Plan the pilot

• State CTE program approval
• Credential on the state list (if needed)
• Instructor certification or permit
• Occupational regulator approval (nurse aide, EMT and similar)
• Clinical or worksite agreement signed
• Clinical site approval by the regulator (if required)
• Credential provider accreditation or sponsor (NCCER and similar)
• Child labor filings for placements
• Registered apprenticeship or pre-apprenticeship registration (optional)
• Dual enrollment or articulation agreement

• What is the current form or system, and has it changed since it was last posted?
• Is there a filing window this year, and when does it close?
• How long does a complete application take to review, and what counts as complete?
• Is there a site visit, and what does the reviewer check?
• What fee applies to a public school or CTE center?
• What can we do before approval (recruiting, enrollment, advertising), and what must wait?
• How long does approval last, and what triggers a change report?

• Title and setting
• About the program
• Required
• Preferred
• Duties
• Credential support
• Pay and placement
• How to apply

• Before day one: Credential application filed; coursework enrollment confirmed; classroom management and lesson planning basics; shadow a CTE teacher
• First 9 weeks: Weekly check-ins with an experienced CTE mentor; co-plan the first units; observe and be observed
• Rest of year one: Biweekly mentoring; one peer observation per quarter; progress check on required coursework
• Year two: Monthly mentoring; finish required coursework; plan an industry externship to keep skills current

• Business license, and for electrical hosts the contractor license and the licensed supervisor who will be on site
• Certificate of liability insurance and workers' compensation policy
• Registration in your state's youth employment system where required, such as Michigan's permit portal
• Worksite safety review completed
• Task review against federal and state child labor rules, with no lifts, demolition or driving
• Named supervisor with time for direct and close supervision
• Agreement to sign the training agreement, build the training plan and complete evaluations
• Site safety orientation and protective equipment the host will provide
• Coordinator site visits agreed
• Incident reporting procedure to the school
• For clinical sites: minimum student age, immunization, TB, background check, drug screen, CPR and privacy training requirements in writing

• What is the maximum cohort in the lab at one time?
• Does an outside regulator approve the room?
• Does the state set ratios (students per bed, per instructor, per station)?
• Is there a required or recommended equipment list? Which one governs?
• Is a sink, ventilation, extra power or a fire inspection required?
• Does the credential provider need photos or a site check of the lab?

• The CTE program approval is filed or granted.
• The regulator (if any) has confirmed the lab meets its rule, or you have scheduled its site visit.
• Your facilities staff has signed off on power, plumbing and ventilation.
• Any item at or above $10,000, or your lower capitalization level, has state approval if Perkins pays for it.

Score each row: 0 missing, 1 partial, 2 fully met.

• Covers every competency in the state CTE program standards for this CIP Required Not scored 0 1 2
• Meets the occupational content rule and hours, if the occupation is regulated (for nurse aide: 42 CFR 483.152 and the state rule, with the pre-contact topics first) Required where it applies Not scored 0 1 2
• Prepares students for every task on the credential or state exam, in the testing format Required Not scored 0 1 2
• Follows the state technical assessment blueprint, where one exists Required where it applies Not scored 0 1 2
• Uses current technical content (code edition, equipment, materials no more than ten years old where a rule requires it) Required Not scored 0 1 2
• Includes safety instruction before hands-on work, matching the lab's hazards Required Not scored 0 1 2
• Shows the academic standards it reinforces, and supports any academic credit the district plans to award Not scored 0 1 2
• Builds in work-based learning or clinical hours and connects them to classroom units Not scored 0 1 2
• Includes performance assessments and skill checklists, not only written tests Not scored 0 1 2
• Supports students with IEPs and English learners, including testing accommodations the credential allows Not scored 0 1 2
• Can be taught by the staff you can hire, with the training the curriculum requires (for example, NCCER instructor certification) Not scored 0 1 2
• Has a total cost (materials, licenses, accreditation, testing) the budget can carry each year Not scored 0 1 2
• Has been reviewed by the advisory committee, with their changes recorded Required Not scored 0 1 2

• List every row scored below 2 and who will close the gap.
• Record which code edition, curriculum edition and exam version the course is built on, and set a date to re-check them each year.
• File the rubric with the CTE program approval packet.

• Every student will meet the exam or registry age by the time the schedule puts them at the exam, or the plan says what happens if they do not.
• The pre-contact or safety hours come before any clinical or worksite hours.
• Clinical and worksite hours fit inside the schedule, or the plan names the Saturdays, summer weeks or full-day blocks that hold them.
• Each placement has its permit, agreement or filing scheduled with enough lead time (60 days for a North Carolina Supervised Practice agreement).
• Transportation is named for every leg: home school to center, center to clinical or worksite, and back.
• The plan shows which home-school courses, periods or activities the pathway displaces, and how a student still meets graduation and college admission requirements.
• If a college partner delivers part of the pathway, its age rules for classes and clinicals are written into the plan.