Houston Community College/IFET-Espírito Santo/IFET-Campos
International Center for Education, Language and Technology: A Partnership among Houston Community College and IFES and IFF
State:
Texas
Country:
Brazil
Award Date:
2008
Award Amount:
$10,000.00
The goal of the Bi-National Exchange is to contribute to the development of management and teaching models appropriate for Brazil and the United States by strengthening the quality of technical education, improving business/technical education partnerships, and strengthening opportunities for inclusion of underserved populations in technical education.
Under the Bi-National Exchange, five U.S. community colleges have been partnered with 10 Brazilian technical colleges (Instituto Federal de Ciência e Tecnologia, IFETs).
Houston Community College and IFET-Espírito Santo/IFET-Campos will focus on education, language and technology.
The project goals include: 1) drafting Vocational English as a Second Language (ESL) program and Vocational Portuguese as a Second Language (VoPoSL) programs specific to the oil and gas industry; 2) seeking to engage private sector partners in the implementation of the International Center for Education, Language and Technology, to be developed.