Persons with this endorsement may teach Skilled and Technical Sciences Education and will be eligible for the Work-Based Learning endorsement.
Certification Endorsement Requirements: This endorsement requires a minimum of 48 semester hours of course work in skilled and technical sciences education and professional education, including:
- A minimum of six (6) semester hours of professional education course work to include content area methods, assessment, and facility design and management; and
- A minimum of six (6) semester hours in each of the following career fields: Architecture and Construction; Energy and Engineering; Manufacturing; and Transportation, Distribution and Logistics. The career field courses will include career information, first aid, and occupational and environmental safety; and
- A minimum of three (3) semester hours in the pedagogical content knowledge and principles of career and technical education; and
- A minimum of three (3) semester hours of course work in coordination and supervision of work-based learning; and
Work Experience: The endorsement is available only to those who have either (A) 1,000 verified hours of paid work experience relevant to the career field; or (B) at least 300 hours of supervised work experience relevant to the career field under the direction of the college or university recommending the endorsement.
Endorsement Program Requirements: Standard institutions of higher education offering this endorsement program must have on file, within the institution, a plan which identifies the courses and the course completion requirements which the institution utilizes to grant credit toward completion of this endorsement.
Extracted from Nebraska Department of Education Rule 24 Regulations for Certificate Endorsements Title 92, Nebraska Administrative Code, Chapter 24