School of Business & Technology

TASC - Endorsement to Teach Trade and Industrial Education

Endorsement to Teach Trade and Industrial Education
(BA or BS) 51 hours

To qualify to teach in a trade and industrial education program in the secondary schools of Nebraska, a teacher must complete the BA or BS degree with an endorsement in technology education and the following requirements.

Satisfactory completion of 9 credit hours of professional vocational education courses.
CED 417 Principles of Career Education (3)
          423 Coordinating Techniques (3)
          463 Intro to Voc Special Needs (3)

Satisfactory completion of 12 credit hours of course work is required in an field of industrial technology: communication, manufacturing, energy/power/transportation/or construction. In addition to the academic preparation, the prospective trade and industrial teacher must have work experience of 2,000 verified hours of paid employment in the field in which the specific industrial area course work is taken.

Persons with this endorsement may teach trade and industrial education in grades 9 through 12 and will also be endorsed in Cooperative Education-Diversified Occupations.