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 7-142-978 - Career Pathway: Electrical

Current through June 25, 2024
This endorsement licenses a person to teach the
				  following secondary courses:
993101 Construction
993102 Safety and Orientation to Construction
993103 Introduction to Construction
993120 Electrical
993121 Theory and Application of Electrical I
993122 Theory and Application of Electrical II
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.
This endorsement requires the following assessment(s)
				  of occupational expertise:
- National Center for Construction Education and Research
				  (NCCER), National Craft Assessment and Certification Program: Earn required
				  score on Commercial Electrician assessment.
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 Contren 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 Construction
				  Technology 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 978 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.