DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
P.O.
SUPTS. MEMO NO. 16
January 25, 2008
INFORMATIONAL
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TO: |
Division
Superintendents |
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FROM: |
Billy K.
Cannaday, Jr. Superintendent
of Public Instruction |
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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 January 10, 2008, 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, and removed certain industry
certifications and examinations from the approved list.
The Board of
Education also approved additional occupational competency assessments from the
National Occupational Competency Testing Institute (NOCTI).
The
revised list of Board-approved certifications, licenses, examinations, and
occupational competency assessments can be accessed and downloaded at the
following Department of Education Web site: http://www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/Instruction/CTE/certification/
Board_Approved_Credentials.pdf. The Web-based “CTE Administrative Planning
Guide” will be revised to reflect this Board action. The recently updated 2007-2008 version
contains most CTE course/program correlations to Board-approved certifications,
licenses, examinations, and occupational competency assessments as well as
summary information for each credential.
Questions
concerning these certifications should be addressed to Elizabeth M. Russell Elizabeth.Russell@doe.virginia.gov,
director, Office of Career and Technical Education, at 804-225-2847, or Gordon
F. Creasy Gordon.Creasy@doe.virginia.gov,
specialist for industry certification and licensure, at 804-225-2057.
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