2. Industry Certifications, Licenses & Credentials
Career Readiness

3. What is a Certification, Licensure, or Credential?
By the Numbers – Update
Accountability Measures
Resources?
Why Should Teachers Obtain a Certification?
How to Request Certification Vouchers and Document Results

4. Why Licenses and certifications
Create lifelong learners
Validate knowledge and skill attainment with an industry-recognized certification
Stand out in a field of job applicants
Enter workforce at higher salary level
You and your students can request Exam vouchers!!

5. Why Licenses and certifications
Create lifelong learners
Validate knowledge and skill attainment
Stand out in a field of job applicants
Assist in higher starting salary
Students & Teachers can request Exam vouchers!!

6. Certifications, Credentials, Licensures
Licenses
Awarded by a governmental agency
Gives legal authority to work in an occupation
Requires meeting a predetermined criteria such as having a degree and or passing a state-administered exam

7. Certifications, Credentials, Licensures
Awarded by a professional organization or other nongovernmental body
Is not legally required in order to work in an occupation
Requires demonstrating competency to do a specific job, often through an examination process

8. Certifications, Credentials, Licensures
Process by which qualified agent grants formal recognition to and records such status of entities (individuals, organizations, processes, services, or products) meeting pre-determined and standardized criteria.
Necessary for some industry positions
Increases salary gains by individuals with credentials.

9. Requesting : Certifications, Credentials, Licensures
HISD/Career Readiness Website:
Prepare > Certifications
Prepare > Career and Technical Education Programs of Study Available in HISD (individual program icons)

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12. Certifications and Special Populations
By law*, any student, such as those with disabilities or who are English Language Learners cannot and should not be denied access to Career and Technical Education programs
Students are not required to take a certification exam to participate in or to pass a CTE course
*Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990

13. Graduation Requirements
Performance Acknowledgement
For outstanding performance
(in one of the following)
In dual credit courses (12 college hrs, GPA 3.0)
In bilingual and bi-literacy (in two or more languages)
AP test score of 3+ or IB exam score of 4+
On the PSAT, ACT-Plan, SAT, or ACT
For earning a nationally or internationally recognized business or industry certification or licensure

14. Campus and District Accountability
Beginning in 2017, the percentage of students who earn an industry certification will be part of campus and district accountability ratings under Domain IV

15. Accountability

16. Teacher Preparation Professional Development
Teachers trained (certified) in at least one credential.
Industry certification with related training expands a teacher’s content background in the skill set areas and job roles for which they train students.
Industry certification enables teachers to explain the requirements of specific jobs in related career pathways as well as to put into perspective for their students the relative “market value” of industry certifications as well as other credentials.

17. Find the form for requesting vouchers here:
Process and Timeline
Due to procurement and purchasing restrictions, requests for vouchers and assessments should be made at least 45 days prior to the administration of the exam.
Find the form for requesting vouchers here:
A student roster reflecting the student’s name and ID number is required to complete the online request form.

18. Requesting Vouchers
Students must be assigned to a course that is aligned to the certification exam requested.
If the vouchers are not used within the 15 days, they may be recovered and made available for use by other CTE teachers.
Certification results should be entered into Chancery within five business days after the receipt of the student results.

19. Have you requested your vouchers?
Are you ready?
Have you requested your vouchers?
Have you contacted your CTE specialist?
If you are providing an IT certification, do you have a lab?
Have you requested access to a mobile lab?
Are you a proctor?
Have you run the software updates?
Are your students testing off site?

20. Have you made arrangements with the certifying agency?
Are you ready?
Have you made arrangements with the certifying agency?
Does the certifying agency require any additional information or paperwork from your students?

21. Data Reporting Process
Why Must We Report
Use of all federal dollars must be accounted for and reported
Auditing purposes
School based administrators are notified of all additional funds used to support campus based programs

22. Data Reporting Process
Process and Timeline
Log into Chancery using Internet Explorer
Select the Student Certification link at the bottom of your screen below the list of classes
From the drop-down link at the top of the new window, select the certification type
Enter a check beside the student names (10 students at one time)
Select Save or Enter

23. Data Reporting Process

24. Data Reporting Process

25. Data Reporting Process

26. Round Table Discussion
What are positive trends you see when looking at your campus data?
What are areas with an opportunity for growth?
What are proactive measures CTE teachers can do to ensure your campus meets TEA accountability ratings under Domain IV?

27. Thank you