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Part-Time Designated Subjects Vocational Education Teaching Credential |
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The preliminary,
clear, or professional clear full-time vocational education
teaching credential can authorize you to teach the subjects
named on the credential in grades K-12, and in classes
organized primarily for adults, in technical, trade, or
vocational courses that are part of a program of technical,
trade, or vocational education. In addition, you may serve as a substitute in
any vocational class for up to 30 days for
any one teacher during the school year. For the purpose of
this credential, half-time for the holder of this credential
who teaches in only one school district shall not exceed
one-half of a full-time assignment for vocational educators in
that school district. Half-time for the holder of this
credential who teaches in more than one school district shall
not exceed one-half of the greatest number of hours considered
to be a full-time assignment for vocational educators in any
one of the districts.
Vocational education teaching credentials are issued to individuals
who meet the requirements listed below and who apply through,
and are recommended by, either a Commission-accredited Local
Education Agency (LEA) or by an Employing School District (ESD).
The Designated Subjects Credential Office housed with the
Department of Occupational Studies at California State
University is an accredited Local Education Agency. In
addition, some of the courses you take for your Designated
Subjects Credential may also be applied toward coursework for
a Bachelor of Science Degree or a Master of Arts Degree in Occupational Studies.
Requirements for the
Part-Time Vocational Education Credential
For the PDF Information Leaflet about the requirements for
this credential, click
here. Otherwise, the information below details
how you can obtain a preliminary part-time vocational credential
and a professional-clear part-time vocational credential.*
Preliminary Credential
If you wish to obtain the five-year* preliminary
vocational credential, you must satisfy all of the following
requirements:
- Verify five years of
experience and/or education
related to each subject to be named on the credential. (The
experience and the subjects that can be named on the
part-time credential are the same as those specified for
the full-time credential. See Employment
Verification for more information.
- One
of the following requirements must be satisfied:
- possess a high
school diploma
- possess a diploma
based on passage of the GED test
- possess the foreign
equivalent of a high school diploma
- Obtain verification,
signed by a Commission-accredited LEA, or by an ESD
authorized to do so in accordance with guidelines
established by the Commission, that the you have been
fully apprised of the requirements for both the
preliminary and professional clear credentials, including
Level I and Level II requirements of the program of
personalized preparation.
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Professional Clear Credential
For the professional clear credential (initially issued
July 1, 1996), all of the following requirements must
be satisfied:
- Possess a valid
preliminary full-time vocational education teaching
credential
- Obtain verification by the
ESD of the successful teaching of a minimum of one course
in each of four terms within the five-year period of
validity of the preliminary vocational education teaching
credential (Two of these terms must be with one ESD. The
teaching must have been to learners at the grade level and
in the subject(s) authorized by the preliminary vocational
education teaching credential and must have occurred while
holding the valid preliminary full-time vocational
education teaching credential.)
- Obtain verification by an
LEA that the applicant has completed all Level I requirements of a Commission-accredited program of
personalized preparation, including the use of computers
in an instructional setting
- Complete a unit
requirement in health education, including, but not
limited to, nutrition; the physiological and sociological
effects of alcohol, narcotic, and drug abuse; and the use
of tobacco (This requirement must also include training in
cardiopulmonary resuscitation [CPR] that covers infant,
child, and adult CPR skills.)
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Once your
application materials have been reviewed, you will be given a
five-year Preliminary credential from the California
Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CCTC). You will need to
complete coursework or other requirements to "clear"
your credential. You may enroll in courses through the
Department of Occupational Studies and other programs at Cal
State University to meet these requirements. Read the Requirements
to Clear Your Designated Subjects Credential for Vocational Education for more information. |
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For more
information, contact the Designated Subjects Credential Office
in the Department of Occupational Studies at California State
University, Long Beach at (562) 985-5631. |
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*Period
of Validity: An
initial preliminary part-time vocational education teaching
credential issued on the basis of the applicant's satisfaction
of requirements 1-3, specified above, authorizes service for no
more than two years from the date of issuance of the
credential unless the holder's employer (ESD) receives form
CL-787, Verification of Completion of Level I Requirements
from the LEA through which the holder completed those
requirements. Once the holder's employer receives this
verification, the credential's validity period will
automatically be extended for the remainder of the five-year
period from the date of issuance of the credential. There
is no need to apply for this extension. The LEA's
verification of completion of Level I requirements is the only
documentation required in this process. If the credential
holder's ESD is not known to the LEA, form CL-787 will be sent
directly to the credential holder for forwarding to the
employer. The LEA shall also submit this form directly to the
Commission to assist in documenting that the holder completed
Level I requirements. |
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