Teaching Career Education Permit

Who Applies?

A Career Education Permit is for individuals who are hired to teach by a Nebraska school system in a career education field where:
- No teaching education program exists
- Instructional content of the course exceeds teacher preparation coursework
- A school system submits documentation that they have not found a qualified teacher for a specific course in the career education field.

Where is it valid?

A Career Education Permit is valid at the school district that requesting the permit.

When does it expire?

A Career Education Permit is a 3-year permit and expires September 30th in the third year following the year of issuance.

What are the endorsements that can be issued under a Career Education Permit?

There are 16 Career Clusters in Career Education Fields. More information on Career Education can be found here: NCE Model and Career Clusters and CTE Career Fields & Career Clusters

What are the requirements?

An application and fee in the TEACH system (Please note that registration for TEACH is required first; then an application can be submitted.)
Fingerprints (required only if someone has lived outside of Nebraska in the past five years)
Qualify for one of the sixteen career education endorsements by:
1. Completion of a prescribed course of study in a career education area at the postsecondary level OR
2. Completion of an apprenticeship in the career education area, OR
3. Demonstrated proficiency in the career education area based on 5 or more years of practice in that career, OR
4. Demonstrated proficiency by passing a competency test approved by the industry or career area
Any supporting documentation that shows one of these four qualifications will need to be sent to nde.tcertweb@nebraska.gov to upload to your account. If using a transcript, those will need to be sent directly from your institution to nde.tcertweb@nebraska.gov.
The district that is hiring for this position needs to fill out a Career Education Permit District Verification form.
Applicants must meet Nebraska Human Relations Training requirement.

To renew a Career Education Permit, you will need to submit:

I accidently applied for the wrong certificate but it won’t let me change it. How do I fix this?

If you reach out to our office at nde.tcertweb@nebraska.gov and let us know, we can change over your application.

What is the Human Relations Training Requirement?

The Human Relations Training Requirement (HRT) is a requirement for all certificate and permit holders in Nebraska based on state statute 79-807. If you attended a Nebraska institution for a complete program, this course should have been covered in your program and we use your IV form from your institution to verify this. If you are completing a program out-of-state, we look for a course that covers diversity or multi-culturalism in the classroom.

What if I am teaching JAG, Avenue Scholars or ROTC?

JAG/Avenue Scholars and ROTC fit under the Career Education Permit category. The ROTC endorsement requires five years of full time or salaried employment in the military and a letter of recommendation from a military supervisor along with the career education permit verification form. The JAG/Avenue Scholars endorsement falls under a special programs endorsement. In order to obtain that endorsement, we must have a transcript showing a bachelors degree along with the career education permit verification form.

Do my qualifications have to fit in one of the 16 CTE career clusters?

Yes, whatever you are using to qualify for the permit needs to fit into one of the 16 career clusters. Those career clusters correspond to CTE endorsement that are put on your permit.

Can this permit type be renewed?

Yes you may renew this permit as long as you still meet the initial qualification.

Can I add endorsements to this permit or move into administration?

A career education permit can hold up to two CTE endorsements. You are not able to add any teaching endorsements unless you have gone through an educator preparation program and hold a regular teaching certificate as well as a career education permit. You may not use experience teaching on a CTE permit to qualify for an administrative certificate.

Can I substitute teach on this permit?

Since this permit does not have a credit hour requirement, it cannot be used to substitute teach. If you are also wanting to substitute teach, you will need to apply for a local sub permit in addition to a Career Education Permit.

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