Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 142 - Guidelines and Clarification of Requirements for Issuance of Career and Technical Education (Occupation Educator) Licenses › TAB 1 - CTE Stand Alone Endorsements › Section 7-142-975 - Career Pathway: Welding

Current through June 25, 2024
This endorsement licenses a person to teach the
				  following secondary courses:
993300 Introduction to Welding
993301 Advanced Welding
993302 Orientation and Cutting
993303 Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW)
993304 Advanced Welding I
993306 Advanced Welding II
993305 Production Welding Processes
Minimum Requirements for this
				  Endorsement:
1.
Education
- Applicant must have earned a two-year college degree
				  (associate degree) or higher from an accredited institution of higher
				  education.
2.
Technology Literacy and Related Assessment of that Competency
- Applicant must validate technology competency by attaining
				  the established minimum score or higher on an assessment approved by the
				  Mississippi Department of Education (MDE). The assessment must be directly
				  related to technology competency required by the grade level and subject matter
				  being taught. Approved assessments for this license are IC3 or other approved
				  MDE substitute.
3.
Occupational Experience and Related Assessment of that Experience
- Applicants with an associate degree must have at least two
				  years of verifiable occupational experience in the past ten years. Experience
				  must be appropriate to the subject to be taught.
- Applicants with a bachelor or higher degree must have at
				  least one year of verifiable occupational experience in the past ten years.
				  Experience must be appropriate to the subject to be taught.
An educator with a standard five - year license
				  may use experience outside of the ten - year timeframe.
- Applicant must earn a passing score on a Welding
				  (performance & written)* Assessment: TOCA at RCU-Welding or hold American
				  Welding Society (AWS) Certification or NCCER welding assessment. The
				  performance assessment should include successful completion of seven test
				  plates out of the fourteen test plates listed in the curriculum (please see
				  curriculum for list).
Or
- Other teacher occupational competency assessment approved
				  by MDE Office of Career and Technical Education
4.
Teacher Education Preparation and
				Related Assessment(s) of that Education
- Applicant must enroll immediately in Vocational Instructor
				  Preparation (VIP) program.
(Exception: Those teachers that have a
				  currently valid five-year license or have completed an alternate route program
				  do not have to enroll in VIP.)
- Applicant must complete the individualized professional
				  development plan (PDP) requirements of the VIP program prior to the expiration
				  date of the three-year Career & Technical license.
- Applicant must successfully complete the NCCER Instructor
				  Certification.
- Applicant must successfully complete a Certification for
				  online learning workshop, module, or course that is approved by the Mississippi
				  Department of Education.
- Applicant must successfully complete the Welding
				  Certification workshop, module, or course that is approved by the Mississippi
				  Department of Education.
Note: If the applicant meets all requirements listed
				  above, that applicant will be issued a 975 endorsement-a five-year license. If
				  the applicant meets the educational and occupational experience requirements,
				  but does not meet all other requirements, the applicant may be issued one (1)
				  three-year endorsement (license), and all requirements stated above must be
				  satisfied prior to the ending date of that license.
*
Effective SY '19 - 20, both assessments will be
				  required for all new applicants with a 975 endorsement issued after final State
				  Board approval.