Early Childhood or Elementary Education
Teacher Certification and Employment Steps
To complete your certification, you must take your subject area test(s) and the Assessment of Professional Knowledge (APK). Subject area tests can be taken through Praxis (ets) or Pearson (CEOE).
Create a Single Sign-On (SSO) account to start your teacher certification process.
Once you complete your degree, your university will recommend you for teacher certification.
In order to receive your teaching certificate, you must complete a background check and fingerprinting. The cost is $58.25. Visit the background check/fingerprinting page for more information.
Complete the application and submit the $50 application fee online in OECS. You can access OECS through your Single Sign-On (SSO) account. This application will appear for you once your college has submitted their recommendation for you.
Once you are certified, you can apply for teaching jobs in any district in the state. Click the Job Board tab to create an account and search positions.
