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CTE Specialist Pathway |
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| This pathway is only for secondary applicants, replacing Supplemental Service Specialist, Career and Guidance Specialist and Transition Specialist. |
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Credentialing Officer |
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| (applies to postsecondary only) – The individual that issues credentials for their postsecondary institute. |
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Initial Credential |
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This credential is available to applicants who have not completed all of the content required for Colorado’s approved professional program (Professional Credential). This credential will only be issued one (1) time per applicant’s lifetime. The requirements to be completed for a professional credential include, but are not limited to:
- Principles of Career and Technical Educational including student organization and cooperative career and Technical Education
- Methods of teaching including evaluation and instructional aids
- Student teaching in an approved Career and Technical program
- Career and Technical Education administration or administration of cooperative programs or educational administration
- Career and Technical or educational supervision
- School finance
- Organization of Career and Technical education and school management
- School law
- Integration of academic and Career and Technical education and technical prep methods
- Current issues in educational reform
- Customized training and Multi-agency educational programs
- Multicultural and special populations
- Career and Technical assessment for special needs learners
- Transitions and Community Based Instruction
- Internship- Based on a professional development plan to include experience with other job development agencies, i.e. Job Services, Rehabilitation, etc.
- Career and Technical Education coordination techniques
- Career and Technical Education assessment for special needs learners
- A course dealing with special needs students
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Internship |
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| A specified documented period of planned and supervised professional training in a specific occupational field. If appropriate, may be substituted for the credential occupational experience requirement. |
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Occupational Experience |
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| The hours of related verified, paid experience in the area that the credential is being applied. Specific requirement hours are dependant on Pathway selected. |
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Part-time |
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| (applies to postsecondary only) – Applicants having less that 450 student contact hours annually (July 1 to June 30) within Colorado. |
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Pathway |
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| Broad groupings of careers that share similar characteristics and whose employment requirements call for many competencies. Currently in Colorado, there are 81 different pathway credentials identified at both secondary and postsecondary levels. |
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Professional Credential |
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| This credential is available to applicants that have completed, specific to the Pathway, the required content in Colorado’s approved professional program. |
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| If the credential is less than two years expired, the requirements printed on the credential apply. If the credential is greater than two years expired, the requirements printed on the credential apply and also include an additional 1,000 hours of related occupational experience. |
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| Specific, individual requirements are listed on the Professional Credential (i.e. six (6) semester hours credit, occupational hours, specialized training or licensing, etc.) |
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| Specific, individual requirements are listed on the Initial Credential (i.e. classes for content in Colorado’s approved professional program, occupational hours, specialized training or licensing, etc.). |
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| Used only for renewing a credential. As a substitution for successfully completing coursework, fifteen (15) participation hours in a seminar or workshop will be considered equivalent to one (1) semester credit hour. Additionally, 150 hours of occupational experience will be considered equivalent to one (1) semester credit hour. |
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