Thank you for your interest in the Connecticut Technical High School System.  We have changed our application requirements to be more consistent with the needs of our school system and our curriculum.  Please note that you must hold a valid Connecticut teaching certificate in order to be hired to teach in our school system.

Our requirements for initial hiring include holding a valid Connecticut teaching certificate, expertise in all major areas of the curriculum with any applicable licenses, and eight years of employment in the trade, which may include up to five years of apprenticeship, specialized schooling or college.  A high school diploma from a technical high school may count for no more than two years of experience.

Teachers are expected to have also taken two courses in technical education (VTE 113 and VTE 116), only offered at Central Connecticut State University prior to teaching in our schools.  However, an applicant who is otherwise eligible for certification may be issued an interim educator certificate, valid for one year, to allow time to complete the required course work, which will also include one specific course of study in special education.  We would then expect that course work will be taken in the next available sessions. The VTE courses cover the basics of teaching pedagogy and classroom management.  Teachers who take these two VTE courses prior to their first year of teaching are generally more successful in the classroom.

CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY
TRADE TECHNOLOGY COURSE WORK  Fall, 2009

All VTE courses are offered through Central Connecticut State University (CCSU).  Courses will be held on campus at CCSU or at the Institute of Technology and Business Development (ITBD) in downtown New Britain. Check with CCSU to determine the location prior to the start of class.
Go to www.ccsu.edu to search for courses in other departments.

Fall, 2009

VTE 113  Intro. to Teaching Vocational -Technical Education - CLOSED
TR         5:00 – 7:40 pm          8/31-12/19       4 credits

VTE 116  Teaching Vocational-Technical Education
W          5:00 – 7:40 pm          8/31-12/19       2 credits

VTE 400  Evaluating Student Achievement
R           4:00 – 6:40 pm          8/31-12/19       3 credits

VTE 450  Prin/Org Cooperative Work Education
T          4:30 – 7:10 pm          8/31-12/19       3 credits

VTE 480  Curriculum Development-Trade Department Heads
T           4:00 – 6:40 pm          8/31-12/19       3 credits

Tuition for Undergraduate Students:        $350.00 per credit hour  & $55 Registration fee
Tuition for Graduate Students:                  $440.00 per credit hour  & $62 Registration fee
New students should complete a CCSU Application Form and a Registration Form to sign up for a particular course. Returning students are only required to complete a Registration Form. 
To download registration forms, go to the CCSU website at:  http://www.ccsu.edu/page.cfm?p=502

All registrations should be sent directly to Judy Murphy at the following address:
Judy Murphy                                                                           860-832-2265 (tel)
Continuing Education                                                              860-832-2261 (fax)
Central Connecticut State University                                      murphyjud@ccsu.edu
1615 Stanley Street                                                                
New Britain, CT 0605

To apply for your teaching certificate, you will need to submit the following credentials to the Certification Office in Hartford:

To download the application (Form ED 170), go to:
www.sde.ct.gov/sde/lib/sde/PDF/Cert/certform/ed_170.pdf
To download a list of approved special education courses, go to:
http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/cwp/view.asp?a=2613&q=321380
You must also submit an employment application and resume to our Human Resources Office in Middletown.  If you have already submitted an employment application, but the one currently on file is more than six months old, please update your application.  Applications that are past the six month timeline will be placed in an inactive file.  To print the application, go to:
http://www.cttech.org/central/career-ops/how-to-apply.htm