The job market continues to change. Highly skilled and specialized workers are in demand. Traditional education cannot meet all the needs to create specialty skill workers. Certification provides up-to-date training and development while promoting individual or professional skills and knowledge in a focused manner. Certification as a way of continuing professional eduction can also be more cost effective.
Guide to National Professional Certification Programs
Filled with illustrative examples, the text includes testimonials from professional associations on how professional certification has benefited their members—making it helpful to professional associations as a means to encourage ...
Presents a series of propositions set forth by the National Board for Professional Teaching, including issues of commitment to teaching, knowledge of subjects taught, and responsibility for monitoring students' learning.
National Board Certification is a voluntary assessment program designed to improve student learning by recognizing and rewarding highly accomplished teachers and improving overall teaching effectiveness.
Understanding National Board Certification: A Guide for Teachers and Those Who Support Them Mark W. Ellis, Tara Barnhart, and Leslee M. Milch A thorough, accessible examination of the National Board standards and certification process, this ...
... The Guide to National Professional Certification Programs, 2nd ed. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press and Amherst, MA: HRD Press. Brinkerhoff, R. (2006). Telling training's story. Evaluation made simple, credible, and effective. San Francisco ...
This practical book presents a comprehensive blueprint for preparing teachers to achieve National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) certification.
The Admission Test Series prepares students for entrance examinations into college, graduate and professional school as well as candidates for professional certification and licensure.
The Admission Test Series prepares students for entrance examinations into college, graduate and professional school as well as candidates for professional certification and licensure.
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