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 |
Please note: We are happy to offer you guidance, however, a full evaluation cannot be completed until an application, all official documents and all supporting documentation have been submitted. Advisement in any format does not guarantee that the requirements for certification have been met.