Weslaco ISD Career & Technical Education · •Career Safe OSHA General Industry 10-Hour •CompTIA A+ Certification •C-Tech Introduction to Telecommunications – Copper Based

Weslaco ISDCareer & Technical Education

Industry Certification and Licensure opportunities

License or Certification?

• Certification - indicates mastery of or competency in specific knowledge, skills or processes that can be measured against a set of accepted standards. These are not tied to a specific educational program, but are typically awarded through assessment and validation of skills in cooperation with a business, trade association or other industry group. After attaining a certification, individuals often must meet ongoing requirements to maintain the currency of the certification.

• License - A license is legal permission, typically granted by a government agency, to allow an individual to perform certain regulated tasks or occupations

• Texas Beef Quality Assurance

• Tractor Safety

• *NCCER Core

• Agriculture Mechanics

• Texas Floral Basic

• OSHA/Career Safe- General Industry 10-Hour

*State

• AutoCad Certified Professional

• *NCCER Carpentry Level 1

• OSHA/Career Safe – General Industry 10 Hour

*State

• OSHA/Career Safe- General Industry 10-Hour

• Adobe Premiere

• Adobe Photoshop Lightroom

No State

• STC Computer Application Specialist

• Microsoft Office Specialist -Master

• Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) :– Access– Excel– Powerpoint– Word

• Teacher’s Aide

• Substitute Teacher

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• *Quickbooks

• Institutional Award in Accounting – STC Certificate

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• *Certified Nurse Aide

• Pharmacy Technician

• Phlebotomy Technician (new)

• *EKG-Electrocardiogram (new)

• *Emergency Medical Technician (new-CTE ECHS)

• Medical Billing & Coding Specialist

• IV Sterile Processing

• CPR – First Aid

• Career Safe OSHA General Industry 10-hr (Health Care)

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• Career Safe OSHA General Industry 10-Hour

• National Restaurant - ServSafeFood Handler’s Certification

• Career Safe OSHA General Industry 10-Hour

• *Cosmetology Operator License

• Food Handler’s Certification

• Certified Health Worker (CHW)-Department of Health Human Services

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• Career Safe OSHA General Industry 10-Hour

• CompTIA A+ Certification

• C-Tech Introduction to Telecommunications –Copper Based Systems

• C-Tech Introduction to Network Cabling – Fiber Optic Based Systems

• Internet & Computing Core Certificate

• TestOUT PC Pro

• IC3-Digital Literacy Certification

• Adobe - Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Animate

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• Career Safe OSHA General Industry 10-Hour

• Emergency Medical Dispatcher

• Level 1 Security Guard

• Level 2 Security Guard

• White Collar/Cyber Certificate

• Municipal Jailer

No State

• Career Safe OSHA General Industry 10-Hour

• *AWS-American Welding Society D1.1 Structural Steel

• *NIMS-National Institute for Metal Working Skills – Level 1 (CTE ECHS)– Benchwork

– Stamping

– Materials

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• Institutional Award in Marketing – STC Certificate

No State

• Career Safe OSHA General Industry 10-Hour

• *Certified Solidworks Associate (CSWA)

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• Career Safe OSHA General Industry 10-Hour

• *ASE-National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence Certification:– Brakes– Electronic/Electrical Systems– Engine Repair– SP2 (Safety & Pollution Prevention

Training-Auto Mechanical Safety

I-CAR- Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair

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