CTE Industry Recognized Credentials Request

CTE Industry Recognized Credentials Request

CTE Industry Recognized Credentials (IRC) are tracked as a part of Secondary Career Pathways—an Oregon state grant/article of legislation. Secondary Career Pathway funding provides Oregon high schools incentive for their CTE programs of study to offer CTE IRCs for their students. Use of CTE IRC codes is established through a process that begins with schools requesting a given Industry Recognized Credential be recognized as part of their CTE POS curriculum. The Oregon Department of Education must approve the credentials before they apply to the incentive funding and the approval process begins with this initial recommendation.

Credential Recommendation Process

Please review the list of currently approved CTE IRCs for the appropriate career learning area to assure the credential is not already approved. To view the current list of Industry Recognized Credentials, please visit the public-facing IRC Lookup Table, . For convenience, export options are available to generate both an Excel and a PDF version.

Before completing the initial recommendation do an initial analysis to determine whether the proposed credential will meet the following criteria.

Credentials must be available to eligible students across the state.
Credentials must be tied to a high wage, high skill, and in-demand occupation as identified by the Oregon Employment Department.
Credentials must be attainable by a high school student by the end of August following graduation.
Courses required for credential must be available to a high school student prior to graduation.
Credentials must be aligned to at least entry-level technical requirements for high wage and in-demand occupations or are included in a portfolio of credentials that align to entry-level technical requirements.
Credentials must be aligned to the knowledge and skill statements addressed in the associated CTE Program of Study.
Credentials must represent a substantial body of technical knowledge and skills gained within three credits of CTE instruction.

CTE IRC recommendations require validation from business and industry partners as part of the assessment for approval. Local, regional and/or statewide business and industry experts, in addition to a postsecondary partner, need to submit the Industry Recognized Credential Evaluation Form prior to any CTE IRC approvals.

CTE IRC recommendations must be submitted to ODE by June 30 to be considered for the upcoming academic year. All evaluations submitted by partners (e.g., business and industry, community colleges) must be received by May 30 to allow for timely processing before the end of the academic year. Forms received after June 30 will be held for the next cycle of approval.

Contact Information

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Your Title*

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Your Contact Email*

Which school district will this proposed IRC support?*

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Which CTE program will this proposed credential support?

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About the CTE Industry Recognized Credential

Industry Recognized Credential Title*

Industry Recognized Credential Description*

Describe the credential identified above.

Which Credential Type Best Fits this Request?*

Single Credential – A single credential, license, or certificate that reflects technical knowledge and skills learned by a high school student enrolled in a CTE Program of Study. To earn a single credential a student should need to invest a significant amount of time and effort to develop the technical knowledge and skills.

Portfolio of Credentials – A set of two or more related single credentials, licenses, or certificates that reflect technical knowledge and skills learned by a high school student enrolled in a CTE Program of Study. The incentive will be earned only when a student has completed all credentials in the portfolio. The combined credentials in the portfolio should represent an investment in a significant amount of time and effort to develop the technical knowledge and skills.

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Credentials sometimes require testing and/or certification fees. When you consider what this credential offers, would you consider the investment to be a good value? Please explain below:

Select the Career Learning Areas this credential would be applicable to?*

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Partners Supporting IRC Recommendation

Industry Partner Name and Title*

Industry Partner Contact Info*

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Industry Partner Name and Title*

Industry Partner Contact Info*

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Industry Partner Name and Title

Industry Partner Contact Info

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Postsecondary Partner and Title

Contact email or phone number for Postsecondary Partner

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Supporting Documents

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