Certification & Professional Development for Certification
With a growing demand for educators, pursuing a career in Career and Technical Education (CTE) offers both opportunity and fulfillment. Teacher certification hinges on a blend of industry expertise, educational background, and previous teaching roles, making it an accessible path for those passionate about imparting practical skills and knowledge. Joining the ranks of CTE instructors not only meets the needs of a sought-after profession but also promises a gratifying journey of sharing expertise and shaping future generations.
New Teacher Certification Checklist | Career and Technical Education (CTE) Certificates
Certification Application & Professional Development for Certification
Teacher Certification Professional Development
Teacher Certification
Professional Development
Industrial and Emerging Technologies
Prepare to Submit CTE Certification Application.
- Navigate the certification application process using the Teacher Certification Checklist
- How to satisfy deficiencies
- ADE CTE Approved PD for Certification (semester hour) Credit
CTE certificates are valid for 12 years and will require a renewal application and 180 clock hours of Professional Development (PD).
Arizona Department of Education Certification Resources
Guidance on CTE Teacher Certification
Prepare and Submit Application
Deficiency Removal Information
Valid Out-of-State Certificate (Reciprocity)
Verification of Teaching Experience (Option B)
Career and Technical Education (CTE) Professional Development (PD) includes classes, courses, activities, and events needed for continuing education hours and to obtain a CTE teacher certification.
PD supports the development of skills and knowledge used to enhance classroom instruction and delivery methods.
PD can be offered by industry associations, professional organizations, postsecondary institutions, CTEDS, districts, and schools.
These courses can satisfy CTE certificate RENEWAL requirements:
Application for ADE CTE Approved PD for Certification Semester Hour Credit
ADE CTE approves professional development that is research-based with clear learning objectives and rigor equivalent to postsecondary coursework.
- PD satisfies new teacher certificate deficiencies and/or application requirements. Fifteen professional development clock hours equates to 1 semester hour (SH) of college coursework.
If you have a course that you would like evaluated for CTE PD Certification Credit, please complete the online Application.
Applications are reviewed by an ADE CTE Certification Committee. Click here to view the rubric.
Approved PD Certificates are issued upon completion of the activity.
Contact Career and Technical Education
Please note: We are happy to offer you guidance, however, a full evaluation cannot be completed until an application, all official documents, and all supporting documentation have been submitted. Advisement in any format does not guarantee that the requirements for certification have been met.
