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Good support is key to LionPATH's success, and is part of the team's ongoing responsibility. We are partnering with the many functional offices who comprise the extended LionPATH network. Because there are many of you and only a few of us on the LionPATH team, we will direct you to the appropriate functional office or to Service Now-Penn State's online ticketing system to submit a service request.

Please use this site to determine who can best help you with your questions and to check whether your problem is one we have already logged and will soon fix.

Note: LionPATH performed a full system upgrade in July 2019 to ensure that the system is running a current, fully supported version of the software. The upgrade offers improvements to navigation and appearance to make the system easier to use, but there are no major changes to functionality or business processes.

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Good support is key to LionPATH's success, and is part of the team's ongoing responsibility. We are partnering with the many functional offices who comprise the extended LionPATH network. Because there are many of you and only a few of us on the LionPATH team, we will direct you to the appropriate functional office or to Service Now-Penn State's online ticketing system to submit a service request.

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If you have an Office 365 account, please use the login button below to access the full suite of applications.

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Congratulations! You were hired to teach an occupational program at your local school. Now you have to meet the state legal requirements to earn the Pennsylvania vocational instructional certificates.

Although Penn State University faculty and staff will help you through the process, it is your responsibility to learn what the requirements are, keep track of what certificate you have and when it will expire, and do what is necessary to keep your teaching certificate active.

Good luck with your new career!

The links below are presented in the order one most likely would follow. However, individual circumstances vary and one may find their situation indicates a different order.

Pennsylvania law requires that you demonstrate your competence in the area you plan to teach. You must have at least 8,000 hours of paid work experience in the subject you will teach and take the Occupational Competency Assessment (OCA). Once you have completed the OCA you should apply for an Intern Certificate at the TIMS website at this address:

Are you ready for the first day of school? What are you going to teach? What are your responsibilities? How do you handle a classroom of adolescents? How will you teach students who learn differently than you do? You need a starter course about the basics of teaching.

Sometimes new instructors must begin teaching before the OCA is scheduled. The Commonwealth allows people to do so if they apply for and receive a Vocational Emergency Permit. Please note that the Vocational Emergency Permit expires after only one year.

You must successfully complete the Occupational Competency Assessment before you can apply for the Vocational Intern Certificate. The Commonwealth makes this certificate available to allow you to teach while you are learning how to teach. Accordingly, this certificate is good for only three years, which means you must make consistent progress toward completing the requirements for the next certificate, the Vocational Instructional I certificate.

Teaching requires different skills than the skills that make you an effective teacher. You will learn fundamental teaching skills when you take 18 credits of required university courses (including the two credits for the New Teacher Workshop). Much of the courses will be a student teaching experience, in which you learn how to teach under the guidance of a Penn State instructor. You must complete these courses and two national teacher competency exams (called CORE PRAXIS) successfully to earn the Vocational Instructional I certificate. Then you can apply for the Vocational Instructional I Certificate. The temporary Vocational Instructional I certificate will expire in six years.

You must complete 60 more required credits to earn the final certificate you need to teach a technical program in a Pennsylvania public school - the Vocational Instructional II certificate. Some of those credits are in your major (WF ED) and other courses are in subjects outside WF ED. Your advisor will tell you what courses you need to take. Penn State offers the WF ED courses at six locations in Central Pennsylvania: Lancaster, Lebanon, Lycoming, Mechanicsburg, and University Park. You can take the other required courses at Penn State or their approved equivalents at any accredited university, college, or community college.

Many US states and territories require professional licensure/certification to be employed. If you plant to pursue employment in a licensed profession after completing this program, please visit the Professional Licensure/Certification Disclosure by State interactive map.

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Congratulations! You were hired to teach an occupational program at your local school. Now you have to meet the state legal requirements to earn the Pennsylvania vocational instructional certificates.

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Jamie A. Lupia
Academic Advisor for the PPDC Center for Career and Technical Education 
Professional Personnel Development Center 
Workforce Education & Development
The Pennsylvania State University
409E Keller Building
University Park, PA 16802
Office: 814-863-2584
FAX: 814-863-7532
jpl177@psu.edu

Jamie Lupia is responsible for:
1.	General advising questions related to the CBTE program, including OCA
2.	Questions related to programs of study (POS)
3.	Questions related to course scheduling 
4.	Coursework substitution approval
5.	Advising on PIP plans for NOCTI remediation
6.	Transcript reviews
7.	CTE I certification questions
8.	CTE II certification questions
9.	Questions related to cooperative education certification 

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Praxis Study Material Information

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Core Academic Skills for Educators: Reading (5713)

Khan Academy® Official Praxis ® Core Prep

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Additional Study Resources

The Study Companion contains practical information and helpful tools, including:

A template study plan

Practice questions and explanations of correct answers

Test taking tips and strategies

Frequently asked questions

A Study Plan provides a roadmap to prepare for the Praxis ® tests. It can help you understand what skills and knowledge are covered on the test and where to focus your attention. A written study plan can help you organize your efforts.

Test Prep Webinars deliver in-depth information about Praxis Core test preparation. You'll receive a comprehensive overview of preparation along with demonstrations about what to expect on test day. All webinars are run by an ETS representative and end with a Q&A to address any specific questions or concerns.

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Interactive Practice Tests

If you want even more practice after using the free Khan Academy Official Praxis Core Prep resource, you can use these additional interactive practice tests to further prepare for the Core Academic Skills for Educators Tests.

These interactive practice tests help you prepare in a timed, online environment that simulates the test. Each interactive practice test provides practice using one set of authentic test questions. After completing the test, view your results by content category, along with the correct answers and explanations for each correct answer.

There is a Value Pack available for this test title. The Value Pack includes an interactive practice test for each Core subject (Mathematics, Reading and Writing).

Each interactive practice test consists of a single set of practice questions. Each time you take a practice test, the same questions will appear in the same order. Retaking or repurchasing the same practice test does not give you different practice questions or change the order in which the questions are delivered. The same guidelines also apply to the individual subject practice tests.
Value Pack: Core Academic Skills (5713, 5723, 5733) Core Academic Skills for Educators: Reading (5713)

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Praxis: For Test Takers: Core Academic Skills for Educators: Reading

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Now available! Build the skills you need to succeed on the Praxis Core Reading test with this free online resource. Get started The Study Companion contains practical information and helpful tools, including: A template study plan Practice questions and explanations of correct answers Test taking tips and strategies Frequently asked questions A Study Plan provides a roadmap to prepare for the Praxis ® tests.

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Check out Khan Academy Official Praxis® Core Prep - a free, online test prep resource for aspiring teachers to prepare for the Praxis® Core exams! With its help, aspiring teachers will gain the knowledge and skills they need to succeed on test day and in their future classrooms.

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Achieving Vocational Education Certification in Pennsylvania

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The Pennsylvania Department of Education will issue Career and Technical Instructional Certificates to persons whose primary responsibility is teaching occupational skills in State approved career and technical education programs in the public schools of the Commonwealth.
Career and Technical Certification Areas and Codes This brief informational YouTube video offers information on becoming certified to teach career and technical education in Pennsylvania.
Career and Technical Intern Certificate

Career and Technical Intern certification for teaching in programs of vocational education in the public schools of the Commonwealth requires:

1. Acceptable evidence of four years wage-earning experience in the occupation to be taught;

2. Acceptance for enrollment in a State-approved career and technical teacher preparation program at one of the universities listed below;

3. Passing the appropriate occupational competency examination, or evaluation of credentials for occupations where examinations do not exist;

4. The recommendation for the Career and Technical Intern Certificate by the university at which they are enrolled or accepted; and

5. Meeting all other requirements provided by law (School Code 1209 and Title 22, Pa. Code, Section 49.12).

The Career and Technical Intern Certificate shall be issued for a validity period of three calendar years from the date of issuance.

Career and Technical Instructional I Certificate

Individuals qualifying for the Career and Technical Instructional I Certificate shall be authorized to teach in the occupational competency area(s) they hold.

The Career and Technical I certificate and the occupational competency areas are issued by the Department on the recommendation of a university having a Pennsylvania approved career and technical teacher preparation program. The applicant must have:

1. A minimum of two years wage-earning experience in the occupation to be taught. A minimum of four years wage-earning experience in the occupation to be taught is required if following the intern route;

2. Passed the appropriate occupational competency examination, or evaluation of credentials for occupations where examinations do not exist;

3. Completed 18 credit hours in an approved program of career and technical teacher education;

4. Presented evidence of having passed the basic skills tests in reading and writing (not required for a post-baccalaureate program);

5. Met all requirements provided by law (School Code 1209 and Title 22, Pa. Code, Section 49.12); and

6. Received the recommendation of the preparing Pennsylvania university.

IMPORTANT: Career and Technical Instructional I certificates issued on or after July 13, 2016 will be valid for eight (8) years of service. Career and Technical Instructional I certificates issued prior to July 13, 2016 that had six years of validity (under the 1999 regulations) and that are valid on July 13, 2016, will have a total of eight (8) years of validity. Career and Technical Instructional I certificates issued prior to July 13, 2016 that had seven (7) years of validity (under the 1987 regulations) and that are valid on July 13, 2016, will receive an additional one school term/year of valid service.

Career and Technical Instructional II Certificate

The Career and Technical Instructional II Certificate shall be a permanent certificate issued to an applicant who has:

1. Completed three years of satisfactory teaching on a Career and Technical Instructional I Certificate attested to by the chief school administrator of the approved public or nonpublic school entity in which the most recent service of the applicant was performed;

2. Completed 42 credit hours in an approved program of career and technical education;

3. Presented evidence of satisfactory ratings conducted by the public or nonpublic school entity;

4. Presented evidence of having passed the Career and Technical II assessment;

5. Completed a Pennsylvania Department of education-approved induction program; and

6. Received the recommendation of the preparing Pennsylvania university.

How to Apply

Candidates for Career and Technical Intern or Career and Technical Instructional certification must apply through one of the following career and technical teacher preparing institutions:

Coordinator, Career and Technical Education
Temple University - Main Campus
1301 Cecil B. Moore Avenue, Ritter Hall 372
Philadelphia, PA 19122
(215) 204-6025

Coordinator, Career and Technical Education
The Pennsylvania State University
301 Keller Building
University Park, PA 16802
(814) 863-0804

Coordinator, Career and Technical Education
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Reschini House
1110 Maple Street
Indiana, PA 15705
(724) 357-4435

Letter of Equivalency for Bachelor's Degree

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The Pennsylvania Department of Education will issue Career and Technical Instructional Certificates to persons whose primary responsibility is teaching occupational skills in State approved career and technical education programs in the public schools of the Commonwealth. Career and Technical Certification Areas and Codes This brief informational YouTube video offers information on becoming certified to teach career and technical education in Pennsylvania.

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The Praxis® tests help Pennsylvania educators demonstrate their knowledge of content, pedagogy and instructional skills for the classroom. These tests are important components of Pennsylvania's licensure and certification process and include:

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The Praxis ® tests help Pennsylvania educators demonstrate their knowledge of content, pedagogy and instructional skills for the classroom. These tests are important components of Pennsylvania's licensure and certification process and include:

Praxis ® Core Academic Skills for Educators (Core) - comprehensive assessments that measure the skills and content knowledge of candidates entering teacher preparation programs

Praxis ® Subject Assessments - tests that measure general and subject-specific content knowledge that you need for beginning teaching

School Leadership Series - tests for school and district administrators and for other leadership roles

Learn more about teaching and leading in Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Department of Education

The Pennsylvania Department of Education determines Pennsylvania's certification requirements, eligibility standards, Praxis passing score requirements and reciprocity agreements. For more information about Pennsylvania's approved educator preparation programs or testing requirements, visit their website.
Visit the Pennsylvania Department of Education website
Other Programs Used in Pennsylvania

ParaPro

Measures your knowledge and skills in reading, writing and mathematics to assist in classrooms Learn more about Parapro

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The Praxis ® tests help Pennsylvania educators demonstrate their knowledge of content, pedagogy and instructional skills for the classroom.