CTE Teacher Licensure
To teach in a State of Oregon approved CTE program, the instructor must have an appropriate CTE license; either a Restricted CTE Teaching License or Preliminary or above CTE Teaching License and/or endorsement specific to the program career area.
Pathways to CTE Teacher Licensure
I am a business or industry professional who wants to teach a high school CTE Program
- Apply for a CTE teaching position and be endorsed by the hiring school district
- Contact the acting PACTEC Regional Coordinator, David Frischer
- Instructor Appraisal Committee will review credentials
- Apply, through TSPC, for the Restricted CTE License in the career area for which you are qualified to teach
- Work towards meeting the requirements for a preliminary CTE license
I am a restricted CTE license-holder working towards a preliminary CTE license so I can continue to teach a high school CTE Program
- Continue in your CTE teaching position and be endorsed by the hiring school district
- Follow your Three-year Improvement Plan designed by the Instructor Appraisal Process (IAP)
- Apply, through TSPC, for the Preliminary CTE License in the career area for which you are qualified to teach
I am a fully licensed teacher wanting to add a CTE endorsement to a current Oregon teaching license so I can teach a high school CTE Program
- Apply for a CTE teaching position and be endorsed by the hiring school district
- Contact the acting PACTEC Regional Coordinator, David Frischer
- Instructor Appraisal Committee will review credentials
- Complete the ODE-approved CTE application process, which may include completion of a CTE Professional Development Plan, additional work experience or education through the CTE Professional Development Plan, and/or the License for Conditional Assignment (LCA) process.
- Apply for a CTE Endorsement in the career area for which they are qualified to teach through TSPC
I am a fully licensed CTE teacher in another state who wants to teach a high school CTE program in Oregon
- Apply for a CTE teaching position and be endorsed by the hiring school district
- Contact the acting PACTEC Regional Coordinator, David Frischer
- Instructor Appraisal Committee will review credentials
- Apply, through TSPC, for the ODE Reciprocal CTE license in the career area for which you are qualified to teach