These requirements apply to all Limited Type M CTE Certificates first issued after January 1, 2014 (For full text of the Regulations, see 4 AAC 12.372)
For New Applications for a One-Year Limited Type M CTE Certificates
For Extension of an Initial 1-Year Limited Type M CTE Certificates for Four Additional Years
For Renewal of a 5-year Limited Type M CTE Certificate
For New Applications for a One-Year Limited Type M CTE Certificates
- Industry certification (defined as “a credentialing, licensing, or certification that permits a person to work in the career or technical specialty”) OR four years of fulltime work experience in a trade or vocational area (up to two years of formal training at a trade school, technical institute, or similar institution may be substituted for part of the experience)
- Pass a criminal history background check (must submit fingerprint cards with application)
- Two letters of recommendation verifying length of experience and competency
- Local school board request (Form provided by EED)
For Extension of an Initial 1-Year Limited Type M CTE Certificates for Four Additional Years
- Passing scores on basic competency exam in reading, writing, math, which is taken no more than one year after original issue date of certificate (see http://education.alaska.gov/TeacherCertification/praxis.html for tests and qualifying scores)
- School district certification that applicant has demonstrated classroom instruction, curriculum, and assessment skills (Form provided by EED)
For Renewal of a 5-year Limited Type M CTE Certificate
- Satisfactory completion of three semester hours of credit related to the applicant’s employment or a CTE specialty approved by the school district
- 135 hours of work experience in the specialty outside of work with students
- Evidence of satisfactory teaching performance under the certificate (as verified on the application form)
- Local school board request (application form provided by EED)
- Download the Type M requirements in a 1-page PDF here.
- Download a sample Type M application form here.
For more information, please visit the Alaska Department of Education & Early Development Teacher Certification website - http://education.alaska.gov/TeacherCertification/
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Contact the Teacher Certification office – by phone (907) 465-283
or by email to Sondra Meredith, Teacher Certification Administrator, at Sondra.Meredith@Alaska.Gov