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|Career Cluster |Maryland CTE Programs |Industry Certifications |Websites for |Testing Locations |Testing |Maryland |

| |of Study | |Program Information | |Procedures/ |Certification Costs* |

| | | |(Additional Accommodations | |Accommodations | |

| | | |Information) | | | |

| |Program |Teacher |Student | | | |Program |Student | |

Arts, Media & Communication

Arts, Media & Communication

(Continued) |Printing Technologies (PrintED) |PrintED accreditation in eight areas: Intro to Graphic Communications, Offset Press, Digital File Preparation, Digital Press, etc. |Teacher is certified through the program. The program accreditation fee also covers the teacher. |Students can take five PrintED/Skills Connect Exams end of course certification exams: Graphic Communications, Offset Press, Digital File Preparation/Digital File Output,

Advertising and Design and Screen Printing. |

The Graphic Arts Education and Research Foundation administers PrintED.

For information on Skill Connect Assessments for PrintED contact: |Schools can register to become Skills Connect test sites. |On-line exam given at the end of course. |$1,800.00 accreditation fee covers accreditation process and first-five years. Recertification fee is $1,000 for five years. |End of Course PrintED/Skill Connect exams: $10 per exam for students who are Skills USA members. Non- member fee is $20.00. | | |Interactive Media Production (IMP)

Interactive Media Production (IMP)

(Continued) |N/A |N/A |Adobe Creative Suite

Including: Adobe Certified Associate (ACA) and Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) |

Certiport -Form needed for accommodations, one week prior to test.

For form go to: Test Candidates/Exam Policy/Accommodations

|ACA - Certiport

ACE - Pearson VUE |On-line exam given at the end of 3rd or 4th course, dep. on student prep/ readiness.

Web design- development-In-house Accom.- need to note what is provided on student exam. Contact: Bill Culliver 1-916-989-2933 or bill@ | |$55-$180/exam

Price Determined By Type Of Exam | | | | | |World Organization of Webmasters (WOW)

Web Designer, Webmaster & Web Developer (Apprentice and Associate Levels) | |Once registered, WOW will contact the student and direct him/her to the nearest testing location.

| | |$95-$125/exam

Price Determined By Type Of Exam | |

Business Management & Finance |Business Management |CLEP |N/A |Postsecondary credit varies by receiving institution |

|Various Locations

(Supplied by instructor) |At end of related course |N/A |CLEP $77; may be administrative fee. School system may provide sponsorship. | | |Finance and Accounting |CLEP

Microsoft Office 2007, 2010 Excel |N/A

Offered at UMES summer program |Postsecondary credit varies by receiving institution

Microsoft Office 2007, 2010 Excel

|



|Various Locations

(Supplied by instructor)

Site licenses available through Certiport |At end of advanced course

Accommodations need to be applied for through ETS. (Contact testing center 4 weeks before test or clep or 800-257-9558 ext. 0)

|N/A |CLEP $77; may be administrative fee.

Student cost determined by school purchase plan and local school system sponsorship | |Business Management & Finance

(Continued) |Marketing |CLEP |N/A |Postsecondary credit varies by receiving institution | |Various Locations

(Supplied by instructor) |At end of advanced course

Accommodations need to be applied for through ETS. See above.

|N/A |$77 but may be administrative fee. School system may provide sponsorship | | |Administrative Services |Microsoft Office Suite (MOS) 2007, 2010 Word and Excel |Offered at UMES summer program |Microsoft Office Suite (MOS) 2007, 2010 Word/Excel |

mcp/officespecialist/default.mspx |Various Locations; Site Licenses available through Certiport |At end of course |N/A |Student cost determined by type of exam and local school system sponsorship | |

Construction & Development |Construction Trades

Construction Trades |National Center for Construction Education and Research

(NCCER) |Instructor Certification

Training Program (ICTP) |National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) – Core: Intro Craft Skills

Plus Level I of trade area |



Note: incorporated into the NCCER program are the standards for American Welding Society (AWS) Entry Level certification. |In-school testing through certified teacher may be paper or on-line.

|In school testing by teacher –paper or on-line |Must register through an NCCER Sponsor.

Teacher certification (ICTP) may cost up to $400 per instructor. |$25 per NCCT – Core and Level I | | |Construction Trades

Building Maintenance |National Center for Construction Education and Research Education

(NCCER) |Instructor Certification

Training Program (ICTP) |National Center for Construction Education and Research(NCCER) –

Core: Intro Craft Skills

Plus Level I of trade area | |In-school testing through certified teacher may be paper or on-line. |In school testing by teacher –paper or on-line |Must register through an NCCER Sponsor.

Teacher certification (ICTP) may cost up to $400/instructor. |$25 per NCCT – Core and Level I | |

Consumer Services, Hospitality & Tourism

Consumer Services, Hospitality & Tourism

(Continued) |Food & Beverage Management (ProStart) |N/A

|Serv Safe Trainer Certified |ServSafe and NRAEF Certificate of Completion |prostart

|In-school testing for ProStart |End of course assessments

|N/A |ProStart $38/ for each exam (2 exams) and Serv Safe Cert $10 | | |Culinary Arts |Program must be accredited by the American Culinary Federation (ACF) |N/A |Certified Junior Culinarian (CJC): Pass NOCTI written with at least a 70% and pass NOCTI practical with at least a 75% |AM/Template.cfm?Section=Accreditation&Template=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&ContentID=14829 |In school testing for ACF |End of program assessment |$1200 (initial certification fee)

$200 annual fee to be submitted with annual report

$550 renewal fee (every year) First renewal after 3 years then every 5 years @ $550). Late fees ($250) will be assessed for late submissions. |ACF NOCTI

Online

Multiple Choice $18.50

Performance & Multiple Choice $22.00

Paper

Multiple Choice

$ 24.00

Performance & Multiple Choice $28.00

CJC Certificate: $35 | | |Lodging Management Program |N/A |N/A |Certified Front Desk Supervisor (CFDS) | |In school testing for LMP |End of course assessments

|

N/A |LMP end-of-course exams are $25/each (two exams)

CFDS - $25 | | |Careers in Cosmetology |N/A |Senior Cosmetology License |MD State Board of Cosmetologist License |dllr.state.md.us/license/cosmet/cosfees.htm

|COS: School-based or testing site (2 locations in MD/DC area) |Teacher scheduled |N/A |Practical & Theory = $80

Practical = $50

Theory = $50 | | |Barbering |N/A |Master Barber License |MD State Board of Barbers License |dllr.state.md.us/license/cosmet/cosfees.htm |One test site in MD |Teacher scheduled |N/A |Practical & Theory = $80

Practical = $50

Theory = $50 | |

Environmental, Agricultural & Natural Resources |Horticulture Services |N/A |Certified Professional Horticulturalist

Pesticide Applicator |Certified Professional Horticulturalist

(CPH) |

|TBD

Administered on-site |TBD |Teacher certification $135.00 covers the (CPH manual and exam) |$35.00 | | |CASE – curriculum for Agricultural Sciences Education | |Instructor must participate in CASE Institutes for each course they will teach |Program still under development nationally – no certification or postsecondary credit identified at this time |

One test per course offered:

AFNR

Principles of Agriculture-Plant

Principles of Agriculture-Plant |School based |See website | |$15.00 per test | |Health & Biosciences

|Academy of Health Professions |Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) portion must be approved by the MD Board of Nursing (MBON) |Must be a Registered Nurse (RN) |Certified Nursing Assistant

|.

|In school testing for CNA

|Teacher developed and administered

In house test, provide accommodations, in-house. Contact: MBON

|N/A |CNA

Background Checks:

State Level: $18

Federal Level: $24

Fingerprinting: $20

Certification:

Initial: $20

Renewal (every 2 years): $40 | |Health & Biosciences

(Continued) | |Geriatric Nursing Assistant (GNA) |Must be an RN |Geriatric Nursing Assistant (GNA) – CNA is a pre-requisite to GNA |.

For GNA accommodations, see page 7 of blue handbook.

|American Red Cross (ARC)

administers GNA

exam |Schedule test date through ARC

Deb Snyder, in house coordinator for questions, 570-274-6834 (cell) Helen Caillouet 1866-311-3832 ext 263 Need Application complete along with documentation. |N/A |GNA (NNAAP)

Test(written and skills): $95 | | |Pharmacy Technician (3rd course in the AoHP sequence) |Program must be approved by the MD Board of Pharmacy | |Exam for the Certification of Pharmacy Technician (ExCPT)

Institute for the Certification of Pharmacy Technicians (ICPT)

Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) |

/dhmh.state.md.us/pharmacyboard/

|PearsonVue Testing Centers | |$250/student seat license |$129 for the PCTB exam | | |Dental Assisting |Program must be approved by the MD Board of Dental Examiners | |Certified to expose radiographs and in General Chairside procedures

Dental Assisting National Board of Radiation Health and Safety (RHS) and the Maryland General Exam (MDG) |/dhmh.dental

|PearsonVue Testing Centers | | |$175 for the Radiation Health and Safety (RHS) exam

$200 for MD General Chairside Exam | |Human Resource Services |Fire Science (Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute - MFRI) |All programs should be affiliated with the Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute (MFRI) |MFRI instructors |EMT-B, Fire Fighter I/II, Rescue Tech, Confined Space, Haz-Mat Operations

CPR |

portal/site/ets/menuitem.



|In school testing or site near school determined by MFRI instructor |Paper and pencil and practical experience

Practical test and paper and pencil test |N/A |If program is affiliated with MFRI there is no cost to the student

If administered separate from program $30.00 | | |Teacher Academy of Maryland |N/A |- Must hold a MD Professional Certificate

- Hold a Masters degree, masters equivalent or have 18 hours toward a masters degree

- Three successful years of teaching

- Recommendation from principal and/or supervisor |ParaPro | |Various locations |Paper and pencil national test |N/A |$45.00 | |Human Resource Services

(Continued) |Homeland Security & Emergency Preparedness |Information/Communications Technology Pathway |Spatial Technology and Remote Sensing (STARS) |Spatial Technology and Remote Sensing (STARS) | |Administered online via Digital Quest and the Mississippi Enterprise for Technology, which run NASA’s Center of Geospatial Excellence |On line examination taken at the end of the program of study, within the Information/

Communications Technology Pathway |N/A |First 50 students are free, after that $150/student | |Information Technology |Database Academy (Oracle) |Oracle Academy |Oracle Certified Associate (OCA I) |OCA I

OCA II |

|Prometric Testing Center, Oracle Testing Center, or on-line.

|On-line exam given at the end of course. |$500 per year, per instructor, per course |OCA I - $95 w/ a 40% discount

OCA II - $125 w/ a 40% discount | | |IT Networking Academy |Cisco Academy |Teacher is certified through the program. |CCENT

CCNA |web/learning/netacad/index.html

|Cisco – Pearson VUE

|On-line exam given at the end of course. |N/A |CCENT & CCNA

$125.00 ($62.50 with voucher)

| | | | | |CompTIA A+

CompTIA Network+

CompTIA Server + | |CompTIA – Prometric and Pearson VUE | | |A+ ($80)

Network+ ($125)

Server+ ($197)

reduced costs through CompTIA Academy Partners Program | | |IT – Software- |Computer Science |N/A |Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA) – Developer Pathway Certification:

Software Development Fundamentals (Exam 98-361)

Windows Development Fundamentals (Exam 98-362)

Web Development Fundaments (Exam 98-363) |

|

Site licenses available through Certiport

Site licenses available through Certiport

Site licenses available through Certiport |

Online testing exam

Online testing exam

Online testing exam

|N/A |

Student cost determined by school purchase plan and local school system sponsorship | |Manufacturing, Engineering & Technology |Pre-Engineering: Project Lead The Way (PLTW) |College Certification Process |Training Institute - 80 hrs./course at a PLTW Affiliate Institution |Transcripted Credit with the University of Maryland Baltimore County based on test scores and review of student portfolio or Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) based on test scores |

- apply for accommodations at least one week before the test. |Classroom – administered by instructor |End-of-course for RIT

End of Program for UMBC

Need to apply for accommodations @ ; call Ryan Hamilton, 1888-999-9830 ext 186 |$500/visit |Price Determined By Cost of Transcripted Credit

RIT = $200 per course for students meeting standards

UMBC = $100 for portfolio review | |Transportation Technologies

|Automotive Technology |National Automotive Technology Education Foundation (NATEF)

Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) |Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) |ASE Student Certification -

Developed by ASE in partnership with AYES, NATEF, and SkillsUSA |





|The exam is web-based, administered at school (each school must designate a primary site administrator who will establish instructor and proctor user accounts).

Test window is fall and spring of each school year. Check website for exact dates.

|At end of course/program |NATEF Estimated costs:

Initial: $1269.00

Recertification:

$917.00

AYES affiliation no cost |$15.00 per student per academic year. The fee allows for a single attempt at any or all tests in a series.

| |Transportation Technologies

(Continued) |Autobody/

Collision Repair Technician |National Automotive Technology Education Foundation (NATEF)

Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) |Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) |ASE Student Certification

Developed by ASE in partnership with AYES, NATEF, and SkillsUSA |



|Exam is web-based, administered at school

(instructor must register with NATEF)

Test window is spring and fall of each school year. Check website for exact dates The exam is web-based, administered at school (each school must designate a primary site administrator who will establish instructor and proctor user accounts).

Test window is fall and spring of each school year. Check website for exact dates.

|At end of course

See Automotive Technology below, same information applies

Contact Wanda Bloomer at NATEF.

800-362-0544 three weeks before the test

In-house accommodations can be provided.

NA3SA is built with extended time. |NATEF Estimated costs:

Initial: $1269.00

Recertification:

$917.00

|$15.00 per student per academic year. The fee allows for a single attempt at any or all tests in a series.

| |Transportation Technologies

(Continued) |Medium-Heavy Truck |Foundation (NATEF)

Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) |Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) |ASE Student Certification

Developed by ASE in partnership with AYES, NATEF, and SkillsUSA |



|N/A The exam is web-based, administered at school (each school must designate a primary site administrator who will establish instructor and proctor user accounts).

This year the testing window spring of the school year. Check website for exact dates.

|Contact Wanda Bloomer at NATEF.

800-362-0544 three weeks before the test

In-house accommodations can be provided.

NA3SA is built with extended time. |NATEF Estimated costs

Initial: $1269.00

Recertification:

$917.00

|$15.00 per student per academic year. The fee allows for a single attempt at any or all tests in a series.

| |Cooperative Education |Career Research & Development |N/A |N/A |N/A |N/A |N/A |N/A |N/A |N/A | |

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