Career & Technical Education Teacher Prep

Application, Introduction & Planning

Download and complete the application packet.

CTE Teacher Preparation Program Registration Packet

Teacher candidates are required to complete CTE Professional Growth Plan - Form A, before being formally admitted into the program. This form and list of required documents are set by the Professional Educator Standards Board (PESB), our governing agency. 

CTE Professional Growth Plan | Form A

The CTE Professional Growth Plan- Form A asks you to provide the following for the Initial CTE Certificate:

• Verification of your occupational experience leading to a V-code.
• Documentation of completion of the Basic Skills Assessment (WEST-B)
• Course schedule plan, including waivers.
• Fingerprinting and background check.
• Completion of First Aid/CPR.
• Identification of a mentor.

Please Note: Teacher candidates must be selected and admitted into the program. If you are not admitted into the program, you can still complete the courses in the CTE Teacher Prep program for professional development. However, you will not receive verification from OC of program completion until your Form A Plan is submitted and approved.

Coursework

Before scheduling your required coursework, it is recommended that CTE Teacher Candidates enroll in the following:
CNCTE 04 Introduction- CTE Teacher Preparation Program class

This first course gives participants a detailed look at the process of transitioning from business/industry/military to the CTE classroom in a school setting. CTE endorsement information will also be reviewed, along with assistance for meeting the document, assessment and verification requirements.

After completing the CNCTE 04 Introduction, candidates should work with the CTE Program Manager for further assistance in mapping and registering for the remainder of the required coursework. Most CTE classes meet on evenings and weekends and are offered twice yearly with a quick start option in June. 

The CTE Program at OC offers the following courses:
Spring 2024 schedule

Spring 2024 Schedule (Landscape

Quick Jump 2024

Summer 2024 Schedule

Waivers

Some courses may be waived. Waivers are initiated by the teacher, approved by the CTE director, and forwarded to the CTE Advisory Committee for final approval. For more information, see the waiver procedure document below:

CTE Course Waiver Procedure

Culminating Project

When all required courses have been completed, teacher candidates register for Culminating Project, with assistance from the CTE Program Manager. The teacher candidate shares their journey for obtaining their CTE teacher certificate.

Certification

After completion of all required coursework, documentation, assessments and field experience hours, OC will provide a form indicating the CTE Teacher Preparation Program completion. It is up to the teacher candidates to submit this completed form to the OSPI office along with any required fees.

CTE Teacher Candidate education and industry experience hours are reviewed to confirm the Vocational Code (V-Code) or sub-category to determine the courses that a teacher is certified to teach. Each specialty or sub-category is listed with the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code. 

More information on the CIP Codes can be found on the OSPI website:
CIP Codes | OSPI

Once you have verified the CIP/VCodes matching your industry experience, you must meet the experience requirements:

• A total of three years (6,000 hours) of occupational experience needs to be verified in the past ten years in each VCODE requested. One year of occupational industry experience (2,000 hours) in the subject area other than teaching must be verified. If all or part of the 2,000 hours is more than ten years old, candidates must complete an additional 300 hours of recent (occurring in the last two years) occupational experience, which can be volunteer hours in the CTE subject area. Volunteer hours can only be used for the 300 hours of recent industry experience. 
• The applicant may use up to 4,000 hours of teaching experience in the CTE subject area and 2,000 hours of occupational experience (non-teaching) in the past ten years.

Forms to verify your occupational experience can be found on the OSPI website:

Business & Industry Requirements | OSPI

Application, Introduction & Planning

Download and complete the application packet.
CTE Teacher Preparation Program Registration Packet

Please Note: Current Certified Teachers are encouraged to enroll in Quick Jump! which is usually offered the last week of June, with limited face-to-face time, online content, and completion of 5 of 6 required classes. Contact the CTE Program Manager for details.

Teacher candidates are required to complete CTE Professional Growth Plan - Form A, before being formally admitted into the program. This form and list of required documents are set by the Professional Educator Standards Board (PESB), our governing agency. 

CTE Professional Growth Plan | Form A

The CTE Professional Growth Plan - Form A asks you to provide the following for the Initial CTE Certificate:

• Verification of your occupational experience leading to a V-code.
• Documentation of completion of the Basic Skills Assessment (WEST-B)
• Course schedule plan, including waivers.
• Fingerprinting and background check.
• Completion of First Aid/ CPR.
• Identification of a mentor.

Please note: Teacher candidates must be selected and admitted into the program. If you are not admitted into the program, you can still complete the courses in the CTE Teacher Prep program for professional development. However, you will not receive verification from OC of program completion until your Form A Plan is submitted and approved.

Coursework

The CTE Program at OC offers the following courses:

Spring 2024 schedule

Spring 2024 Schedule (Landscape

Quick Jump 2024

Summer 2024 Schedule

Waivers

The following courses are suggested as waivable for Current Certified Teachers:

• Instructional Strategies
• Course Organization
• Diversity-CTE Classroom (within the last two years)
• Technology-CTE Classroom
• School Law (within the last five years)
• Child Abuse (within the last five years)

Waivers are initiated by the teacher, approved by the CTE director, and forwarded to the CTE Advisory Committee for final approval. For more information, see the waiver procedure document below:

CTE Course Waiver Procedure

Field Experience

Current Certified Teachers do NOT need Field Experience. Two documents are required for the waiver:

• A CTE Practicum Evaluation form completed by the CTE Director.
• Current copy of annual satisfactory teacher evaluation (TPEP).

Culminating Project

When all required courses have been completed, teacher candidates register for Culminating Project, with assistance from the CTE Program Manager. The teacher candidate shares their journey for obtaining their CTE teacher certificate.

Certification

After completion of all required coursework, documentation, assessments and field experience hours, OC will provide a form indicating the CTE Teacher Preparation Program completion. It is up to the teacher candidates to submit this completed form to the OSPI office along with any required fees.

The CTE Teacher Preparation Program offers courses twice yearly, as well as a Quick Jump! option at the end of June. 
Registration for classes is completed directly with the CTE Program Manager after completing the Registration Packet.

CTE Annual Calendar - 2024

The CTE Program at OC offers the following courses:
Spring 2024 schedule

Spring 2024 Schedule (Landscape

Quick Jump 2024

Summer 2024 Schedule

For schedule mapping and more information on waivable course offerings, see the following documents:
CTE Course Catalog
Required & Waivable Courses