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GIVE (Governor's Invest in Vocational Education)
The Governor’s Investment in Vocational Education (GIVE) is designed to foster long-term regional partnerships between Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology (TCATs), community colleges, industry, economic development/workforce agencies, and K-12 to identify and address “skills gaps” in local workforce pools. Through data-driven and collaborative work, Tennessee can ensure that education institutions are producing the credentials employers need while also driving new industry to the state.
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SPARC Initiative
The SPARC Initiative engages local constituencies and education stakeholders in identified distressed and at-risk counties in an effort to bridge, if not resolve, three identified obstacles: infrastructure need, geographic access to higher education, and unmet need for additional career and technical education dual enrollment opportunities.
Visit the Tennessee Higher Education Commission's website.