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Adult and Continuing Education (ACE)
	ACE Sign Language Instructors		40
	Adult and Continuing Education Standards		49
	Command Spanish		59

Certification Changes
	Change of Certificate Type During the Period of Certification		15
	Deleting or Changing Courses for Part-Time Approval		16
	Early Movement to a Five-Year Certificate		36
	Instructional Related Certification		9
	Instructors Employed by More Than One District		33
	Three-Year Renewal Period		12

Certificate Types
	Certification of Exceptional Education Needs Instructors		57
	Change of Certification Type During the Period of Certification		15
	High School Teachers Teaching Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS) Courses to High School Students		10
	Instructional Related Certification		9
	Part-Time Approval Certification for a Math or Science Course		55

Courses
	Applied Associate Degree (AAS Courses		69
	Courses Serving as Electives, Alternates, Advanced Technical Certificates, or Credit Based Continuing Education in Occupational Areas		58
	Deleting or Changing Courses for Part-Time Approval		16
	Occupational Supportive or Occupational Specific (Common Core) Courses		27
	Use of Courses for Counseling Certification		64
	Use of Foreign Language Instruction Courses for English as a Second Language (ESL) (861) Certification		61
	Use of Reading Instruction Courses For 850 (Adult Basic Education) Certification		62
	WTCS Courses Used Toward Academic Credits		65

Degree Equivalency
	Baccalaureate Degree Equivalence for an Additional Occupational Area		24
	Baccalaureate Degree Equivalence for Occupational Instructors		23
	Foreign Transcript Evaluation		63
	Masters Degree Equivalence for Occupational Areas		31

District Employment
	Employed Individuals Whose Position Changes to One Requiring Certification		20
	Instructors with 15 or Less Hours of Instruction for Courses that are Part of State Designated Programs		32
	Return to WTCS Employment During the Certification Renewal Period		26

Education Requirements
	Assessment of Prior Learning and Development of Individual Learning Plan to Meet Educational Requirements 50-69		67
	Accredited Educational Systems		68
	Courses and Programs That Can Be Used to Satisfy Education Requirements 58, 59, and 60		4
	Options to Satisfy Educational Requirements 50-55 and 69. Application of options within this guideline may vary depending on availability of local resources		66
	Part-Time Approval In-Service Activities		44
	Prior Certification Decisions		2

Expiration Dates
	Expiration Date for Initial Certification in the System		22
	Multiple Certifications with Different Expiration Dates		35
	Return to or Continued WTCS Employment After Certification Has Expired		41
	Return to WTCS Employment During the Certification Renewal Period		26
	Thirteen Month Window for Renewal of Individuals Whose Certification Has Lapsed		30

Individual Requests
	Individual Requests		*8
	Certification for Non-Teaching Area		8
	Conversion of Individual Request to District Assignments		8
	Fees and Expiration Dates		8

New and Emerging
	Certification for New and Emerging Occupations		46
	Industry Certifications: Computer Information Systems		60

Renewals
	Education Requirements for Part-time Approval - In-service Activities		44
	Renewal of Provisional Certificates (Does Not Apply to Part-Time Provisional Certificates)		13
	Return to or Continued WTCS Employment After Certification Has Expired		41
	Return to WTCS Employment During the Certification Renewal Period		26
	Thirteen Month Window for Renewal of Individuals Whose Certification Has Expired		30
	Three-Year Renewal Period		12

State Committee
	Appeals of Decisions by the State Certification Consultant Regarding Recognition of Appropriate Occupational Experience or Appropriate Academic Preparation in Support of a Certification Request		54
	Appeals of Decisions Regarding Educational Requirements		19
	Communicating with the State Certification Committee		18
	District Plan of Activities for Professional Growth		47

Taxonomy Related
	Occupational Supportive or Occupational Specific (Common Core) Courses		27

Teaching Experience
	Alternatives to Teaching for Instructional Related Supervisors / Administrators		48
	Teaching Experience: Counting and Reporting		**14
	Documentation of Requirement 64 for Part-Time Instructors Holding WTCS Certification Prior to August 31, 1994		51

Training
	Appropriate Training for Occupational Subject Teachers		52

Work Experience
	Related Occupational Experience		50
	Supervisory Experience in Educational Systems		39
	Work Experience as a Teacher's Aide		25

USERS' MANUAL
	Audit Standards
		Five‑Year Renewals	1
		Provisional / Part-Time Provisional Renewals	5
		Renewal of Part-Time Approval Certificates	6
	Certification Application Forms		29
	Certification of Correctional Staff		21
	District Plan of Activities for Professional Growth		47
	Form VE-CE 116		11
	Part-Time Provisional Certification for 999 Non-Program Area		53
	Published List of Approved University Courses Meeting Requirements		42
	Course(s) Not Found		38
	Use of Courses for Counseling Certification		64
	Use of Foreign Language Instruction Courses for English as a Second Language (ESL) (861) Certification		61
	Use of Reading Instruction Courses For 850 (Adult Basic Education) Certification		62
	Verification of Occupational Experience		37

*Guidelines 34 and 43 were combined with Guideline 8

**Guideline 56 was combined with Guideline 14

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

Last modified: April 30, 2008.

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