School to Career Specialist Certificate

 The School to Career Specialist Certificate Program is currently not accepting new students. 

Program Objectives

• Provides STC personnel with a base knowledge of the federal legislation, Massachusetts comprehensive plan and the requisite program components.
• Prepare professionals to develop, implement and sustain the school-based learning and work based learning, and connecting activities components in their schools.
• Enable specialists to acquire and use strategies for developing industry, business and community partnerships relating to school to career goals.
• Provide competencies relative to student mentoring, career assessment, portfolio development and job shadowing, and establishes and operates work based learning experiences for students away from the school setting.
• Provides the opportunity, through clinical internship, to develop and implement components of a STC program in the public school setting.

Admission Standards and Criteria

An applicant for enrollment in the school to Career Specialist Certificate Program is required to submit documents as outlined in the graduate admissions section as well as:

• an appropriate teaching or administrator certificate

Program Description

This 15-credit program is offered in the evening, in the summer and during special scheduled sessions to allow interested professionals maximum access. The course work and clinical experience requirements are delivered and supervised by graduate and qualified adjunct faculty. Practica are offered and supervised during the regular public school day and calendar.

The School to Career Specialist (STC) Certificate Program provides practicing school professionals with the base knowledge of the school to career movement, a working knowledge of the requisite components of a school program, the competencies to develop and operate a STC school component, and the techniques necessary to evaluate and sustain a quality program. It provides qualified school personnel with the ability to develop and implement three key elements of a school to career program, namely: school based learning, work based learning and connecting activities, in compliance with the School to Work Opportunities Act (STWOA).