COMMONWEALTH of VIRGINIA
Department of Education

June 1, 2012

TO:  Division Superintendents

FROM:  Patricia I. Wright, Superintendent of Public Instruction

SUBJECT:  Revised List of Credentials Approved for the Board of Education’s Career and Technical Education Seal, the Board of Education’s Seal of Advanced Mathematics and Technology, and Student-Selected Verified Credit

At its meeting on May 24, 2012, the Board of Education approved additional industry certifications and examinations for the Board of Education’s Career and Technical Education Seal, the Seal of Advanced Mathematics and Technology, and the student-selected verified credit; approved additional occupational competency assessments from the National Occupational Competency Testing Institute (NOCTI); and removed certain industry certifications and examinations from the approved list.  The revised list of Board-approved certifications, licenses, examinations, and occupational competency assessments is available on the Virginia Department of Education’s Web site.

The Web-based Career and Technical Education Administrative Planning Guide (APG), 2012-2013 has been revised to reflect this Board action.  The updated APG version contains career and technical education course/career cluster and pathway correlations to Board-approved certifications, licenses, examinations, and occupational competency assessments as well as summary information for each credential.

If you have any questions, please contact Gordon F. Creasy, specialist for industry certification and licensure, Office of Career and Technical Education, by e-mail at cte@doe.virginia.gov or by telephone at 804-225-2057.

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