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Indiana Code Title 20. Education § 20-28-5-22.5

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

Sec. 22.5. To be eligible for a workplace specialist license, an applicant must meet the following criteria:

(1) Hold a high school diploma and be at least twenty-one (21) years of age.

(2) Be accepted for employment as a workplace specialist teacher in a recognized content area listed on the workplace specialist license by at least one (1) of the following:

(A) An Indiana school corporation.

(B) A cooperating school corporation for career and technical education organized under IC 20-37-1-1.

(C) An accredited education program offered by the department of correction.

(3) Complete the application process required by the department.

(4) Provide documentation that the applicant meets at least one (1) of the following criteria:

(A) The applicant has, within the immediately preceding five (5) years, at least five thousand (5,000) clock hours of documented occupational experience in the specific career and technical occupational area in which the applicant intends to teach.

(B) The applicant has:

(i) within the immediately preceding ten (10) years, at least four thousand (4,000) clock hours of documented occupational experience in the specific career and technical occupational area in which the applicant intends to teach;  and

(ii) completed a state approved occupational competency exam in the career and technical occupational area in which the applicant intends to teach, an associate, baccalaureate, or graduate degree from a postsecondary educational institution in the career and technical occupational area in which the applicant intends to teach, or an approved apprenticeship or internship program that is a regular part of the training for the career and technical occupational area in which the applicant intends to teach.

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