Once you obtain an offer of employment in a teaching position aligned with the CTE Sector(s) you qualify for, you need to submit a formal Preliminary CTE Credential application through our office. You need to have your CTE credential in place in order to teach, so it is important to prioritize completing each step on the application. In order for our office to issue your preliminary CTE Credential, you need to submit official documents.   When we receive the completed application package with verification of your employment, and the California Commission on Teaching Credentials (CCTC) has issued your Certificate of Clearance, our office will submit a recommendation for your preliminary CTE credential to the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CCTC). The final authority to grant or deny a credential rests with the CCTC. Your employer would then need to enroll you in our two-year sequence of coursework to clear your credential. 

 

As an approved Career Technical Education (CTE) teacher preparation program, the Tehama County Department of Education (TCDE) provides teacher preparation for the Designated Subjects (DS) CTE Teaching Credential. This course of study includes a purposeful, developmentally designed sequence of coursework that effectively prepares CTE teachers to teach all students in public education, giving them skills to transfer to the workplace. The preliminary CTE credential allows candidates to teach one or more subjects in the industry sector(s) named on the credential to K-12 and adults in career technical, trade, or vocational courses. The employing school district must determine, based on work experiences, which subjects in the industry sector candidates are able to teach. 

 

During Year One of the program, candidates will demonstrate competency in all Category II Initial Preparation Program Standards, and base CTE teachers’ competence on California’s Teaching Performance Expectations (TPEs). Additionally, they will successfully teach two of the four semesters within their industry sector(s) required while receiving personalized mentorship.  Additionally, they will be supervised and evaluated by their employer. 

 

Year Two of the program focuses on Development as a Professional, coupled with two more semesters of teaching experience within the industry sector(s) listed on the credentials, and developing core competencies aligned with the CA Standards for the Teaching Profession (CSTPs). They will continue to receive personalized non-evaluative mentorship through the program, coupled with formal evaluative supervision from their employer. 

 

While all Category II Initial Preparation standards are covered in the two-year course sequence, each course  (CTE 101-104) has a core focus skill embedded throughout the instruction to enhance pedagogical practices that foster high student achievement. At the end of the two-year course sequence, the candidate will be submitted for a Clear CTE credential, and will not need to participate in Teacher Induction.  The final authority to grant or deny a credential rests with the CCTC.