CLASSROOM TEACHER'S ASSISTANT (Skill Set)

This program is an 18-hour skill set for Teaching Assistant. This certificate will satisfy the West Virginia Department of ducation’s qualifi cations for Teacher Aide IV. Person’s who desire employment as teacher’s aide in both elementary and early childhood classrooms will be potential students enrolling in this program. Also current Teacher Aides III will be interested in this training as it will qualify them for promotion and pay increase as Teacher’s Aide IV. The intent of a prescribed curriculum is to provide a pathway from aide to teacher through a step process that begins with certifi cates earned through the Community and Technical Colleges. In this manner, the potential teacher can earn a certifi cate, meeting state requirements for college credit, at various levels that will build towards an associate and or a bachelor degree.