Career and Technical Educator Certification

This program is designed to offer students the knowledge and skills required by the New Hampshire Department of Education standards for career and technical educator certification. This certificate program has been constructed according to the competencies required for Ed 610.01 Professional Education and Ed 507.02 Teachers of Career and Technical Education.

The program is comprised of eight courses, for a total of twenty-four or twenty-five college credits. The program is designed to allow students to utilize these credits toward the Associate in Arts in Teacher Preparation of the Associate degree in a general studies or career and technical program at any one of the Community Colleges in the system. Additionally, students will have an opportunity to use the credits toward the pursuit of a Bachelor degree program, or a graduate program in education through Plymouth State University.

Upon completion of the program, students will be able to identify, evaluate and assess students' career and technical skills. Students will demonstrate proficiency in teaching strategies and techniques for teaching diverse populations.