Hands-On
Welcome to Hands-On, the podcast of Tri-County Technical Center in Dexter, Maine. Hands-On aims to interview current and former students, instructors, local business owners, and others who can help represent the goals of Tri-County Technical Center and Career and Technical Education.
Episodes
Episodes
Apr 13, 2023
Apr 13, 2023
29 min
This episode of Hands-On contains interviews with instructor Scott Wilhite and student Cadence Bachelder. They discuss interesting topics about the program that you may find cool! This is also the first episode to have a news segment about different stories going around TCTC. Hope you all have fun listening to this episode!
Apr 6, 2023
Mar 30, 2023
Mar 30, 2023
35 min
Formerly called, "Tech Foundations" it is now named Energy Systems Technology (EST). We talk with the first year instructor Nick Mullins who has some very important topics to discuss about his class. We also get a chance to converse with Zaiden Williams, a student in EST about what his opinions are on the program. To go along with that, we interview different students around TCTC and ask them what they have done today. EST is a STEM based program about how to use and fix different energy sources such as: lights, wind, solar, HVAC, and more. It is also one of the only programs who offers the class to sophomores. Want to know more about this program? You may find out in this episode!
Link to EST Webpage: http://tricounty.mainecte.org/program/est/
Mar 16, 2023
Mar 16, 2023
19 min
On this episode of Hands-On, we interview one of the newer instructors here at TCTC: Jason Partridge, who actually took the Metals program when he was a student. Some of the biggest topics in this particular field are: safety, welding, machining, and more. We also spoke with student Nate Schobel, who has now graduated from TCTC. He talks about what he likes about the program and why he decided to sign up for Metals. Want to know more about this class? You may find out in this episode!
Link to the Metals Manufacturing Program website: http://tricounty.mainecte.org/program/metals-manufacturing/
Mar 2, 2023
Mar 2, 2023
21 min
On this episode, we interview new Building Trades instructor Jay Philbrick, as well as last year's student Andrew Hayden. Have you ever thought of being a carpenter or a construction worker? Building Trades teaches you the skills necessary toward becoming a specialist in either career. Are you considering taking this program? Listen to this episode for more information!
Feb 16, 2023
Feb 16, 2023
26 min
In this episode, we interview GDC instructor Marcy King. It's her first year as the instructor and she gives us insight on how she is running the program. Along with that, we talk with a current student at Graphic Design: Liam Sullivan, to inform us on what kind of projects they have been making in the class and more. Are you interested in taking this program here at TCTC? This episode will have some of the answers!
Feb 2, 2023
Feb 2, 2023
20 min
On this episode, we interview Multimedia Production instructor, Nelson Cole, as well as a current student Kansas Marie. She herself interviews former student Connor Chase who is a current student at the New England School of Communications at Husson University. We discuss camera use, basic video production, and other interesting topics! Host Owen Snow is currently a second-year student in Multimedia Production. Want to learn more about this program? Find out in this episode!
Link to Multimedia Production on our website:
http://tricounty.mainecte.org/program/multimedia-productions/
Jan 19, 2023
Jan 19, 2023
20 min
CISS is a program covering computer networking, ethical hacking, coding, and other important topics. We interview the instructor for the program, Scott R. Wilhite as well as a student in the program. Would you be interested in taking CISS? This episode may help you out!
CTE education at Tri-County Technical Center
Phone: (207) 924-7670
Website: http://tricounty.mainecte.org/
Career Technical Education (CTE) provides students of all ages with the academic and technical skills, knowledge and training necessary to succeed in future careers and to become lifelong learners. In total, about 12 million high school and college students are enrolled in CTE across the nation. CTE prepares these learners for the world of work by introducing them to workplace competencies, and makes academic content accessible to students by providing it in a hands-on context. In fact, the high school graduation rate for CTE concentrators is about 90 percent – 15 percentage points higher than the national average.