{"id":25,"date":"2026-06-30T14:03:26","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T18:03:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/ctesuccesshub\/?page_id=25"},"modified":"2026-07-02T12:04:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T16:04:16","slug":"certification-pathway","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/ctesuccesshub\/certification-pathway\/","title":{"rendered":"CTE Certification Pathway"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Follow these steps to move from an Emergency Permit to a permanent CTE certification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 1: Emergency Permit<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

While teaching under an\u00a0Emergency Permit<\/strong>,<\/a> you must:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Complete all onboarding requirements<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Complete the OCA exams or credential review.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Submit the\u00a0Certification Request for Audit<\/strong>\u00a0online form<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Apply for the\u00a0Experience-Based Certificate<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0through TIMS.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Certificate Validity:<\/strong>
    The C&T Experience-Based Certificate is valid for 5 calendar years<\/strong> from the date it is issued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Step 2: Experience-Based Certificate<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    While teaching under an\u00a0Experience-Based Certificate<\/a><\/strong>, you must:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. Complete all required coursework and assessments.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Submit the\u00a0Certification Request for Audit<\/strong>\u00a0online form<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Apply for the\u00a0C&T Instructional I Certificate<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0through TIMS.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      Certificate Validity:<\/strong>
      The C&T Instructional I Certificate is valid for 8 years of service<\/strong> from the date it is issued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \n\n\n\n

      Step 3: C&T Instructional I Certificate<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      While teaching under a\u00a0C&T Instructional I Certificate<\/a><\/strong>, you must:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      1. Complete all required coursework and assessments.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      2. Complete\u00a03 years of satisfactory teaching<\/strong>\u00a0while holding the C&T Instructional I Certificate.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      3. Submit the\u00a0Certification Request for Audit<\/strong>\u00a0online form<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      4. Apply for the\u00a0C&T Instructional II Certificate<\/strong>\u00a0through TIMS.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        Certificate Validity:<\/strong>
        The C&T Instructional II Certificate is valid for 99 years<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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        Follow these steps to move from an Emergency Permit to a permanent CTE certification. Step 1: Emergency Permit While teaching under an\u00a0Emergency Permit, you must: Certificate Validity:The C&T Experience-Based Certificate is valid for 5 calendar years from the date it is issued. … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":37975,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-25","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/ctesuccesshub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/ctesuccesshub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/ctesuccesshub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/ctesuccesshub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/37975"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/ctesuccesshub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/ctesuccesshub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":78,"href":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/ctesuccesshub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25\/revisions\/78"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/ctesuccesshub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}