Certification Areas
This table records the subjects or disciplines covered by the certifications that applicants and employees earn. It is used when tracking qualified applicants.
If you use certification areas, you must also set up records in the Certification Type table, as described in the next section.
In a school district, Certification Area codes can reference academic subjects, such as English or Social Studies, or the educational level, such as Elementary or Secondary.
The Certification Area Table report's default file name is cert_area.rpt.
For the procedures for searching for, adding, updating, deleting, and printing table records, refer to Standard Reference Table Procedures.
Menu path
From the Human Resources menu, select Reference Tables. From the Applicant Tracking menu, select Certification Areas.
Field descriptions
Before adding records to the Certification Area table, you must set up the Qualification Code table to complete the Core Area field.
Field | Description |
|---|---|
Certification Area | A code identifying the area of certification. The limit is four characters. |
Title | The title or a complete description of the certification area. The limit is 20 characters. |
Core Area | The qualification needed for certification in the Highly Qualified Teacher record. The values are retrieved from the Qualification Code Table. |
CRDC Specialized Area | The specialized area for Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) reporting. Valid values:
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