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2019-2020 Industry-Based Certifications for Public School Accountability

DATE:

March 28, 2019

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2019-2020 Industry-Based Certifications for Public School Accountability

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Informational

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The ֱ Education Agency (TEA) is releasing the updated list of industry-based certifications to be used for public school accountability. The new list of industry-based certifications is scheduled to go into effect for the 2019-2020 school-year and will apply to school accountability ratings in August 2021. To view the updated list, click here.

To develop this list, TEA requested feedback from stakeholders across ֱ on recommendations for additions to the current state-approved list of 73 industry-based certifications. TEA received over 4,000 responses containing 1,319 unique credentials. The recommended credentials were sent to the 28 ֱ Workforce Development Boards to determine industry value and approximately 1,000 industry representatives responded to the survey. 

All submitted credentials were reviewed for the evaluation criteria for industry-based certifications including: 1) industry valued; 2) 3rd party provider; 3) capstone; 4) attainable by a high school student; and 5) portable.

A preliminary public comment period was held from January 4 through February 15, 2019.  Over 2,100 comments were received and reviewed. As the new list is reviewed, please make note of the following:

  • Business, Marketing and Finance clusters have been aligned together.  In addition, Government & Public Administration has been aligned with the Law, Public Safety, Corrections and Security career cluster. 
  • Industry-Based Certifications are valuable in multiple career clusters.  An example of this is the Autodesk AutoCAD certification which aligns with several careers. If the certification is earned, a district should report the certification regardless of the primary cluster identified on the list.
  • 1 page documents will be created to show detailed information relating to each certification.

The updated list and documentation can be found at the following website: /cte

If you have additional questions regarding the 2019-2020 Industry-Based Certification List for Public School Accountability process, contact Avery Barrera at avery.barrera@tea.texas.gov or Ryan Merritt at ryan.merritt@tea.texas.gov.

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