Utah Admin. Code R277-304-9 - Career and Technical Education Preparation Programs
(1)
Before approval by the Board, a CTE teacher preparation program designed for
individuals that do not hold a bachelor's degree or higher shall:
(a) focus on one or more of the following
areas:
(i) family and consumer
sciences;
(ii) health
sciences;
(iii) information
technology;
(iv) skilled and
technical sciences; or
(v)
work-based learning;
(b)
require that candidates have six years of documented, related occupational
experiences within the 10 years before the program application in an approved
CTE license area;
(c) require
competency in all areas detailed in Section R277-304-4;
(d) for a program candidate accepted after
January 1, 2020, a CTE preparation program shall require multiple opportunities
for a program candidate to successfully demonstrate application of knowledge
and skills gained through the program in a school-based setting in all
requirements outlined in Section R277-304-4; and
(e) require candidates to hold the applicable
license or certificate issued by the Utah State Department of Commerce,
Division of Professional Licensing in any area where such licensure or
certification exists.
(2) A program may count an associate's degree
in a related area for up to two years of occupational experience to satisfy the
requirement in Subsection R277-304-9(1)(b).
(3)
(a) An
approved program may request a waiver from the Superintendent of the
occupational experience required for a candidate if the candidate has passed an
approved competency examination in the respective field at or above the passing
score established by the Superintendent.
(b) The Superintendent may grant a waiver
under Subsection (3)(a) for up to five years from the date the candidate passed
the examination.
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(1) Before approval by the Board, a CTE teacher preparation program designed for individuals that do not hold a bachelor's degree or higher shall:
(a) focus on one or more of the following areas:
(i) family and consumer sciences;
(ii) health sciences;
(iii) information technology;
(iv) skilled and technical sciences; or
(v) work-based learning;
(b) require that candidates have six years of documented, related occupational experiences within the 10 years before the program application in an approved CTE license area;
(d) for a program candidate accepted after January 1, 2020, a CTE preparation program shall require multiple opportunities for a program candidate to successfully demonstrate application of knowledge and skills gained through the program in a school-based setting in all requirements outlined in Section R277-304-4; and
(e) require candidates to hold the applicable license or certificate issued by the Utah State Department of Commerce, Division of Professional Licensing in any area where such licensure or certification exists.
(2) A program may count an associate's degree in a related area for up to two years of occupational experience to satisfy the requirement in Subsection R277-304-9(1)(b).
(3)
(a) An approved program may request a waiver from the Superintendent of the occupational experience required for a candidate if the candidate has passed an approved competency examination in the respective field at or above the passing score established by the Superintendent.
(b) The Superintendent may grant a waiver under Subsection (2)(a) for up to five years from the date the candidate passed the examination.