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What approved programs are available?

What courses can I teach?

What jobs are currently available?

What tests do I need to take?

HOW DO I GET THIS CERTIFICATE?

There are several routes you may take to obtain a Career Technical Instruction (CTI) Endorsement on your Georgia teaching certificate.

If you hold a Georgia level 4 or higher Professional or Five (5)-Year Induction teaching certificate in any Special Education field,

You may add a Career Technical Instruction (CTI) Endorsement to your existing certificate in one of the following ways:

Complete a state-approved program in the endorsement field; OR
Hold a valid or expired out-of-state certificate endorsement in Career Technical Instruction (CTI) or a comparable field.

If you do not meet either of the qualifications listed above, your employing Georgia school or school system may request a 3-year Non-Renewable Professional or a Three (3)- Year Induction in Career Technical Instruction (CTI) Endorsement on your behalf.

If you do not hold one of the above certificates:

You must earn a Georgia level 4 or higher Five (5)-Year Induction or Professional teaching certificate in any Special Education field in order to be eligible for the Career Technical Instruction (CTI) Endorsement.

WHAT APPROVED PROGRAMS ARE AVAILABLE?

All the GaPSC-approved programs leading to initial certification in CAREER TECHNICAL INSTRUCTION (CTI) are listed below.

Institution	Programs	Contact
Northeast Georgia RESA	Endorsement	375 Winter Street Winterville, GA 30683 706-742-8292 www.negaresa.org
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA	Masters Specialist Doctorate	G-3 Aderhold Hall Athens, GA 30602 (706) 542-6446 deansofc@coe.uga.edu www.coe.uga.edu

WHAT COURSES CAN I TEACH?

The courses that an educator certified in the field of CAREER TECHNICAL INSTRUCTION (CTI) can teach are listed below.

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Course Title

Effective Date

Access to Workplace Readiness I

Course Description:

Access to Workplace Readiness II

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Access to Workplace Readiness III

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Access to Workplace Readiness IV

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Advanced Placement Research

Course Description:

Only two schools are doing this as a pilot course

Advanced Placement Seminar

Course Description:

Only two schools are doing this as a pilot course

Career Awareness Grades 6-8

Course Description:

The goal of this course is to promote essential skills and knowledge students need to develop a positive self-concept. This course will provide students with opportunities to identify interests, abilities, aptitudes, values, and personality traits as they relate to career planning, to develop a keen understanding of the value and benefit of work, and to differentiate between jobs and careers. In this course, middle school students will experience a variety of activities that promote self-awareness, self-management skills, leadership, teamwork, career exploration, and educational planning related to students’ future educational and career plans. At the conclusion of this course, students will be able to analyze personal characteristics and apply these characteristics in the career planning process.

Career Discovery Grades 6-8

Course Description:

The goal of this course is to promote essential skills and knowledge students need to apply self assessments and decision-making skills while examining career concentrations and pathways. This course will expose students to positive work ethics, the importance of educational achievement, and the impact of societal issues on career choices. These essential components are necessary for educational and career planning success. In this course, middle school students will gain an understanding of career program concentrations and career pathways offerings in Georgia. Students will develop insight in how educational performance enhances career opportunities. Also, students will be exposed to work ethics and societal issues as they relate to educational and career goals.

Career Management Grades 6-8

Course Description:

The goal of this course is to promote essential knowledge, skills and attitudes students need to make key decisions about career options, high school curricular offerings relating to a pathway of their choice, as well as, postsecondary and workforce opportunities. Instructional focus will address interpersonal skills, management skills, employability skills, self-awareness, educational and career planning. In this course, middle school students will increase awareness of resources available to support educational and career planning. Students will develop a personalized individual Peach State Pathway Education and Career Plan, explore management skills, and investigate employability skills.

Career Technical Instruction I

3/5/2008

Course Description:

Provides a year-long intervention program for students with disabilities enrolled in vocational programs; provides vocational assessment, counseling and guidance, support services and curriculum adjustment, a system to foster positive self-image, an individualized educational program (IE), a career ladder and transitional services from school to work or post-secondary training. Stresses transitional services needed for job placement and/or continued education.

WHAT JOBS ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE?

Please visit Teach Georgia to view jobs in the field.

WHAT TESTS DO I NEED TO TAKE?

If you are certified in this field in another state, you may be able to become certified in Georgia without taking any additional assessments. If you have never been certified in this field, the following assessments will be required for you to become certified in CAREER TECHNICAL INSTRUCTION (CTI).

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Standards Commission

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Atlanta, GA 30334-9032

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