Electrocardiography (EKG) Technician Program at Amarillo College

Summary of the EKG Technician Program at Amarillo College, which included ABE pathways, soft skills training, and technologically enhanced learning strategies to produce a new training curriculum with TAACCCT grant funds.
Date:
2016
Primary Material Type:
Program
Other Material Types:
Program Planning Resources
Institution:
Amarillo College
Subjects:
accelerate progress, basic skills, career pathways, contextualized learning, job placement, personalized instruction, simulations, latticed credentials, technology-enabled learning, soft skills, supplemental instructor, TABE, problem solving skills, electrocardiography technician, EKG technician

Industry / Occupation

Industry Partner:
Amarillo College Patient Care Programs Advisory Committee: provided input into curriculum redesign, emphasizing both technical and soft skills needed by new employees.
Industry Sector:
Health Care and Social Assistance (62)
Occupation:
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations -- Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians (29-2031)

Education / Instructional Information

Instructional Program:
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (51)
Credit Type:
  • Non-Credit
Credential Type:
  • Stacked/Latticed Credential Model
Number of weeks per course:
5-Mar
Number of courses in the program:
3
Program Delivery Format:
Face-to-face

Copyright / Licensing

Primary License:
Creative Commons License
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