Certification Guideline 49

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SUBJECT
Certification Process for Adult and Continuing Education

GUIDELINE
Each adult and continuing education instructor shall complete an application for employment or a VE-CE 112 form, or shall provide a resume, presenter profile, or similar information. The document must contain information pertaining to the individual's occupational experience and educational preparation.

Note: A signed Verification of Occupational Experience (VOE) form and/or a transcript is not required by the WTCSB, but may be requested at the discretion of the local district.

Adult and continuing education instructors of courses receiving state or federal aid shall meet one of the three following certification standards:

Program certification in the instructional area or
Unique qualifications or:
Alternative certification criteria,

A certificate is not issued for these instructors.

The audit will consist of a random sample of twenty-five to fifty individuals. If the application for employment, VE-CE 112 form, resume, presenter profile or similar information is not on file at the time of the audit, or if the documentation does not contain the necessary information, the district is required to obtain the supporting documentation.The same is true for documentation supporting the use of alternative certification criteria and unique qualifications options. The district has forty-five days from the issuance of the audit report to submit this documentation.

Cases that are not resolved during the audit will result in loss of state aid on the compensation paid.

The random sample audit is conducted during the year following the time when the instruction was actually given. The individual may be teaching this second year when the discovery is made. This individual will therefore be excluded from the audit the following year, but included a year later as addition to the sample of fifty.

EXAMPLE
None

RATIONALE
This guideline serves to implement section 3.03(10) of the code: Each district shall establish and maintain certification standards subject to the approval of the director or designee for adult and continuing education staff who teach state aidable courses which are not part of state designated programs.

ADULT AND CONTINUING EDUCATION

1. Program Certification

Instructors who hold program certification in the same area in which they are teaching Adult and Continuing Education Courses (ACE) shall meet the ACE certification requirement.

2. Unique Qualifications

This option may be used by individuals with unique qualifications. If this option is used, the following supporting documentation must be on file at the district:

A completed VE-CE 112 Certification Application form, application for employment, resume, or presenter profile signed by the instructor.
A written description of the unique qualifications of the individual, which might include a signed statement of support from a person with subject area knowledge.
The signature of the hiring dean or supervisor.
Copies of any industry, state, or governmental certificates applicable to the area of assignment.

Option 1 or 2 above cannot be used to supercede alternative criteria required by other state or federal agencies or accepted governing associations. These include (057, 162, 194, 195, 311, 401, 402, 427, 449, 458, 467, 502 ,503, 504, 510, 531, 533, 807, 812, 814, 817, 818).

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3. Alternative Certification Criteria

Adult and continuing education instructors who posses the education, occupational experience, or specific knowledge required for the instructional assignment as identified below will meet the ACE certification requirements.

057 Hunter Safety
Certified hunter safety instructor from Department of Natural Resources

103 Computer Software
(Courses that teach the software, but not the application to a single occupation) Must follow the criteria for instructional area 103.
As of August 28, 2000, instructors can be certified by area if certain conditions exist.

107 Computer Literacy/Personal Computer Courses
All Computer Literacy adult and continuing education courses must be offered under instructional area 103.

162 Insurance Courses
Instructor approval from Office of the Commissioner of Insurance for
pre-licensing courses.

194 Real Estate
Instructor approval from Real Estate Examining Board, Department of Regulation and Licensing

195 Assessor Training
Instructor certification from Department of Revenue

300 Family and Consumer Education
Seven years of homemaking experience will be regarded as valid occupational experience for all home economics courses offered under Aid Code 42.

302 School Food Service
Instructors must provide documentation of a 90% or above test score on the ServSafe exam offered by the National Restaurant Association Solutions OR a 90% test score on the exam used to obtain a Certified Professional Food Manager license granted by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. The renewal of this certification must be done every 5 years by taking the instructor version of the ServSafe exam offered either through one of the technical colleges or the Wisconsin Restaurant Association. Course offerings by the Wisconsin Restaurant Association can be found at http://www.wiscrest.org/ef/servsafe/index.php.

303 Waitstaff/Food Handlers

Instructors must provide documentation of a 90% or above test score on the ServSafe exam offered by the National Restaurant Association Solutions OR a 90% test score on the exam used to obtain a Certified Professional Food Manager license granted by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. The renewal of this certification must be done every 5 years by taking the instructor version of the ServSafe exam offered either through one of the technical colleges or the Wisconsin Restaurant Association. Course offerings by the Wisconsin Restaurant Association can be found at http://www.wiscrest.org/ef/servsafe/index.php.

307 Early Childhood Education

Documentation of completion of DHFS-approved training session if teaching any of the following:

Introduction to the Child Care Profession
Skills/Strategies for the Child Care Teacher
Fundamentals of Infant and Toddler Care
Fundamentals of Family Child Care

311 Responsible Beverage Service
Documentation of a 90% pass rate on the Dept. of Revenue Course test and 3 years experience as bartender, establishment owner/agent/operator with alcohol serving experience; or

Documentation of a 90% pass rate on the Dept. of Revenue Course test and 3 years experience as a law enforcement officer; or
Documentation of a 90% pass rate on the Dept. of Revenue Course test and one of the following:

AODA Specialist/Coordinator/Counselor
Certifiable Law Enforcement Instructor
Certifiable Group Dynamics Instructor

316 Culinary Arts

317 Culinary Management

401 Refrigerant Handling Program
Appropriate State certification in refrigerant recovery from DNR or DWD

402 Aviation
Instructor certification from FAA

410, 413, or 427 Building Inspection
Current or past employment as a building inspector for that inspection area

427 Soil Percolation Testing
Certified soil tester by DWD

449 Asbestos Operation & Maintenance Safety
EPA Instructor Certificate

449 Industrial Safety

455 Supervision Management
Must complete course 47-455-455 Transition to Trainer: Your Role as a Journey Worker and 47-455-456 Preparing to Teach Transition to Trainer in order to teach 47-455-455 Transition to Trainer

458 Commercial Driver
Train-the-Trainer Certificate

467 School Bus Driver Training
School bus driver's license and three years of appropriate occupational experience

475 Home Inspection Courses
State certification from Department of Regulation and Licensing as Home Inspector

Web Site: Wisconsin Department of Regulation and Licensing - Credential Holder Query

State certification from Department of Commerce, Safety and Buildings Division, as Uniform Dwelling Inspector

Web Site: Wisconsin Safety and Buildings Division

502 Barber/Cosmetology
Instructor's license from Barber/Cosmetology Examining Board/Department of Regulation and Licensing

503 Fire Education and Training
Instructor certification for Fire Instructor Level I or higher

503 Wis. Apparatus Driver Operator
Instructor certification for Fire Instructor Level I or higher and Train the Trainer for Wis. Apparatus Driver Operator

503 Hazardous Materials Awareness

Fire Instructor Level I or higher; or
Certifiable for the 504 area and completion of 24 hr. Hazmat Instructors course conducted by the Division of Emergency Government

503 Hazardous Materials Operations
Fire Instructor Level I or higher

504 Emergency Response to Hazardous Materials Incidents - EPA 165.15 and EPA 165.5 courses EPA Approved

510 LaMaze
Childbirth Education Association Certificate

531 Courses preparing EMT's
Instructor approval from WTCSB and Department of Health and Family Services. Refer to Appropriate Occupational Experience Document for 00-531-d for more information..

531 CPR
Instructor certification for the course being taught by Red Cross and/or American Heart Association

531 First Aid
Instructor certification for the course being taught by Red Cross or another sanctioning body

531 First Responder
Instructor approval from WTCSB and Department of Health and Family Services. Refer to the Appropriate Occupational Experience Document for 00-531-b for more information.

533 Sign Language
Refer to Guideline 40 for more information.

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625 Quality Interdisciplinary
Must follow the criteria for Instructional Area 625- Quality Interdisciplinary. The application and/or other documentation must indicate the individual is eligible for certification as an instructor AND there must be a completed 625 form on file for the course taught.

625 Six Sigma Quality Interdisciplinary
Must follow the criteria for Instructional Area 625- Quality Interdisciplinary. The application and/or other documentation must indicate the individual is eligible for certification as an instructor AND there must be a completed Six Sigma Project Verification Form on file for the course taught.
Six Sigma Project Verification (Form 2A)

626 e-Business for WMEP
Must follow the criteria for Instructional Area 626-e-Business for WMEP.

802 Foreign Language-Command Spanish® Press to View Command Spanish®

Certified in Command Spanish®; or
Those individuals who are either certifiable/certified in Spanish 802 and who have been selected by the local district Command Spanish Administrator in accordance with Item 3 of Guideline 59 - Agreement with Command Spanish, Inc.®; or
Those individuals currently certifiable/certified in any instructional area who are native speakers of Spanish or who have near native fluency in Spanish and who have been selected by the local district Command Spanish Administrator in accordance with Item 3 of Guideline 59 - Agreement with Command Spanish, Inc.®; or
Those individuals currently certifiable/certified in any instructional area who have acquired a good command of the Spanish language within work settings, life experiences, or travel abroad, and who have been selected by the local district Command Spanish Administrator in accordance with Item 3 of Guideline 59 - Agreement with Command Spanish, Inc.®

807 Officials Training
Current WIAA classification as a certified official

812 Driver Education
Must hold valid Wisconsin Driver's License and 6 credits in Driver's Ed plus 3 credits in Safety Education.

812 Van Driving

Traffic Safety School Instructor; or
Two years recent experience with an acceptable driving record including no license disqualifications for traffic offenses in those last two years as a: bus or school bus driver while holding a Commercial Drivers License with a "S" (school bus) or "P" (passengers) endorsement; or a State of Wisconsin Van Driver holding a 'DOA-6004 (C5-88)' card.

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812 Defensive Driving
National Safety Council Instructor Certification

812 AARP 55 Alive/Mature Driving
American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) Instructor Approval

812 General Traffic Safety
Department of Transportation Instructor Certification

812 Adv. Emergency Vehicle Operators Course
Completed Train the Trainer in Adv. Emergency Vehicle Operators Course

816 Motorcycle Safety
Motorcycle Safety Foundation Instructor Certification

817 Water Safety
Red Cross Instructor Certification

817 Snowmobile Safety
Department of Natural Resources Instructor Certification

818 Group Dynamics
Department of Transportation Instructor Certification

818 Youth Alcohol Education Program (Underage Drinkers)

Minimum of 20 hours training in alcohol and/or other drug education from seminars, conferences, continuing education courses; e.g., Group Dynamics instructor training; or
Police with DARE training (Drug Awareness Resistance Efforts); or
AODA certification per the Wisconsin Alcoholism and Drug Counselor Certification Board, Inc.

Implemented: June 2001

For more information contact: barbara.miller@wtcsystem.edu