This document lists the degree and certificate programs approved by the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board (AHECB) at each public institution of higher education, including community colleges and the various branches of the University of Arkansas and Arkansas State University. Programs are listed for 32 institutions. (SLD)
Topics: ERIC Archive, Academic Degrees, College Programs, Colleges, Educational Certificates, Higher...
This document lists the degree and certificate programs approved by the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board (AHECB) at each public institution of higher education, including community colleges and the various branches of the University of Arkansas and Arkansas State University. Programs are listed for 32 institutions. (SLD)
Topics: ERIC Archive, College Programs, Colleges, Degrees (Academic), Educational Certificates, Higher...
Data are presented for applicants taking the test of the General Educational Development Testing Service (GEDTS) under these categories: United States, states and territories, VA hospitals and GEDTS offices, Canada and provinces, and high school level GED testing at official centers from 1949-1973 for veterans, nonveterans, and unclassified personnel. Data are broken down for 1973 as follows: official GED Centers in operation, number tested, and examinee characteristics such as average age,...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Annual Reports, Educational Certificates, Equivalency Tests, High Schools,...
This report provides information on degree and certificate programs offered and student program completions for fiscal year 2006-2007 in North Dakota's public and private postsecondary educational institutions. Institutional programs are coded in accordance with the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code system and are organized in this report by level of offering as certificate, diploma, associate, bachelor, and graduate. A list of all programs offered by CIP code is followed by...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Academic Degrees, Educational Attainment, Educational Certificates, Colleges, Private...
This document covers 1) sections of Ohio law governing teacher education and certification, types of certificates, standards for certification, and renewal and revocation of certificates; 2) definitions and general information; 3) administrative and supervisory certificates; 4) elementary and kindergarten-primary teaching certificates; 5) high school teaching certificates; 6) pupil personnel services--school counselor, school psychologist, and visiting teacher; 7) special teaching certificates;...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Certification, Educational Certificates, Teacher Certification, Teacher Education,...
This directory lists state approved programs for the preparation of education personnel in Illinois. Addresses, telephone numbers, and contact persons for each institution are listed. The directory presents programs in terms of: (1) alphabetical listing of recognized institutions and approved programs; (2) approved early childhood education certificate programs; (3) approved elementary certificate programs; (4) approved secondary certificate programs; (5) approved special certificate programs;...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Educational Certificates, Higher Education, School Personnel, State Programs, Teacher...
This Data Point presents the percentage of undergraduates who already held a postsecondary certificate or degree while enrolled in 2015-16 and examines the current field of study among those who held a bachelor's or higher degree. All estimates are disaggregated by students' current type of degree program. The Data Point is based on data from the 2015-16 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:16), which surveyed a nationally representative sample of all undergraduates enrolled in Title...
Topics: ERIC Archive, ERIC, Hinz, Serena E., Undergraduate Students, Educational Attainment, Academic...
If a student completes high school but is unable to graduate, there are still options. The student can still get a high school diploma whether he or she dropped out, failed the California High School Exit Exam, or did not have enough course credits. As many know, a high school diploma is a passport to a more interesting and better paying job. Those who do not complete high school will earn $270,000 less than high school graduates over their working lives, according to U.S. Census estimates....
Topics: ERIC Archive, Dropouts, Adult Education, High School Equivalency Programs, Educational...
Alternative teacher certification is defined as any significant departure from the traditional undergraduate route through teacher education programs in universities and colleges. An overview is presented of some specific alternative certification programs, and raises questions useful for evaluating alternative certification programs. A bibliography of references is included. (JD)
Topics: ERIC Archive, Educational Certificates, Higher Education, Nontraditional Education, Program...
Results are presented from a national study of requirements for educational certificates, diplomas, and associate degrees. The first sections of the study report present the objectives of the survey; look at the background and context of the study; review major findings; discuss recent studies and policy statements on the associate degree; and offer a summary and recommendations. Next, state-by-state summaries of requirements for certificates, diplomas, and associate degrees are presented....
Topics: ERIC Archive, Associate Degrees, Community Colleges, Degree Requirements, Educational Certificates,...
In this study, four variables were found to have a significant association with competitive employment outcomes for blind and visually impaired consumers of vocational rehabilitation services. These variables were the receipt of education as a rehabilitation service that resulted in an educational certificate or degree, having worked since the onset of the disability, reason for applying to vocational rehabilitation related to obtaining a job, and the relationship between the counselor and the...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Employment, Educational Certificates, Vocational Rehabilitation, Visual Impairments,...
This proposal is intended to provide the California Community College system with a means by which to better serve student needs and enhance the ability of the Chancellor's Office to record and report the many different certificates that are awarded by California's community colleges. This proposal is designed to provide the Chancellor's office with a simple classification for awards that will allow for much more complete reporting of certificates than exists presently. The proposal is divided...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Certification, Classification, Community Colleges, Credentials, Educational...
The Department of Defense's (DOD) efforts to assure that its physicians are qualified to perform their assigned duties are discussed. Five sections include: introduction; additional actions needed to help assure that military physicians have proper qualifications; hospital credentialing and privileging systems needed to comply with DOD requirements; improvements needed in reporting physicians' clinical privilege restrictions; and DOD physician dissatisfaction with physician utilization and...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Certification, Credentials, Educational Certificates, Health Personnel, Higher...
The West Virginia Board of Education initiated an experimental program in 1958 for licensing graduates of regionally accredited colleges and universities who had not completed teacher education programs. This publication describes how West Virginia has utilized the National Teacher Examinations as a basis for professional licensure. (JD)
Topics: ERIC Archive, ERIC, Credentials, Degree Requirements, Educational Certificates, State Licensing...
This document presents the proceedings of a conference whose objectives were: (1) to identify the interrelationship of certification, licensure and accreditation in the allied health professions; (2) to describe current practices and consider their advantages and disadvantages in light of public and professional needs; (3) to consider the purposes and effectiveness of certification in the allied health professions; (4) to identify general principles and policies used in the development and...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Allied Health Occupations, Allied Health Occupations Education, Certification,...
This booklet contains the regulations under which qualified personnel to staff educational programs in the public, adult, and vocational schools may be employed by the State of West Virginia. It identifies their obligations and procedures in securing professional certificates through an approved program in higher education. (JD)
Topics: ERIC Archive, Educational Certificates, Elementary Secondary Education, Professional Education,...
This study is based on a nationwide survey conducted to determine the status of organized sixth-year programs leading to a degree or certificate. The survey was designed to update information received from two previous studies done in 1957 and 1967. Responses came from 371 of 480 institutions that received questionnaires. Results of the study indicate the following: (a) the number of institutions offering sixth-year degree programs has increased from 18 in 1957, to 46 in 1967, to 114 in 1975;...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Curriculum, Degrees (Academic), Educational Certificates, Graduate Study, Higher...
Following a high-quality early care and pre-K experience, the kindergarten-through-third-grade years set the foundation upon which future learning builds; and strengthening this continuum creates opportunities for later success. Key components of a quality experience in K-3 include school readiness and transitions, kindergarten requirements, educator quality, prevention, intervention and assessments, and social and emotional learning and mental health. Education Commission of the States...
Topics: ERIC Archive, ERIC, State Policy, Educational Policy, Primary Education, Teacher Certification,...
A nationwide survey examined the role of educational credentials in the employment practices of private sector companies and institutions. In September 1983, surveys were mailed to a random sample of 1,500 members of the American Society for Personnel Administration. A follow-up mailing was conducted a month later. A total of 643 completed surveys (43 percent) were returned. Finance, insurance, and real estate companies were slightly overrepresented in the sample, and wholesale and retail...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Academic Records, Credentials, Documentation, Educational Attainment, Educational...
This manual presents information regarding the certification process for North Carolina public school professional employees. Sections present information on: (1) definitions of certification terms and classifications; (2) methods for obtaining certification, including approved programs, lateral entry, and reciprocity; (3) initial certification; (4) specific need certificates, provisional certification, and validated certificates; (5) methods of maintaining certification, including procedures...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Educational Certificates, Elementary Secondary Education, Public Schools, School...
Responses were received from all 50 state education agencies and the District of Columbia to a questionnaire seeking information on: (1) state agency which issues teaching certificates; (2) fee structure for various services a certification unit might perform; (3) increases in fees over the past four or five years; and (4) significant issues affecting the types of service offered and fees charged. The information received indicated that certification fees are common and are rising. Most of the...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Educational Certificates, Elementary Secondary Education, Fees, State Departments of...
This Guide provides basic information to South Carolina employers regarding the nature of college degrees. It covers South Carolina law regarding the use of degrees, how to accurately describe degree needs when advertising for a position, how to evaluate a job applicant's claim of a degree, the growing problem of diploma mill degrees, and related issues. (Contains 7 resources.)
Topics: ERIC Archive, Academic Degrees, Educational Certificates, Employment Potential, Employment...
This handbook is designed to meet the need of employers for a comprehensive reference on the types of skills certified by the Institute of Technical Education (ITE), Singapore. It includes all qualifications issued by the ITE and its predecessors: the Diploma in Applied Arts, Industrial Technician Certificate, Certificate in Business Studies, Certificate in Office Skills, Certificate in Retailing, Certificate in Travel Services, National Technical Certificate, and Certificate of Competency....
Topics: ERIC Archive, Adult Education, Certification, Educational Certificates, Foreign Countries, Job...
Emergency certification involves the issuance of teaching licenses to individuals who have not completed a traditional college or university teacher education program. This two-page information review examines the problems arising from emergency certification and its relationship to student achievement. Some alternatives to emergency certification are suggested. Eleven references on this topic are listed. (JD)
Topics: ERIC Archive, Academic Achievement, Educational Certificates, Educational Quality, Elementary...
From July 1975 to June 1976, 2,229 students were graduated from the Hawaii Community College System, an increase of 12% over the previous year's total of 1,995 graduates. During this same period, 2,299 degrees and certificates were awarded: 65 graduates earned multiple degrees (five earned three degrees and/or certificates, 60 earned double degrees or certificates). Analysis by program shows that the 10 programs with the greatest number of graduates were (in descending order) Liberal Arts,...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Associate Degrees, College Graduates, Community Colleges, Educational Certificates,...
This paper reports on the progress of a project to redevelop the Certificates in General Education for Adults (CGEA) in Australia. It describes the progress to date and the expected next steps, and it lists 10 Accreditation Principles that must be met for a curriculum to be approved. Descriptions of routes for attaining the CGEA (foundation and further study) are provided. The paper also provides an update on the development of four curriculum streams: numeracy and mathematics, general...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Adult Basic Education, Curriculum Development, Developed Nations, Educational...
This report provides information about the 26,697 degrees and certificates granted by Connecticut colleges and universities between July 1, 1998 and June 30, 1999. Data are included on the gender and race or ethnicity of the recipients, and data are broken into academic disciplines following the Classification of Instructional Programs. The 29,697 degrees and certificates in 1998-1999 represent an increase of 3.9% over the previous year. This increase represents both an increase in reporting...
Topics: ERIC Archive, College Graduates, Degrees (Academic), Educational Certificates, Enrollment,...
This publication documents important statistical data on the technical education and training activities under the purview of the Institute of Technical Education, Singapore. Section I on technical education and training in Singapore highlights major developments in 1992 and provides flowcharts of the former vocational training system and the new technical training system. Section II offers statistics on full-time institutional training, including the following: intake by level, level and sex,...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Apprenticeships, Continuing Education, Educational Certificates, Foreign Countries,...
Regents External Degrees make it possible for an individual to earn a college degree without the constraints of time or locale, and without necessarily attending college. He or she need only demonstrate college-level competency in a Regents External Degree Program. Credit is granted for a variety of educational experiences--from military training, to proficiency examinations, to traditional college course work. This document presents, in Part I, a description of the New York Regents External...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Educational Certificates, Educational Innovation, Equivalency Tests, Evaluation...
Of all associate degrees reported to the National Student Clearinghouse for the 2010-11 academic year, 575,067 were earned by students with no previous degrees or certificates. Within the next six academic years, 65.1 percent of these students enrolled at four-year institutions and 41.4 percent earned bachelor's degrees. This brief report presents the following statistics on certificate and associate degree pathways: (1) Bachelor's Degree Outcomes for Students Who Earned an Associate Degree in...
Topics: ERIC Archive, ERIC, Associate Degrees, Bachelors Degrees, Age Differences, Gender Differences, Time...
This document presents data tables detailing certificates awarded by public and private colleges and universities in Oregon for the academic year 1994-95. The report includes certificates awarded for less than one year, one year to two years, three to four years, and post-baccalaureate and post-master levels. Data are based on the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System. The document uses the Classification of Instructional Program (CIP) codes. Summary tables of certificates awarded...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Community Colleges, Educational Certificates, Higher Education, Intellectual...
This document provides 104 tables and associated figures summarizing data on academic degree and certificate completion at public and independent institutions of higher education in Arkansas for 1994-95 and the preceding 5 years. The report is divided into three main segments, beginning with an overview of degree production statewide. Parts 2 and 3 present institutional-level data, initially for the 33 public colleges and universities, followed by parallel summaries for the state's 12...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Degrees (Academic), Educational Certificates, Higher Education, Majors (Students),...
This certification model, which is a refined version of the 1974 AECT Certification Model, is directed to the needs of educational media specialists, their employers and educators, and to certifying and accrediting agencies that approve programs preparing educational media specialists. Included in the document are reports on accreditation and certification of audiovisual, educational media, and library personnel. Appendices detail guidelines for the certification of personnel in educational...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Accreditation (Institutions), Audiovisual Centers, Certification, Educational...
Most states now have a statewide credential attainment goal, which sets targets for the number of residents with a postsecondary credential. These goals can help states to increase the educational levels of the adult population and address the workforce needs of the state. Unfortunately, many states may lack the capability to measure progress toward their attainment goal, and to produce an unduplicated count of the total number of credentials. While states can typically measure degree...
Topics: ERIC Archive, ERIC, Leventoff, Jenna, Credentials, Educational Attainment, Certification,...
This document presents the Certification Working Group's proposal for a first step in the creation of the Northeast Common Market--the development of a Northeast Regional Credential (NRC). It is proposed that the NRC will function on the premise that an individual who receives an initial regular teaching certificate could also receive an NRC. The NRC is defined in the first section followed by a description of what it would look like in action, a list of the opportunities it would afford and...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Educational Certificates, Elementary Secondary Education, Teacher Certification,...
This document offers statistics regarding enrollment, retention, and success rates for Pensacola Junior College (PJC), Florida. Statistics are divided into categories, which include the following: (1) Enrollments; (2) AA Student Retention; (3) AA Student Success; (4) AS Student Retention; (5) AS Student Success; (6) AA Transfer to State Universities; (7) Licensure Exam Pass Rates; (8) AS & Certificate Placement Rates; (9) College Prep Reading Success; (10) College Prep Writing Success; (11)...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Academic Degrees, Academic Persistence, Basic Skills, Certification, Community...
This issue of "DataPoints" shows labor participation rates of people 25 years and older by professional certification and licensing status and education attainment in 2018. The data demonstrate that individuals with a certification or professional license have higher labor market participation rates.
Topics: ERIC Archive, ERIC, Educational Certificates, Certification, Employment Qualifications, Labor...
These performance recertification field-test guidelines were developed for the State of Arizona. The functions of the performance recertification program are as follows: a) the determination of teacher effectiveness by student behavior and growth, utilizing performance objectives, b) the determination of teacher effectiveness utilizing other types of criteria for recertification, c) the provision for feedback to teacher training programs, d) the provision for feedback to the individual teacher...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Academic Achievement, Competency Based Teacher Education, Educational Certificates,...
This report provides the licensure examination results for two-year technical associate degrees and one-year certificate programs leading to professions requiring licensure or certification. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board uses this information as part of its overall assessment of the effectiveness of vocational education programs at community and technical colleges in the state. The 2002 Statewide Annual Licensure Report includes data on 41 licensure/certification examinations...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Associate Degrees, Certification, Community Colleges, Educational Certificates,...
This publication is a history of the College of Higher Vocational Studies (CHVS) since it was established in 1991 and provides commentary on developments in higher vocational education in Hong Kong during a period of unprecedented change and development in the provision of the Higher Diploma. "Principal's Diary" (Bradford Imrie) describes the significant first week in January 1993. "CHVS Commitment" (Bradford Imrie) provides an overview of the achievements of CHVS during a...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Colleges, Educational Certificates, Educational Development, Educational Quality,...
This report provides information on degree and certificate programs offered and student program completions for fiscal year 2002-2003 in North Dakota's public and private postsecondary educational institutions. Institutional programs are coded in accordance with the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code system and are organized in this report by level of offering as certificate, diploma, associate, bachelor, and graduate. A list of all programs offered by CIP code is followed by...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Academic Degrees, Courses, Doctoral Programs, Educational Certificates, Higher...
Micro-credentials (MCs) are a rapidly expanding element of modern teacher professional learning. In this brief, we provide a concise review of what is currently known about MCs: how they work, their strengths, their shortcomings, and what we still need to learn. For districts and states that are considering introducing MCs, this brief is designed to ground implementation efforts in emerging best practices. This brief is intended for both educators and researchers to improve and support teacher...
Topics: ERIC Archive, ERIC, Credentials, Educational Certificates, Teacher Certification, Program...
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) validation program is designed to motivate persons practicing in electrical and electronics engineering to pursue quality technical continuing education courses offered by any responsible sponsor. The rapid acceptance of the validation program necessitated the additional development of a system to handle course attendance and participant information data. This system (1) records course registrations, attendances, credit accumulations,...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Academic Achievement, Educational Attainment, Educational Certificates, Electronics,...
The New York State High School Equivalency Testing Program is for adult residents of the state who have not completed their high school education in the regular manner. An adult who obtains satisfactory scores on the High School Level tests of General Educational Development (GED) Tests is eligible to receive a New York State high school equivalency diploma. This diploma is the legal equivalent of one issued by a local high school and meets the minimum requirements for entrance into some...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Admission Criteria, College Admission, Directories, Educational Certificates,...
Findings of a study that examined the attitudes of middle level teachers and principals toward middle-school certification are presented in this paper. Questionnaires were sent to 82 teachers and principals of all 46 public schools serving sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-grade students in Kern County, California. Twenty-four principals and 48 teachers responded. The data suggest that although middle-grade teachers and principals generally agreed on how a middle-school certificate should be granted...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Qualifications, Educational Certificates,...
This study analyzes the benefits which accrue to servicemen who participate in and pass the GED equivalency tests. Achievement of GED equivalency was found to result in tangible benefits for the individual, both while in the service and in civilian life. GED recipients attained higher pay grades than those who did not receive equivalency certification. In civilian life, GED recipients were more likely to be employed in higher paying, more prestigious occupations. Also, GED holders had higher...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Credentials, Educational Certificates, Equivalency Tests, Military Personnel,...
This booklet presents the concepts of essential and generic skills and issues raised by their incorporation in New Zealand's National Qualifications Framework (NQF). The first section discusses the concepts of essential and generic skills. The second section addresses three major reasons for wider understanding and discussion of these concepts: curriculum and assessment requirements resulting from the New Zealand Curriculum Framework; need to identify essential and generic skills arising from...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Basic Skills, Educational Certificates, Employment Qualifications, Evaluation...
The procedures currently used in the 12 European Community (EC) member countries for certifying the employment qualifications of graduates of full-time vocational education and training programs and/or apprenticeship programs were compared. The comparison, which was based on information obtained from 12 national studies of EC members' education and vocational training systems, focused on the following: formulation and award of vocational training certificates; content and assessment; access to...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Apprenticeships, Comparative Analysis, Educational Certificates, Employment...
Data gathered throughout Hawaii's six-campus community college system shows that the number of diplomas awarded during 1974-75 totaled 1,782, an increase of 18 percent over the previous year. Growth was evident in all diploma categories: Associate in Arts degrees increased 15 percent; Associate in Science degrees increased 22 percent; and Certificates increased 7 percent. Vocational degrees represented 69 percent of the total granted, although vocational majors comprised only 38 percent of fall...
Topics: ERIC Archive, ERIC, Associate Degrees, Community Colleges, Degrees (Academic), Educational...
Faced with the probability of a future shortage of teachers, the State of California has been exploring possibilities for increasing the number of qualified personnel for the schools. One of the options considered was providing alternative routes of entry into the teaching profession. The Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) evaluated one alternative, the Teacher Trainee program, in order to determine, among other things, how the caliber of teacher trainees compared to that of other...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Certificates, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher...
