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CTE Industry Credentials

Industry recognized credentials are an important part of Career and Technical Education (CTE).

Industry Credentials are a required performance measure of the Arizona Perkins V State plan for the federal Perkins V grant.

As part of Arizona state legislation, for a CTE program to receive Career Technical Education District (CTED) funding, a CTE program must lead to certification or licensure as appropriate.

The College and Career Readiness Index (School A-F) generates .5 up to 1.0/2.0 points, for students who obtain an industry-recognized credential.

The AZ industry Incentive Fund was removed from the Arizona state budget for fiscal year 2023. ADE CTE has retained the balance of funds and will distribute based on the CTE programs that meet the high need sectors for school year 2022-2023. 


  • 2024-2025 Identified Industry Certifications - Excel ~ CTE/LOP PDF 
    • Archived Lists:  Excel List / PDF Lists
  • Links to Credential Fact Sheets
  • CTE Process for Submitting Industry Credentials to meet CCR Rubric (A-F School Letter Grade) and CTED Industry Certification List - Word ~ PDF
  • Credential Codes for Bulk Upload Template - Excel ~ PDF 

  • Arizona Industry Credential Incentive Program:  2021 Graduates
  • Arizona Industry Credential Incentive Program:  2020 Graduates
  • Arizona Industry Credential Incentive Program:  2019 Graduates

Update Credential

 

Credential Applications:

Applications to submit opens March 1st and closes April 30th at 5 p.m. each year - How to Submit Application

  • Industry-Based Certification Application for Inclusion on the Arizona State A-F School Rating List 
    • Application - Fact Sheet Only
  • Community College Certificate Application - Fact Sheet Form

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Arizona Industry Credential Incentive Program:

  • 6 Program Sector - Industry Credentials Incentive SY 2022-2023 - Word ~ PDF
  • 6 Program Sector - Industry Credentials Incentive SY 2021-2022 - Word ~ PDF
  • 6 Program Sector - Industry Credentials Incentive SY 2020-2021
  • CTE Programs for Arizona Industry Credential Incentive Program, 2019-2020 Graduates
  • Arizona Industry Credential Incentive Program - Business Rules
  • 2020-2021 CTE Credentials List - AZ Industry Incentive Fund  

 

CCRI A-F

  • 2023-2024 CTE Credentials List - A-F Approved 
  • 2022-2023 CTE Credentials List - A-F Approved 
  • 2021-2022 CTE Credentials List - A-F Approved - Updates
  • 2020-2021 CTE Credentials List - A-F Approved

 

CTED and Perkins

  • 2023-2024 CTE Credentials List - CTED
  • 2023-2024 CTE Credentials List - Community College
  • 2022-2023 CTE Credentials List - CTED
  • 2022-2023 CTE Credentials List - Community College
  • 2021-2022 CTE Credentials List - CTED - Updates
  • 2021-2022 CTE Credentials List - Community College - Updates
  • 2020-2021 CTE Credentials List - CTED
  • 2020-2021 CTE Credentials List - Community College

 

Contact:

Cindy Gutierrez
Director, CTE Program Services
(602) 542-4365
[email protected]

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