Career Pathway: Level A-Plus Changes

The Pennsylvania Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) has released the PDO Announcement 22 #01, Career Pathway Level A-Plus Verification Change and Clarifying Procedures for Verifying Credits and Degrees from Nationally Accredited (Non-Regionally Accredited) Institutions.

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The announcement provides clarification on the verification of credits and degrees from nationally accredited (non-regionally accredited) institutions and provides information on a procedural change in the verification of educational transcripts when designating an individual’s Career Pathway level.

Effective July 1, 2022, non-regionally accredited Associate of Specialized Business/Associate of Specialized Technology will be removed from the Career Pathway Level A Plus. For degrees and credits received after July 1, 2022, no credits from a non-regionally accredited institution will be counted for purposes of placement on the ECE Career Pathway. This includes credits from a nationally (non-regionally) accredited Institution that does not also hold regionally accreditation. Degrees and credits received from a nationally (non-regionally) or regionally accredited institution prior to July 1, 2022 will be counted for Career Pathway placement.

2022 Career Pathway Updates Webinar

The Career Pathway Team at The Pennsylvania Key will hold a webinar on Thursday, February 24, at 1 p.m. to address changes to and features of the Career Pathway verification process. The webinar will include refresher items to make the process as easy as possible, as well as several new items and changes. Registration is required and participation is limited.

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For details, read OCDEL's full announcement. For more information, contact the regional Professional Development Organization, Shippensburg University (PASSHE PDO at SHIP), by phone at 717-422-6328 or 301-524- 7752 or by email at passhe-pdo@ship.edu.