Individualized Certificate Program (ICP)
Purpose
The Individualized Certificate Program (ICP) will provide students with an opportunity to receive a certificate of proficiency in an area that is not presently available from current college programs. Students and staff will work with local businesses and agencies in a coordinated, flexible manner to provide the student with specific vocational training. The business or agency will serve as the primary training site providing technical education, equipment, and expertise. Students, in conjunction with business professionals and college supervisors will set specific learning goals to be achieved during a specified field placement. In addition to site-based training, the student will successfully complete general education courses on campus. Individualized certificates can be developed in a variety of fields, for example: veterinary assisting, social service assisting, pharmacy assisting, or medically-related fields. The possibilities are nearly unlimited. The program is usually completed in 3-4 quarters.Elective courses must be chosen with the advice of the ICP Coordinator to assure that educational and potential employment goals are met.
Program Outcomes
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To give students foundational classes that will prepare them for basic communication and calculation tasks in their specific and related employment fields (writing, math, computers, etc.)
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To give students specific academic training in all relevant specialty courses related to their employment goals (medical terminology, human biology, MS Office I and II, Social Problems, etc.)
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Introduce students to the culture of the workplace in their employment fields, as well as specific tasks involved in their chosen professions through 12 credits of on-the-job training under the mentorship of one or more persons employed at that job site.
ICP Sample Program
First Quarter
| H R 110 | Human Relations in the Workplace | 3 |
| BTEC 101 | Keyboarding for Business | 3 |
| BTEC 206 | Intro to Windows | 1 |
| HLTH 154 | First Aid & CPR | 1 |
| Related Required Course* | 3-5 | |
| Total Credits | 11-13 | |
Second Quarter
| BTEC 210 | Word I | 4 |
| COMM 101 | Written Communication | 3 |
| Related Required Course* | 3-5 | |
| Related Required Course* | 3-5 | |
| Total Credits | 13-17 | |
Third Quarter
| College-level Math OR | ||
| MATH 101 | Foundational Math Concepts | 4-5 |
| ICP 101 | ICP Seminar | 1 |
| ICP 201 | ICP On-the-Job Training | 6 |
| Related Required Course* | 2-5 | |
| Total Credits | 13-17 | |
Fourth Quarter
| ICP 101 | ICP: Seminar | 1 |
| ICP 201 | ICP: On-the-Job Training | 6 |
| Related Required Course* | 3 | |
| Related Required Course* | 4-5 | |
| Total Credits | 14-15 | |
ICP Sample Programs Credits 52-63
*Each ICP program contains required courses related to that individual training. For example, medically related training requires such courses as medical terminology, human biology, medical law and ethics, etc.
Some students may need to take pre-college courses to prepare them for college courses, such as MATH 095, which would be added to the above plan.
(Content has been updated for 2010-2011.)