Welcome to Educator Certification
Certification System Outage Notice
The Arizona Department of Education's Certification System is currently unavailable due to circumstances beyond our control. This outage impacts all certification-related portals, services, and actions. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience as our team works closely with our vendors to restore service as quickly as possible. Thank you for your understanding.
Certification Unit Information
Locations & Times
The quickest way to apply, renew, or check your application status is online at My Certification Portal.
Contact Us
(602) 542-4367 or Educator Certification Email Contact Form
Phoenix Location
- We have 2 certification windows to assist applicants. We will be happy to advise applicants with certification questions and provide processing services for existing certificates. All applications for new certificates, endorsements, and/or approved areas will be placed in the queue and processed in the order they are received.
- Monday-Friday 8:30AM-4:30PM (We recommend arriving by 4:00PM to allow time for advisement and processing.)
- 100 N. 15th Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85007
Prior to applying for certification, you must have an ADE Connect account. To create an ADE Connect account, click on the blue button below.
The quickest way to apply, renew, or check your application status is online. Log into My Certification Portal Below.
Certification Process
1. Become an Educator
2. Apply for Certification
3. Maintain Certification
Additional Resources
Dashboards & Data
- Certificate Issuances Data (Senate Bill 1159)
- Educator Recruitment & Retention Dashboards