Appendix B - Virginia Board of Education Approved Industry Certifications, Occupational Competency Assessments and Licensures

Name of Credential

Issuing Organization

Meets Board of Education Criteria

Student-Selected Verified Credit

Career & Technical Education Seal

Advanced Mathematics & Technology Seal

AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION

Commercial Pesticide Applicator Certification

Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

X

X

X

Horticulture Landscaping Assessment

National Occupational Competency Testing Institute (NOCTI)

X

X

 

BUSINESS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Accounting

National Occupational Competency Testing Institute (NOCTI)

X

X

 

Advanced Accounting

National Occupational Competency Testing Institute (NOCTI)

X

X

 

Brainbench Software Development Certifications

Brainbench

X

X

X

Certified Internet Webmaster Professional (CIW) Program (Pass any one exam in this program)

ProsoftTraining

X

X

X

Internet Core Computing Concepts (IC3) (Must pass all three parts)

Certiport

X

X

X

Microsoft Certified Professional

(Pass any one Microsoft Professional exam)

Microsoft

X

X

X

Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) (Pass any one MOS exam}

Microsoft

X

X

 

Network+ Certification

CompTIA

X

X

X

Oracle Certified Professional

(Pass any one Oracle Professional Certification Exam)

Oracle Corporation

X

X

X

W!SE Financial Literacy Certification

Working in support of Education

 

X

 

Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA) (Pass any one exam)

Microsoft

X

X

 

Adobe Certified Associate (Pass any one exam)

Adobe Systems, Inc.

X

X

 

College and Work Readiness Assessment (CWRA+)

Council for Aid to Education

X

X

 

Workplace Readiness Skills for Commonwealth Examination

Career and Technical Education Consortium of States (CTECS)

X

X

 

FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES

ServSafe Food Protection Manager Certification

National Restaurant Association

X

X

 

Early Childhood Care and Education Assessment

National Occupational Competency Testing Institute (NOCTI)

X

X

 

Retail Commercial Baking Assessment

National Occupational Competency Testing Institute (NOCTI)

X

X

 

Broad Field Family & Consumer Sciences Examination

American Association of Family & Consumer Sciences

X

X

 

Workplace Readiness Skills for Commmonwealth Examination

Career and Technical Education Consortium of States (CTECS)

X

X

 

HEALTH AND MEDICAL SCIENCES

Certified Dental Assistant: Radiation Health and Safety Examination (RHS)

Dental Assisting National Board

X

X

 

Dental Assisting Assessment

National Occupational Competency Testing Institute (NOCTI)

X

X

 

Nurse Aide

Virginia Board of Nursing

X

X

 

MARKETING EDUCATION

Lodging Management Program Certification (Levels 1 and/or 2)

American Hotel and Lodging Association (AH&LA)

X

X

 

National Professional Certification in Customer Service and Sales

National Retail Federation Foundation

X

X

 

Advanced Customer Service and Sales

National Retail Federation Foundation

X

X

 

College and Work Readiness Assessment (CWRA+)

Council for Aid to Education

X

X

 

Workplace Readiness Skills for Commonwealth Examination

Career and Technical Education Consortium of States (CTECS)

X

X

 

TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION

AutoCAD Certification (Pass any one exam)

Brainbench

X

X

 

Autodesk Application Certification Program (Pass any one exam)

Autodesk

X

X

 

Electronic Technology Assessment

National Occupational Competency Testing Institute (NOCTI)

X

X

 

Manufacturing Technology Assessment

National Occupational Competency Testing Institute (NOCTI)

X

X

 

Advertising and Design Assessment

National Occupational Competency Testing Institute (NOCTI)

X

X

 

College and Work Readiness Assessent (CWRA+)

Council for Aid to Education

X

X

 

Workplace Readiness Skills for Commonwealth Examination

Career and Technical Education Consortium of States (CTECS)

X

X

 

TRADE AND INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION

A+ Certification

(Pass any one exam from 2006 certification program)

CompTIA

X

X

 

Advertising and Design Assessment

National Occupational Competency Testing Institute (NOCTI)

X

X

 

Automotive Technician, ASE-(Pass any exam from Automobile Technician Test Series)

National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence

X

X

X

Automotive Technician Core

National Occupational Competency Institute

X

X

X

Carpentry Assessment

Home Builders Institute: Carpentry

X

X

 

Certified Electronics Technician Associate (CET)

Electronics Technicians Association, International (ETA)

X

X

 

Cisco CCNA Academy End-of-Course Certificate (Pass any two end-of-course exams, Levels 1-4)

Cisco Systems

X

X

X

Cisco Certified Networking Associate (CCNA)

Cisco Systems

X

X

X

Collision Repair/Refinishing Technology

National Occupational Competency Testing Institute (NOCTI)

X

X

 

Construction Masonry-Bricklaying Assessment

National Occupational Competency Testing Institute (NOCTI)

X

X

 

Criminal Justice Assessment

National Occupational Competency Testing Institute (NOCTI)

X

X

 

Data Cabling Installer Certification (DCIC)

Electronics Technicians Association, International (ETA)

X

X

 

Electrical Assessment

Home Builders Institute: House Wiring

X

X

 

EPA Technician Certification (Levels I, II, or III)

Environmental Protection Agency (Authorized Entity)

X

X

 

Emergency Medical Technician

Department of Health,

Office of Emergency Medical Services

X

X

 

Fiber Optics Installer Certification

Electronics Technicians Association, International (ETA)

X

X

 

Heating, Electrical, Air Conditioning Technology

HVAC Excellence

X

X

 

Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning (HVAC) Assessment

National Occupational Competency Testing Institute (NOCTI)

X

X

 

Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Assessment

Home Builders Institute: HVAC

X

X

 

National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation (NATEF) End-of-Program Test Series Examinations (Pass any two NATEF, end-of-program test series)

National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation

X

X

 

Outdoor Power Equipment Certifications

(Pass any one Outdoor Power Equipment exam)

Equipment and Engine Training Council

X

X

 

Plumbing Assessment

National Occupational Competency Testing Institute (NOCTI)

X

X

 

Small Engine Technology Assessment

National Occupational Competency Testing Institute (NOCTI)

X

X

 

Student Electronics Technician Certification (SET)

Electronics Technicians Association, International (ETA)

X

X

 

Television Broadcasting Assessment

National Occupational Competency Testing Institute (NOCTI)

X

X

 

Welding Assessment

National Occupational Competency Testing Institute (NOCTI)

X

X

 

College and Work Readiness Assessment (CWRA+)

Council for Aid to Education

X

X

 

Workplace Readiness Skills for Commonwealth Examination

Career and Technical Education Consortium of States (CTECS)

X

X

 

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Cosmetology

Board of Barbers and Cosmetology (Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulations)

X

X

 

The following matrix identifies sequential electives in each discipline of the regular instructional program that can be used to satisfy the graduation requirement of a two (2) year sequence of focused sequential electives.