Intern Teacher Responsibility

PDE maintains that certification is the responsibility of the teacher. PDE strictly adheres to time limits. Here at the Center for Professional Development in Career & Technical Education our role is to guide a person through the process of obtaining CTE teacher certification. The Center assists in the choice of courses in which to enroll, the location of courses offered, preparation for all necessary testing, and responding to questions or concerns. However, it is the responsibility of the teacher to know the expiration date of a particular certificate and what is needed to keep it active. This includes processing of paperwork. Paperwork must be submitted to the Center at least two months in advance of a certificate expiration date. Praxis testing at best should take place a year or no later than six months before a certificate expiration date. This is a safeguard against not achieving necessary test scores.