Find out how to succeed in a career teaching adults with diverse needs. Our classroom-based programs enable you to teach in adult education or career technical education, with or without a California Designated Subjects teaching credential.

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Designated Subjects
Teaching Credentials
in Adult Education and
Career Technical
Education
Online Information Session

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Hello
Lindsey Low
Program Director
Ask me your questions!
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The Adult Education
and Career
Technical Education
Landscape
The need for professionals like you!
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How do you earn your
credential?
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Earning Your Credential
Enroll in free online orientation
Submit Preliminary Credential application materials
Send Application and Recommendation to CTC
Complete coursework and teaching experience
Apply for clear credential
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Teach in California
Public Schools
▫ Adult schools
▫ Private schools
▫ Business and trade schools
▫ Correctional facilities
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Teaching Credential in
Adult Education
or
Career Technical Education
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How will your resume stand out?

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Meeting Our
Students Needs
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● Accreditation by the California Commission on
Teaching Credentialing (CTC)
● In-depth preparation, including supervised teaching
● Weekend courses
● One-on-one guidance

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Welcome to Berkeley!

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Adult Education
Teach academic subjects (ESL, GED, citizenship)
Prerequisites:
● Bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited institution
● 20 semester units of coursework
● Satisfaction of CTC Basic Skills Requirement
Teach your occupation to adults
Prerequisites:
● High school diploma
● Three years of work experience
Professional
Opportunities

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Adult Education
Curriculum
Overview
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7 Required Courses
10 semester units
3 Years
Average time to completion

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What You Learn:
Adult Education
Required Courses
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● Early Orientation
● Instructional Strategies
● Curriculum Design and Assessment
● Integrating Technology Into Education
● Foundations of Adult Education
● Fostering Wellness
● Teaching Practicum

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Career Technical Education
Teach your occupation to adults and to grades 12 and below
Prerequisites:
● High school diploma or equivalent (GED)
● Three years of work experience
Professional
Opportunities

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Career Technical
Education
Curriculum
Overview
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8 Required Courses
11 semester units
3 Years
Average time to completion

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What You Learn:
Career Technical
Education Required
Courses
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● Early Orientation
● Instructional Strategies
● Curriculum Design and Assessment
● Integrating Technology Into Education
● SDAIE/Special Needs for Career Technical Education
● Career Technical Education Foundations
● Fostering Wellness
● Teaching Practicum

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What You Learn:
Required Courses
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● Early Orientation
● Instructional Strategies
● Curriculum Design and Assessment
● Integrating Technology Into Education
● SDAIE/Special Needs for Career Technical Education
● Career Technical Education Foundations
● Fostering Wellness
● Teaching Practicum

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In Focus:
Teaching Practicum
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A Day-In-the-Life of a Designated
Subjects Teacher
Develop a mentor/teacher relationship
Receive feedback on your teaching practice
Put coursework to work in a real classroom

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Who You Learn From
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James Iler
Extension Honored
Instructor
Vincent Ng
ESL, social studies, GED
teacher with a Clear
Designated Subjects Adult
Education Teaching
Credential

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Where You Learn:
In the Classroom
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Golden Bear Center
in Downtown Berkeley

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Where You Learn: Online
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How You Learn
● Reading materials
● Videos
● Podcasts
● Instructor and classmate
interactions
● Homework assignments
Fixed-Date
Start and end date

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Earning Your
Certificate
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Register for the certificate
Complete courses with grade of C
or better
Pay for each course individually
Total: $3,000–$4,000
Request certificate

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Our graduates go on
to do big things!
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A look at where
some of our
graduates end up:
Kim Jones
GED instructor at Vallejo
Unified and West Contra
Costa Unified
Mary Drain
Teacher at the Orientation Center for
the Blind
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Next steps.
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Getting Started
Sign up for our monthly email
Enroll in an online orientation

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Questions?

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Thanks!
Find me at extension-education@berkeley.edu
(510) 642-1171
Adult Education: extension.berkeley.edu/spos/dsae.html
Career Technical Education: extension.berkeley.edu/spos/dscte.html