Although tech prep is still in its infancy in Georgia, increasing numbers of students are entering technical institutes after having completed the secondary-level component of tech prep programs. Georgia's technical institutes must begin the process of developing bridge programs to help adult students with no tech prep experience develop academic and technical skills commensurate with those of tech prep-enrolled students. The Center for Occupational Research and Development (CORD) has recommended that bridge programs be interdisciplinary and systems oriented, designed around foundation courses that are broad in scope, be limited to 25 students per session, and be offered in 18-week sessions that are divided along occupational "clusters." In Georgia, the envisioned occupational clusters are as follows: environmental and agricultural sciences, business marketing and information management, human services, health and medical, and technical/engineering. Although bridge programs are normally taught in postsecondary institutions, high schools are sometimes ideal locations. CORD's Tech Prep Bridge model recommends specific courses/competencies for each cluster and presents specific guidelines for developing, implementing, evaluating, and revising bridge programs. CORD estimates the cost of bridge programs at approximately $2,500 if 25 students are enrolled per session. (Appended are transparency masters detailing sample bridge programs for each of the occupational clusters.) (MN)