2012-2013 Industry Credentialing Training Session #7 Virginia Department of Education

Virginia Department of Education – November 2012

2012-2013 Industry CredentialingTraining Session #7

Virginia Department of Education

November 15, 2012


Training Session Outline

• Objectives• Value, Types, and Scope of Credentialing• What’s New?• Selecting Appropriate Credentials• Resources• Reporting• Student Performance• Wrap Up and Announcements

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Objectives

Participants will:• be able to explain the “why” of credentialing.• be able to understand the “types” and “scope” of

the credentials being used.• know what resources are available for the

credentials being used.• be able to use and interpret the four years of SSWS

credentialing data.

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Types of Credentials

The Virginia Board of Education has approved for student-selected verified credit 268 industry certification exams, licensures, and occupational competency assessments. The various credentials are defined as:• Full Industry Certifications• Pathway “Stepping-Stone” Industry Certification

Examinations• State Licensures• Occupational Competency Assessments • Workplace Readiness Skills for the Commonwealth

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Value of Credentials

• Provides another option for student-selected verified

credit• Results used for Perkins IV accountability• Meets new graduation requirement for Standard

Diploma (effective 2013-14 with first-time 9th graders)• Data analysis can provide insight for CTE program

improvement• Results are presented in the Virginia School Report Card


What’s Important to Know About Credentialing Types

• Many credentials are developed specifically for the market place—not designed around technical skill courses but target competencies.

• Occupational competency examinations are designed specifically for the student learner in CTE programs and/or courses.

• Some credentials are “stepping-stone” exams in a battery of examinations.


Scope of Assessment Coverage

• Skill Set Examination• Course Examination• Program Examination• Pathway Examination


What’s Important to Know About Scope of Coverage

• A skill set examination is usually the most targeted credential.

• Course examination typically covers content taught within a specific CTE program.

• A program examination covers major concepts learned in two or more related CTE courses.

• A “pathway” exam covers major concepts learned in programs related to an occupational area.


Examples: Scope of Assessment Coverage

• Microsoft Office Specialist—Word• ProStart Program Certification/Level 1• Carpentry Examination (SkillsUSA)• Animal Systems Assessment (NOCTI)


To meet the Board of Education criteria, a credential must be one that is:

• designed to prepare students for an occupation or occupational area.

• knowledge-based; however, the credential may contain a performance-based component.

• in a CTE field that confers a credential from a recognized industry, trade, or professional association or entity.

• administered on a multi-state or international basis.• standardized and graded independent of the school in which the

test is given.

Student-Selected Verified Credit

Board Of Education’s List Of Credentials Approved On May 24, 2012


What’s New?

• Graduation Requirement for Standard Diploma (2013-14—beginning with 9th-grade class)

• New Funding for Workplace Readiness Skills for the Commonwealth Examination (9303)

• New Report Card Format Showing Number of Unduplicated Students Earning One or More Credentials

• NOCTI Assessments


New graduation requirement for the Standard Diploma

Beginning with first-time ninth-grade students in the 2013-14 school year, the Standard Diploma shall include a requirement to earn a career and technical education credential that has been approved by the Board• industry certification, • a state licensure examination, • a national occupational competency assessment, or • the Workplace Readiness Skills for the Commonwealth

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New and Revised NOCTI Assessments

“Cut Scores” Not AvailableUntil May 1, 2013 For New or Revised Assessments

NOCTI National NormsWill Continue To Be UsedAs The Virginia “Cut Scores”

NOCTI Assessments/SSWS Exam Numbers for 2012-13

SSWS Examination Numbers for 2012-13 School Year

New Report Card Format

Changes to Data Collection (SSWS)

“C” TEACHER RECORDS NOT COLLECTED

VERIFIED CREDIT FIELDS HAVEBEEN “RETIRED”

Exam Cost Field Can Now be 0.00 or Greater


Perkins IV Performance Measures (2S1) State Goals for: 2012-2013

Core Indicators of Performance State Negotiated Level of Performance for Technical Skills Attainment(See the 2012-13 CTERS Manual for Details)

• 2S1-A Student Competency Rate: 84%• 2S1-B Completers Participating in Credentialing Tests: 55%• 2S1-C Test Taking Completers Passing Credentialing Tests:

75%• 2S1-D Total Completers Passing Credentialing Tests: 35%• 2S1-E Completers Passing a Credentialing Test Plus

Completers Who Earned an Advanced Studies Diploma and Did Not Pass a Credentialing Test: 43%


Know What Credentials are Being Used in Specific Courses

• Review performance data on credentialing tests in specific CTE courses.

• Analyze how credentialing tests are working in specific years of a multi-year CTE program.

• Identify CTE program areas where more technical credentialing test options are needed.


Selecting Appropriate Credentialing Tests

• Workplace Readiness Skills for the Commonwealth Examination

• National Professional Certification in Customer Service Examination

• W!SE Financial Literacy Certification • Word and PowerPoint Examinations: Microsoft Office

Suite• IC3 Global Standard (GS3)• Accounting (Basic) Assessment: (NOCTI)


Selecting Appropriate Credentialing Tests(continued)

• National Career Readiness Certificate (ACT)• NRA: ServSafe Certification• Nurse Aide Examination: Virginia Board of Nursing• National Automotive Student Skills Standards

Assessment: Brakes• Cosmetology Licensure Examination• National Professional Certification in Sales

Examine Credentials Being Used for Specific CTE Courses

Examine Credentials Being Used for Specific CTE Courses (continued)

Examine How Credentials are Performing From School to School (Class to Class)

Compare Credential Usage From Year to Year

Determine the Most Recent State “Benchmark” for the

Credential Being Used or Considered


Suggested Credentialing Priorities

• Focus testing for 2012-13 on CTE completers/finishers as a first priority using technical skills assessments where possible.

• The state Perkins IV goal (2S1-B) for “Completers Participating in Credentialing Tests” is 55 percent.

• The (2S1-C) Perkins goal for “Test Taking Completers Passing Credentialing Tests” is 75 percent.


Suggested Credentialing Priorities (continued)

• Focus student testing on the credentials that best align to the course competencies with the test blueprint.

• Examine how credentials are performing (see statewide “benchmark” passing rates) as indicated by the SSWS data for the last four school years.

• The state Perkins IV (2S1-D) goal is 35 percent for “Total Completers Passing Credentialing Tests.”


Suggested Credentialing Priorities (continued)

Develop a thoughtful testing scheme for implementing new graduation requirements for the Standard Diploma, which is effective with the first-time ninth-grade students in 2013-14.


Know What Credentialing Resources Are Available

• Does the credential have an entry-level examination?

• Has instruction been “tweaked” to better target the exam blueprint?

• Does the credential have related curriculum materials?

• Does the credential have a pre-test?


Know What Credentialing Resources Are Available(continued)

• Does the credential have “exam prep” materials?

• Does the assessment have study guide materials (i.e., NOCTI study guide packets)?

• Are you familiar with the test vendor’s Web site?

• Have you looked at credentialing Web sites from other school divisions to see what examinations they are using?



Virginia Department of Education – November 2012 35Facts Sheets Now Found in APG

Computer Information Systems, Advanced (6613/36 weeks)

Types?Scope?Most Utilized?Most Successful?Job Market Value?

Culinary Arts II (8276/36 weeks)

Standard SSWS Reports Available Using the “Reports” Menu

SSWS Data Posted to CTE Credentialing Web Page

Example of Data Batch as Submitted to SSWS

Working on Process to HaveWorkplace Readiness TestingReported Directly to DOE From Vendor(Exam Number 9303)

Effective w/2013-14 School Year

Workplace Readiness Skills for the Commonwealth Examination (9303) data will be reported directly to DOE

from vendor (CTECS)

Communicating Credentialing Results

Communicating Credentialing Results(continued)

Workplace Readiness Skills for the Commonwealth


Workplace Readiness Skills for the Commonwealth Examination

School Year 2011-2012 Participation Data

• Total Number Test Takers: 20,742• Total Number Test Takers Passed: 13,122• Total Test Takers Not Passed: 7,620• Total Percentage Passing: 63.26%• Mean Score: 74.94%

Note: Data Source: Career and Technical Education Consortium of States (CTECS) (82 participating school divisions)


Contact Information

Virginia Department of EducationOffice of Career and Technical Education ServicesJoseph WharffSchool Counseling Career Connections SpecialistGordon CreasyIndustry Credentialing Specialist

[email protected]

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Documents

2012-2013 Industry Credentialing Training Session #7 Virginia Department of Education