Certification Guideline 35

SUBJECT
Expiration Dates - Multiple Certifications With Different Dates

GUIDELINE DEFINITION
A Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS) district shall request a common expiration date when an individual holds two or more types of certification. The expiration date shall be determined first by Provisional certification, secondly by Five-Year certification, and last by Life certification. Also refer to Guideline 8 regarding individual requests: http://systemattic.wtcsystem.edu/Certification/Cert/guide/guide08.htm

EXAMPLE
Horace holds a Part-Time Provisional certificate for instructional area 406 (Blacksmithing), with an expiration date of 8-31-02. Approval for a course or area outside of the 406 area would also have an expiration date of 8-31-02.

EXAMPLE
Woody holds a Provisional certificate as an Instructional Supervisor with an expiration date of 8-31-02. He also holds a Five-Year certificate for instructional area 001 (Horticulture), with an expiration date of 8-31-06. Approval for any courses outside the 001 area would have an expiration date of 8-31-02. If Woody became eligible for a Five-Year certificate on 8-31-02 he would be granted a Five-Year certificate with an expiration date of 8-31-07. The expiration date for his other Five-Year certificate would also be changed to 8-31-07.

EXAMPLE
Sally holds a Life certificate. She also holds approval for course 10-806-123 (Swamp Biology), with an expiration date of 8-31-02. She will not be required to do anything to renew this Approval certificate. The district will simply submit a request at the appropriate time and renew the certificate to 8-31-04.

RATIONALE
It is not uncommon for an individual to hold multiple types of certification. A common expiration date for all certificates will clarify what is necessary for certification renewal.

Implemented: January 7, 1994
Last Reviewed/Revised: May 2002

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