7 Miss. Code. R. 142-975
This endorsement licenses a person to teach the following secondary courses:
993300 Introduction to Welding
993301 Advanced Welding
993302 Orientation and Cutting
993303 Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW)
993304 Advanced Welding I 993306 Advanced Welding II
993305 Production Welding Processes
Minimum Requirements for this Endorsement:
- Applicant must have earned a two-year college degree (associate degree) or higher from an accredited institution of higher education.
- Applicant must validate technology competency by attaining the established minimum score or higher on an assessment approved by the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE). The assessment must be directly related to technology competency required by the grade level and subject matter being taught. Approved assessments for this license are IC3 or other approved MDE substitute.
- Applicants with an associate degree must have at least two years of verifiable occupational experience in the past ten years. Experience must be appropriate to the subject to be taught.
- Applicants with a bachelor or higher degree must have at least one year of verifiable occupational experience in the past ten years. Experience must be appropriate to the subject to be taught.
An educator with a standard five - year license may use experience outside of the ten - year timeframe.
- Applicant must earn a passing score on a Welding (performance & written)* Assessment: TOCA at RCU-Welding or hold American Welding Society (AWS) Certification or NCCER welding assessment. The performance assessment should include successful completion of seven test plates out of the fourteen test plates listed in the curriculum (please see curriculum for list).
Or
- Other teacher occupational competency assessment approved by MDE Office of Career and Technical Education
- Applicant must enroll immediately in Vocational Instructor Preparation (VIP) program.
(Exception: Those teachers that have a currently valid five-year license or have completed an alternate route program do not have to enroll in VIP.)
- Applicant must complete the individualized professional development plan (PDP) requirements of the VIP program prior to the expiration date of the three-year Career & Technical license.
- Applicant must successfully complete the NCCER Instructor Certification.
- Applicant must successfully complete a Certification for online learning workshop, module, or course that is approved by the Mississippi Department of Education.
- Applicant must successfully complete the Welding Certification workshop, module, or course that is approved by the Mississippi Department of Education.
Note: If the applicant meets all requirements listed above, that applicant will be issued a 975 endorsement- a five-year license. If the applicant meets the educational and occupational experience requirements, but does not meet all other requirements, the applicant may be issued one (1) three-year endorsement (license), and all requirements stated above must be satisfied prior to the ending date of that license.
* Effective SY '19 - 20, both assessments will be required for all new applicants with a 975 endorsement issued after final State Board approval.
7 Miss. Code. R. 142-975