College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences
Department of Applied Sciences, Technology and Education
The Career and Technical Education Teaching Academy - Institutional Certificate of Proficiency (CTE Teaching Academy) serves to enhance the pipeline of qualified teachers and augment the knowledge and skills of current educators in specialized areas relevant to Career and Technical Education (CTE).
The CTE Teaching Academy is a 15-credit certificate program designed to enhance inservice secondary and post secondary teachers pedagogical techniques necessary for teaching CTE subjects, focusing on competency-based education methods. This program can be pursued independently or integrated into larger academic pathways such as an Associate of Applied Science (AAS) in General Technology or a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Technology Systems.
This program is intended for the following individuals:
- Professional (inservice) secondary level teachers seeking to meet licensure/endorsement requirements or to advance within their career (e.g., change lanes); or
- Post-secondary teachers seeking additional teacher training.
Not intended for undergraduate teaching majors.