The Center for Career and Technical Education offers an alternative approach to the conventional method for preparing career and technical teachers called field-based, performance-based teacher education (F/PBTE). With F/PBTE, the classroom at the school where the career and technical intern teacher is employed (inservice teacher) or assigned (pre-service teacher) becomes the site for delivery of the program. Consequently, travel to a university or university center to obtain career and technical professional credit is greatly reduced.
Career and technical teachers are required to demonstrate occupational/technical proficiency on a nationally standardized Occupational Competency Examination, and to complete 60 semester hours of the Pennsylvania Department of Education's approved university program. A plan of studies will be tailored to each student's unique background and professional needs.
Programs offered are as follows:
