About this Segment
The Impact InstituteVocational training offers students the chance to gain hands on training as well as experience in the workforce. The Impact Institute was formed by a joint service agreement between ten school corporations in June 1969, with the goal of providing vocational programs, administering adult education and coordinating communications with the Indiana Department of Education and other state agencies. The thirteen currently school corporations currently served are located in the five northeast Indiana counties of Noble, DeKalb, LaGrange, Steuben, and Whitley. The Impact Institute's vocational and adult education programs use a competency-based curriculum approach and rely on student data and industry driven standards for continuous improvement. Through the support of consortium members, Impact Institute is also the vehicle used in the implementation of other change initiatives, such as School-to-Work, Tech Prep and the Technical Education Initiative.
For additional information:
- Kole LounsburyStudentThe Impact Institute
- Noah SchooleyStudentThe Impact Institute
- Jim WalmsleyDirectorThe Impact Institute
Additional Resources:
- How vocational learning will create American jobs
- NextLevel Jobs
- The value of vocational education: Lessons from the German school system
