N.J. Admin. Code § 6A:9B-14.20

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 17, September 3, 2024

Section 6A:9B-14.20 - Cooperative education coordinator

(a) The cooperative education coordinator endorsement authorizes the holder to serve as a coordinator supervising career and technical education students who are participating in cooperative education experiences in non-hazardous occupations in accordance with N.J.S.A. 34:2-21.1 et seq., and N.J.A.C. 6A:8 and 6A:19. This endorsement also permits the holder to supervise students participating in any other non-hazardous SLE in any career cluster.

(b) To be eligible for the endorsement, the candidate shall present:

1. A standard instructional certificate with a career and technical endorsement in any field; and

2. Evidence of completion of two years of teaching under a standard certificate in career and technical education, and completion of the following:

i. Training in child labor, wage and hour, and wage payment laws and regulations, as required by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development and the U.S. Department of Labor in accordance with N.J.S.A. 34:2-21.1 et seq., and N.J.A.C. 12:56 and 12:58;

ii. A minimum of 20 hours of training or a Department-approved equivalent program in safety and health and required Department procedures and planning for SLEs pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:19; and

iii. Two graduate-level college courses or a Department-approved equivalent program in instructional strategies for work-based education and career information/occupational guidance.

(c) The holder of a vocational-technical coordinator: cooperative industrial education endorsement or the teacher-coordinator of cooperative vocational-technical education in the occupational areas of agriculture education, distributive education, health occupations, home economics education, or business education endorsements may serve in a position requiring the CEC endorsement in any career cluster.

(d) An emergency certificate with a cooperative education coordinator endorsement may be issued to a candidate who meets the requirements at (d)1 and 2 below. The candidate shall complete the following requirements for the standard certificate in no more than 24 months from the issuance date of the emergency certificate:

1. A standard instructional certificate with a career and technical education endorsement; and

2. Two years of successful career and technical education teaching experience.

N.J. Admin. Code § 6A:9B-14.20

Amended and recodified from 6A:9B-12.20 by 47 N.J.R. 2989(a), effective 12/7/2015

Amended by 55 N.J.R. 853(a), effective 5/1/2023