Career and Technical Education
Teacher Licensure Program
The primary goal of the Career and Technical Education Teacher Licensure Program is to develop professional career and technical educators who will foster the development of students by preparing them for a high performance workforce that is in constant transition. The program prepares teachers in planning, executing, and assessing instruction by developing skills necessary to organize content, create a positive learning environment, exercise appropriate teaching methods, and continue to reflect and develop professionally.
- Career and Technical Education Teacher Licensure Program Handbook 2009-10 (pdf)
- Career and Technical Education Teacher Licensure Program Handbook 2008-09 (pdf)
- Career and Technical Education Teacher Licensure Program Handbook 2007-08 (pdf)
- Career and Technical Education Teacher Licensure Program Handbook 2006-07 (pdf)
Program Prerequisites
There are several prerequisites to enrolling in the Career and Technical Education Licensure Program. This program is designed for teachers who have been hired by school districts or correctional institutions and who must now secure teacher licensure. The prospective student must have a high school diploma or GED. The student must be sponsored by a hiring school district or correctional institution. These institutions will complete a State of Ohio Department of Education CTE-37 Qualification Evaluation form. For more information see the Ohio Department of Education Office of Career-Technical and Adult Education at this link.
Teaching In A Public School (comprehensive high school or career center)
This program is for career and technical teachers who do not have a bachelor's degree in their field, or who have a bachelor's degree in their field, but who do not have a degree in education. Enrollment in the licensure program must be initiated by the hiring school district. Applicants must have work experience in their field; the number of years required varies by teaching area. Teachers completing the program are eligible to apply for a standard teaching license valid for teaching students ages 8 and beyond. This professional certificate/license is valid for teaching the subject named on the credential in any chartered school in Ohio
Teaching In A Correctional Institution
The Career and Technical Education Teacher Licensure Program for career and technical teachers in corrections serves educators in adult and juvenile correctional settings. This program is for career and technical teachers who do not have a bachelor's degree in their field, or who have a bachelor's degree in their field, but who do not have a degree in education. Enrollment in the licensure program must be initiated by the institution. Applicants must have work experience in their field; the number of years required varies by teaching area. Teachers completing the program are eligible to apply for a standard teaching certificate/license valid for teaching students ages 8 and beyond. This professional certificate/license is valid for teaching the subject named on the credential in any chartered school in Ohio.
The Career and Technical Education Teacher Licensure Program provides the pedagogical courses required to be licensed to teach in the following broad areas:
- Career and Technical Agriculture
- Career and Technical Health Occupations
- Career and Technical Business
- Career and Technical Marketing
- Career and Technical Trade and Industry
- Career and Technical Family/Consumer Sciences
Common Courses Required: Teaching In Correctional Institutions & Public Schools
| Course Number | Course Name and Description |
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6 Credit Hours |
Pre-Service Career Technical Teacher Licensure Clinic Focus on principles of teaching and learning, Performance Objectives, curriculum planning, practice teaching. Delivery will include use of Performance Based Teacher Education Modules as appropriate. Development of basic cognitive and performance skills required to earn an Initial Ohio Two-Year Career and Technical Provisional License |
| ED PAES 575.02 (U) ED PAES 668.02 (G) 2 Credit Hours |
Career & Technical Teacher Licensure Clinic Combines seminars and observations. Development of basic cognitive and performance skills required to earn a two-year teaching license by new career and technical education teachers. |
ED PAES 575.03 (U) |
Career & Technical Teacher Licensure Clinic Combines seminars and observations. Development of basic cognitive and performance skills required to earn a two-year teaching license by new career and technical education teachers. |
ED PAES 575.04 (U) |
Career & Technical Teacher Licensure Clinic Combines seminars and observations. Development of basic cognitive and performance skills required to earn a two-year teaching license by new career and technical education teachers. |
ED PAES 575.06 (U) |
Career and Technical Teacher Licensure Clinic Development and refinement of basic curriculum design and development skills required of a second-year vocational teacher. |
ED P&L 309 (U) |
Psychological Perspectives on Education Examines research, theory, and practice pertaining to important aspects of learning and teaching, and the nature of learning, cognition, problem solving, motivation, teaching approaches and assessment of young children to the adult. |
| ED T&L 642 (U/G) 3 Credit Hours |
Teaching Reading Across the Curriculum Provides students with the knowledge and tools they need to support the developmental reading and literacy skills of middle and secondary students. |
ED PAES 650 (U/G) |
Introduction to Exceptional Children An overview of the education of exceptional learners including a discussion of their characteristics and a review of historical approaches to their education and of contemporary educational processes. |
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3 Credit Hours |
Class and Laboratory Organization and Management in Career and Technical Education Designed to help career and technical teachers to plan, organize, and manage shops and technical laboratories used in various educational settings. |
ED PAES 665 (U/G) |
Making Effective Technical Skill Presentations Delivery strategies used to present technical and skill information to groups of learners. |
| ED PAES 667 (U/G) 3 Credit Hours |
Essentials of Career & Technical Curriculum and Instruction Study of literature on curriculum and instruction used to prepare future employees, upgrade current employees, and prepare for changes in technology. |
ED PAES 675 (U/G) 3 Credit Hours |
Measuring Student Outcomes in Career and Technical Education Provides career and technical education teachers and training and development professionals with information relative to testing, assessment, and evaluation of both students/trainees and the education/training programs in which they are enrolled. |
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3 Credit Hours |
Business Technology Education I |
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3 Credit Hours |
Business Technology Education II |
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3 Credit Hours
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Software Applications for Business/Industry Teachers and Trainers |
For more information contact:
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School of PAES
A100 PAES Building
305 W. 17th Ave
Columbus, OH 43210-1172
Student Advising: (614) 292-6787
Director's Office: (614) 292-6787
Email: paes at osu.edu