Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part XVI - Standards › Chapter 339 - VOCATIONAL EDUCATION › VOCATIONAL EDUCATION STANDARDS › Section 339.1a - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) The definitions
				  in §
										4.3 (relating to definitions)
				  apply to this chapter.
(b) The
				  following words and terms, when used in this chapter, have the following
				  meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
Articulation
-A planned process of
					 curriculum development, instructional strategies and administrative procedures,
					 which link educational agencies with other education agencies or with
					 industries. The linkage helps students make a transition from a school entity
					 to another school entity, college or university or a business/industry without
					 experiencing delays in or duplication of learning.
Attendance area
-A geographical area of
					 school districts and pupils to be served by an AVTS or TI which has been
					 approved by the State Board for Vocational Education. (See section 1840.1 of
					 the School Code (24 P. S. §
												18-1840.1).)
CIP Codes-Classification of Instructional
					 Programs
-A numerical coding of instructional programs developed by the
					 United States Department of Education used to identify vocational
					 programs.
CTSOs-Career and Technical Student
					 Organizations
-In-school organizations that provide personal and
					 leadership development related to a career and technical program area as
					 recognized by the United States Department of Education. (See §
											339.30 (relating to student
					 organizations).)
Concentrator
-A student who is at least 14
					 years of age and is enrolled full time in an approved career and technical
					 education program that meets the requirements of this chapter.
Diversified occupations program
-A planned
					 vocational program, which may be offered at either the AVTS or a comprehensive
					 high school. The program prepares students from more than one vocational
					 education area of instruction for gainful employment. The program is a
					 partnership between a local business and industry and the school entity. A full
					 range of career competencies are developed at the job training station site.
					 The school, in a classroom setting, provides related academic and technical
					 instruction, including safety.
High-priority occupation
-An occupation as
					 defined by the Center for Workforce Information and Analysis within the
					 Department of Labor and Industry, or another occupation determined to meet
					 regional workforce needs as documented through collaboration between the school
					 entity or TI and one or more employers and approved by the Department.
IEP
-Individualized Education Program under
					 Chapter 14 (relating to special education services and programs).
Industry standards
-Standards established
					 by State or National trade or professional organizations or State or Federal
					 regulatory bodies accepted by the Department that describe what learners should
					 know and be able to do and describe how well learners should know or be able to
					 perform a task in a specific occupation.
Local plan
-A plan submitted by a school
					 entity and approved by the Department in accordance with the Carl D. Perkins
					 Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006 (
					 20 U.S.C. §§
												2301 -
					 2471 ), or its successor.
Out-of-school youth
-Persons 16 years of
					 age or older who have left full-time school without receiving a secondary
					 school diploma or its recognized equivalent.
Pennsylvania skills certificate
-A
					 certificate provided by the Department to recognize vocational and technical
					 education students who have achieved a score of advanced on occupational
					 end-of-program assessments in their chosen technical area.
Program accrediting authority
-A regional
					 or National industry-recognized agency or organization that certifies that a
					 program meets education or training standards specific to the industry.
Registered apprenticeship
-A training plan
					 registered with the Apprenticeship and Training Council of the Commonwealth
					 (Council) and evidenced by a Certificate of Registration or other appropriate
					 document as meeting the apprenticeship standards of the Council.
State plan
-A plan submitted by the
					 Department and approved by the Federal Government in accordance with the Carl
					 D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006 (
					 20 U.S.C. §§
												2301 -
					 2471 ), or its successor.
TI-Technical institute
-An institute
					 established, maintained, conducted and operated for the purpose of offering
					 nondegree-granting post high school programs and courses of not more than 2
					 years' duration, which prepare out-of-school youth and adults for technical
					 areas leading to technical certificates. (See section 1841 of the School Code
					 (24
					 P. S. §
												18-1841 regarding establishment of
					 schools).)
TI Board
-An existing area
					 vocational-technical board, or several area vocational-technical boards, that
					 agree to provide for, establish, maintain, conduct and operate a
					 TI.