R277-518-4. Career and Technical Education License Area Eligibility

  A. To be eligible to earn a CTE license area through the ARL Program, an applicant shall:

  (1) have six years of documented, related occupational experience within the 10 years prior to the Program application in any of the following CTE license areas:

  (a) family and consumer sciences;

  (b) health sciences;

  (c) information technology;

  (d) skilled and technical sciences; or

  (e) work-based learning; and

  (2) have documentation:

  (a) of an offer of a teaching assignment in a Utah public or accredited private school;

  (b) that is directly related to the applicant's occupational experience; and

  (c) of experience which is in an approved CTE license area.

  B. Periods of employment lasting less than one month and periods of employment prior to 18 years of age are not accepted for purposes of calculating the occupational experience requirement.

  C. An associate's degree in a related area may be counted for up to two years of occupational experience to satisfy the requirement in R277-518-4A(1).

  D. An applicant for a CTE license area is not required to have a bachelor's degree.

  E. State-approved testing:

  The occupational experience requirement may be waived by the appropriate USOE Program Specialist or Coordinator if the applicant has passed a state-approved competency examination in the respective field at or above the USOE established cut-off scores. Individual applicant scores may be used for licensing purposes up to five years after completion of the respective examination(s).

  F. In addition to meeting the requirements of R277-518-4A(1), an ARL Program applicant for a CTE license area shall:

  (1) meet all endorsement specific standards established by the USOE; and

  (2) hold the applicable license issued by the Utah State Department of Commerce, Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing in any area where such licensure or certification exists.

  G. An applicant for a CTE license area shall complete pedagogical coursework or satisfy pedagogical standards consistent with R277-503-4. An ARL Program applicant for a CTE license area shall provide evidence of mastery of the following areas of pedagogy:

  (1) instruction, technology, assessment, and planning;

  (2) creation of a learning environment;

  (3) basic special education/IDEA requirements;

  (4) teaching diverse populations; and

  (5) literacy strategies in content areas.

  H. An applicant for a CTE license area shall provide documentation of participation in transition to teaching orientation and participation in the CTE New Teacher Academy.

  I. An ARL Program applicant for a CTE license area with an adult education endorsement is restricted to employment in an accredited adult education program.