The state mandated Tennessee Career Ladder program has five levels: (1) the probationary certificate for the first-year teacher; (2) the apprentice certificate, issued upon satisfactory completion of the probationary year; (3) the Career Level I certificate, issued upon satisfactory performance at the apprentice level; (4) the Career Level II…

This booklet outlines the requirements for the certification of teachers and other school personnel in the state of Nevada. (JD)

FEATURED IN THIS DIRECTORY IS A CLASSIFIED AND INDEXED LISTING OF OFFERINGS BY REGIONALLY ACCREDITED MEMBERS OF THE CORRESPONDENCE STUDY DIVISION OF THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY EXTENSION ASSOCIATION--COURSES FOR UNDERGRADUATE AND FOR GRADUATE CREDIT, HIGH SCHOOL, JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COURSES, NONCREDIT COURSES AND COURSES IN…

This proposal is intended to provide the California Community College system with a means by which to better serve student needs and enhance the ability of the Chancellor's Office to record and report the many different certificates that are awarded by California's community colleges. This proposal is designed to provide the Chancellor's office…

If colleges and universities were to step away from their traditional certification and credentializing activities, employers might develop alternative, and likely better, measures by which to evaluate candidates. (Author/PG)

Discusses and defines performance certification, its concept and the strengths and weaknesses of existing systems. (RB)

In a survey of 664 University of Wisconsin Eau Clair business graduates, 81% identified communication skills as essential, resulted corroborated by a survey of 138 employers. A model program now requires all college of business students to take core communication courses and a business communication certificate is offered. (Contains 10…

Outlines the broad standards for the proposed National Board Certification for teachers. This advanced certification will bring new status to teaching and has enormous potential to spur increased collaboration among teachers, reduced bureaucratic control, and more productive use of teachers' talents. (FMW)

When carefully designed, taught, and managed, certificate programs can provide access to new careers and social mobility for their graduates, while profiting the sponsoring institution. (SK)

From 50 institutions with nondegree certification programs, 35 responses revealed great variability, covering all levels from high school to graduate. Governance varied among academic units, continuing education divisions, and committees; some used input from professional associations. Although expected to grow, such programs were unlikely to gain…

Accreditation of adult learning raises two issues: (1) whether accrediting processes are the right ones and (2) which educational values and principles underlie them. Accreditation based on flexible accumulation and transfer of achievements is needed to document the vital learning outcomes of adult education. (SK)

A study of participants in Britain's Young Enterprise program (practical business experience for ages 15-19) showed that it can enhance learning about business and be effectively integrated into the Advanced Vocational Certificate of Education. It offers a holistic approach to vocational programs in business. (Contains 24 references.) (SK)

In the Fall of 2007, the U.S. Department of Education's Office of English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students (OELA) established the following strategic priority: Develop policy and program recommendations to improve the professional development of English language learner…

The purpose of the study is to investigate some of the factors that contribute to satisfaction of participants in an online Information Technologies Certificate Program (ITCP). The program includes eight courses and lasts four semesters. The sample consisted of 30 participants who enrolled to the program and 8 instructors who gave the courses in…

The report describes and provides selected findings from Project REA (Research in Accrediting Efforts), which studied various aspects of manpower training under the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) in Illinois. The first section outlines the goals of Project REA in identifying avenues for job training, methods for granting academic…