Professional-Technical Education Certificate. 1. A contract made by the College with an employee is not binding if the employee cannot qualify for and/or maintain a current professional-technical education certificate or demonstrate applicable academic credentials. Salary warrants cannot be released to an employee until a valid certificate has been issued. All state requirements must be fulfilled for certification. The College shall issue a certificate to qualified applicants within thirty (30) working days after receiving documentation of completion of required professional development plan activities.
2. Certificates are returned to the employee when completed.
3. Detailed information on certification and assistance in certification problems are available in the Human Resources office.
4. To qualify for initial and to maintain standard certification, all employees teaching two-thirds or more of a full-time load for the equivalent of three (3) quarters or more per year, must meet the requirements articulated in WAC 131.16.092 to include documenting and completing Professional Development Plans (PDPs).
5. Courses required to qualify for the standard professional-technical education certificate shall be offered at no cost to the employee by the College during the year. Employees shall be offered release time, if needed, to attend such classes or professional development activities.
6. The Human Resources office will make a copy of the current certification standards for the professional-technical education certificate available to employees upon request. The immediate supervisor will assist the employee in understanding the requirements for certification, renewal of professional-technical certificates and will collaborate with the employee to create the required PDP. In the event that the employee and the supervisor are unable to reach consensus on the elements of the PDP, then the employee or supervisor may present the plan to the appropriate SA for resolution.
Professional-Technical Education Certificate. 1. A contract made by the College with an employee is not binding if the employee cannot qualify for and/or maintain a current professional-technical education certificate or demonstrate applicable academic credentials. Salary warrants cannot be released to an employee until a valid certificate has been issued. All state requirements must be fulfilled for certification. The College shall issue a certificate to qualified applicants within thirty (30) working days after receiving documentation of completion of required professional development plan activities.
2. Certificates are returned to the employee when completed.
3. Detailed information on certification and assistance in certification problems are available in the Human Resources office.
4. To qualify for initial and to maintain standard certification, all employees teaching two-thirds or more of a full-time load for the equivalent of three (3) quarters or more per year, must meet the requirements articulated in WAC 131.16.092 to include documenting and completing Professional Development Plans (PDPs).
5. Courses required to qualify for the standard professional-technical education certificate shall be offered at no cost to the employee by the College during the year. Employees shall be offered release time, if needed, to attend such classes or professional development activities. To ensure the quality and consistency of online and hybrid instruction at Xxxxx, instructors of online and hybrid courses will meet the eLearning course and training requirements.
6. The Human Resources office will make a copy of the current certification standards for the professional-technical education certificate available to employees upon request. The immediate supervisor will assist the employee in understanding the requirements for certification, renewal of professional-technical certificates and will collaborate with the employee to create the required PDP. In the event that the employee and the supervisor are unable to reach consensus on the elements of the PDP, then the employee or supervisor may present the plan to the appropriate SA for resolution.
