To be licensed to teach 7th grade – Adult Career and Technical Education, a person must:

1. Have earned a high school diploma or its equivalent; and

2. Have 5 years of full-time qualifying employment*, after age 16, in the endorsement area; and

3. Hold a license issued by the appropriate Nevada licensing Board (if one is required by law for employment; i.e., Nurse, Cosmetologist) in the endorsement area.

*Clarification of Required Employment:

Three (3) of the 5 years of employment may be met by the completion of course work or training in the career and technical education area related to the endorsement. Each of the following will be considered equivalent to one (1) year of full-time employment:

1. Sixteen (16) semester credits from an accredited or licensed postsecondary institution; or

2. Two hundred and fifty (250) hours of training from an accredited or licensed postsecondary institution; or

3. Two thousand (2,000) hours of part-time employment; or

4. One thousand (1,000) hours of pre-planned employment (such as on-the-job training or apprenticeship).

First Time Renewal Requirements

A person who desires to renew for the first time an endorsement issued pursuant to this section must provide proof that he has received, from an accredited postsecondary institution, credit for 12 semester credits in each of the following:

1. Three semester hours in professional career and technical education courses; and

2. Three semester hours in a course involving career and technical education teaching methodology; and

3. Three semester hours in a course on applied and/or work-based learning; and

4. Three semester hours in a course on career and technical education student organization management.

NOTE: At least 3 of the required 12 semester credits must be verified by submission of official transcripts one year from the date of issuance of the provisional license.

You may satisfy the first time renewal requirement by taking appropriate course work from the list of approved providers.

Additional Requirements for Specific Business and Industry Endorsements

Agriculture and natural resource sciences:

This endorsement requires industry experience in three (3) of the following:

1. Agriculture business and marketing;

2. agriculture and natural resource sciences;

3. animal sciences/veterinarian medicine;

4. forestry;

5. horticulture;

6. floriculture;

7. landscaping; or

8. agriculture research.

Agriculture Mechanical Engineering Technology:

This endorsement requires industry experience in agriculture construction and agriculture power.

Automotive Service Technology:

This endorsement requires certification by the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence as:

1. A master automobile technician; or

2. An automobile technician in all the following areas:

   1. Brakes;

   2. Electrical and electronic systems;

   3. Engine performance; and

   4. D. Suspension and steering.

Military Science (JROTC):

To teach pupils in the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Program developed pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2031, you must be certified by the Secretary of the your branch of military branch and is exempt from the U.S. Constitution requirement and the Praxis I: Pre-Professional Skills Test. The applicant is also exempt from first-time renewal requirements.

Building Construction:

This endorsement requires two (2) years experience in carpentry and at least one (1) year of experience of industry experience in any combination of the following: Electrical, plumbing or masonry.

Commercial Arts:

This endorsement requires industry experience in two of the following: Advertising design, graphic or digital arts, or photography.

Endorsements:

The Board recognizes the following Business and Industry endorsements: