CTE Teacher Certification
Consider a Career Teaching in CTE!
- Teachers are in high demand and CTE can be a rewarding career choice.
- Teacher certification is based on industry experience, education, and/or prior teaching experience.
CTE Program Area Application Requirements
- Agriculture
- Business and Marketing
- Education and Training
- Family and Consumer Sciences
- Health Careers
- Industrial and Emerging Technologies
New CTE Teacher Certification
Prepare to Submit CTE Certification Application.
- Navigate the certification application process using the Teacher Certification Checklist
- How to satisfy deficiences - click here
- ADE CTE Approved PD for Certification (semester hour) Credit - click here
Renewable Teacher Certification
CTE certificates are valid for 12 years and will require a renewal application and 180 clock hours of Professional Development (PD).
- ADE Renewal requirements - click here
- More information on CTE professional development - click here
CTE Certification Resources
Contact Information:
| Susan Farretta CTE Career Development Program Specialist Arizona Department of Education Career and Technical Education Email: [email protected] Desk: (602) 542-5540 | Cindy Gutierrez Director, CTE Program Services Arizona Department of Education Career and Technical Education Email: [email protected] Desk: (602) 542-4365 |
