Foundations of Career and Technical Education

This Foundations of Career and Technical Education (CTE) microcredential provides you with the pedagogical foundation necessary to teach career, technical and trade subjects. 

You will explore educational psychology and gain essential skills in curriculum development; pedagogy, including teaching strategies that support students with disabilities; and in both student and program evaluation and assessment. You will understand classroom management as well as classroom design to support hands-on learning. You will have the opportunity to apply your skills in the classroom with an optional Student Teaching experience. 

Successful completion of this microcredential readies you to continue your studies, including in the Advanced Foundations of Career and Technical Education microcredential. Depending on your education and/or work experience, you may also be ready to apply to the New York State Education Department to become CTE certified. In addition to academic and/or work experience requirements, certification requires completion of mandatory workshops and fingerprinting. 

Please see all available pathways to certification based on your subject area of interest.