Certifications

Certifications @ Tupelo Career-Technical Center

ASE (Automotive Service Excellence)

NATEF was founded in 1983 as an independent, non-profit organization with a single mission: To evaluate technician training programs against standards developed by the automotive industry and recommend qualifying programs for certification (accreditation) by ASE, the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence. For more information, visit http://www.natef.org/. Reprinted with permission.

The Automotive Service Technician pathway includes classroom and hands-on experiences that prepare students for continuing education or employment in the auto service industry. This program was written to incorporate the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) learning objectives/content and hours. Students who complete this program are encouraged to take the Maintenance and Light Repair (MLR) ASE exams. The MLR is a national certification program recognized throughout the automotive service industry.

The Collision Repair pathway includes classroom and hands-on experiences that prepare students for continuing education or employment in the collision repair industry. I-CAR was formed in 1979 as a not-for-profit collision training organization. Its focus is on activities and resources that assist the collision repair industry achieve a high level of training for its technicians, and content is based on National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation (NATEF) standards. I-CAR technical training programs are developed and delivered to technicians in the collision industry. For more information, visit http://www.i-car.com/.

NCCER (National Center for Construction Education and Research)

Construction and welding students are engaged in a state-of-the-art curriculum; NCCER (National Center for Construction Education and Research).The Tupelo Career-Technical Center became a Nationally Accredited Training Facility in 2008, in order to provide Construction and Welding students with a rigorous curriculum that would bring about safe, skilled and highly trained and/or college bound future industry workers within our community.

Students receiving the NCCER Certificaiton have followed safety practice and OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) standards in both the class and the lab areas. By implementing the National Center for Construction Education and Research’s Learning Series construction skills standards into the construction-related pathways, students who successfully master the curriculum should have the skills required to enter the workforce or pursue an advanced degree. These skills are based on industry-validated performance indicators. The pathway includes applied instruction designed to articulate with programs offered in Mississippi’s community and junior colleges.

Serv-Safe

The Culinary Arts pathway program includes classroom and hands-on experiences that will prepare students for employment or continuing education in the foodservice industry. This program is aligned to post-secondary culinary arts programs, latest industry needs, and ServSafe certifications. At the completion of this program, students will have had the opportunity to earn both the ServSafe Food Handler and ServSafe Manager certifications.

Any student who successfully completes this program and the mentoring requirements of the NRA can take the ServSafe Certificate exam. This is a national certification program recognized throughout the food service industry.

ServSafe is a food and beverage safety training and certificate program administered by the U.S. National Restaurant Association. The program is accredited by ANSI and the Conference for Food Protection. Sanitation certification is required by most restaurants as a basic credential for their management staff.

ServSafe Food Handler Certification: https://www.servsafe.com/ServSafe-Food-Handler

ServSafe Manager Certification Link: https://www.servsafe.com/ServSafe-Manager

WorkKeys

Individuals who successfully complete the three WorkKeys assessments—Applied Math, Graphic Literacy, and Workplace Documents—earn the WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate® (WorkKeysNCRC®), a valuable credential for students and job seekers seeking to verify foundational workplace skills. ACT WorkKeys also offers additional assessments to measure interests, values, and behaviors that can lead to greater job satisfaction. Information found at http://www.act.org/content/act/en/products-and-ser...

Pre-Pac (Pre-Professional Assessment and Certification)

Early Childhood Education pathway program provides a premier national Pre-Professional Assessment and Certification (Pre-PAC) program that is

Relevant

Reliable

Rigorous

Results-Oriented

Recognized

The Pre-PAC portfolio of standards-based assessments and industry-recognized certifications are designed to help satisfy the growing emphasis on:

assessment and accountability in secondary and post-secondary education, including requirements for Perkins funding for Career and Technical Education
credentials as a human resource and quality control tool in employment settings throughout the career ladder.

The Pre-Pac is offered by The American Association of Family & Consumer Sciences (AAFCS) and the FCS Credentialing Center

Pre-Pac Certification Link: https://www.aafcs.org/credentialing-center/pre-pac

NHSA (National Health Science Assessment)

Health Sciences students who successfully master the content should have the necessary skills and fundamental knowledge to be successful in any health care career field. Students who complete this program will also have a great advantage in any post-secondary education he or she may choose. In addition, students can earn a certification through the National Consortium for Health Science Education National Health Science Assessment (NHSA). This certification will be an attribute to their futures or even allow them to work in a health care setting.

NHSA Certification Link: https://www.healthscienceconsortium.org/certificate/

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