Beginning July 1, 2019, applicants for certification or licensure pursuant to this chapter shall be permitted to apply training hours earned via career technical education provided by West Virginia public schools or an apprenticeship program or employer-sponsored training program towards the requirements for certification and/or licensure in the same occupation in accordance with the standards and procedures authorized in accordance with this article.

Terms Used In West Virginia Code 30-1E-3

  • Apprenticeship program: means a program offered by an employer to provide supervised on-the-job training to employees approved by the United States Department of Labor. See West Virginia Code 30-1E-2
  • Career technical education: means programs of study, clusters, and pathways approved by the West Virginia Board of Education pursuant to state board policy. See West Virginia Code 30-1E-2
  • Employer-sponsored training program: means a program approved in accordance with a rule promulgated by the respective board of examination or registration in accordance with their authority granted to by this chapter. See West Virginia Code 30-1E-2