTL Partners in Career and Technical Education Programs include

North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

Arkansas Department of Career Education

Virginia Department of Education

Microsoft

Preparing Today's Students for Tomorrow's Careers

          "We are currently preparing students for jobs that don't exist yet,
           using technologies that haven't yet been invented,
           to solve problems we don't even know are problems yet."
                                                                               -- Karl Fisch

ExplorNet CareerTech helps prepare students for those yet to be created jobs and technologies to solve as yet-to-be-defined problems.  ExplorNet offers training, curriculum, resources and support for certification-based high school Information Technology programs to help students gain needed foundation. ExplorNet programs are offered by the non-profit Centers for Quality Teaching and Learning.

ExplorNet CareerTech programs help Information Technology teachers offer hands-on, industry-based high tech courses that prepare students for tomorrow's IT careers. ExplorNet CareerTech offers:
  • Teacher training, curriculum, resources and support for courses in Computer Engineering (mapped to CompTIA's A+ certification), Networking I, Digital Media, Mass Media and Web Design; Microsoft IT Academy;
  • A hands-on approach to technology training that helps students develop 21st Century skills;
  • User-friendly resources including online Professional Learning Communities and optional online classroom setups through the ExplorNet Moodle site.